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Offered at Richmond--Centre for Applied Design Studies
Description
Kwantlen University College introduced a four-year Bachelor of Applied Design in Fashion Design and Technology in September, 1999. The degree program provides a unique integrated study of design, production and marketing as essential for career success. The degree program will develop: analysis and critical thinking; creative problem-solving; and skills in computers, business, marketing and communications. Comprehensive industry-based training and an extensive internship are featured.
Kwantlen will retain a two-year Fashion Design and Technology Diploma Program and a one-year Fashion Marketing Certificate Program. These programs have changed substantially from the programs previously offered.
See the Fashion Programming Information Package for more details on all three of the Fashion programs.
Graduation
Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded a Bachelor of Applied Design in Fashion Design and Technology
Description
This is a four-year selective entry program, organized into eight semesters and carries a minimum of 120 credits. The program may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis. Some limitations apply to part-time studies.
Entry into the program will be portfolio-based for all applicants. All students entering the Fashion Design and Technology program will be considered diploma program students. Entrance to year three requires the completion of the first two years with a grade point average of 2.7 (B-).
The focus of the program is on education and training in areas of design, production, and marketing for the apparel industry. A typical fashion career requires awareness of market trends, the ability to design for a specific market, and knowledge of pattern drafting, fit, sewing, costing, and working with in-house production people or contractors.
Considerable demands are placed on students to develop professional standards in problem solving and technical skills. The program simulates a professional atmosphere by providing relevant equipment and by demanding punctuality and strict adherence to schedules. Garments designed throughout the program reflect market trends and are produced in standard sizes using industrial drafting and sewing techniques.
Program facilities are excellent at Kwantlen. Quality production equipment includes: industrial straight sewing machines, sergers, steam irons, a vacuum press and a fusing machine. Classrooms are spacious and well-lit. State-of-the-art computers are used in all areas of study.
Certain courses are structured to simulate a workplace or job environment. Others require that students work extensively in groups to meet the course objectives. In both these cases, students are expected to attend classes regularly, to be punctual, and to demonstrate a satisfactory level of performance and rate of progress within the timelines set for various course activities. Some courses meet twice a week for two hours each. Sewing, drafting and drawing courses meet for three hour sessions and other studio-based design courses meet for five hour sessions. The program includes an extensive internship in the third year.
Career Opportunities
The apparel industry, important in being the fifth largest secondary industry in BC, is changing to compete with global and domestic markets.
With more than 300 apparel companies in the lower mainland, BC has a well-established apparel industry that offers a diverse range of career opportunities. Graduates could work for large companies as members of design, production or marketing teams, for smaller design houses where they will be expected to work in all aspects of the business, or could engage in entrepreneurial or freelance endeavors. Retail management is another option. In all instances, graduates need to be well versed in all three areas (design, production and marketing) of the business to participate fully as team players. Emerging designers prosper best if they have a solid background and experience in production and marketing.
The program offers a successful informal job placement service due to its ties to industry.
Student Profile
Most people who apply to the program have a passionate lifelong interest in fashion. They may come directly from high school, transfer from other institutions, be mature individuals returning to the profession or making a career change, or industry personnel seeking upgrading. Applicants have a desire to undertake the depth of study that a degree program offers.
Applicants with experience in the fashion industry may gain credits through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). Graduates from a two-year fashion program who wish to pursue a degree will be assessed in a flexible manner.
Students may challenge segments of the program for course work taken elsewhere and gain advanced standing at various levels.
Industry personnel who wish to take specific courses or courses on a part-time basis to complement their job skills may do so with permission of the Program Coordinator. English language entrance requirements apply. Some course prerequisites may be waived based on work experience. Contact the Program Coordinator for further information.
Admission Requirements
(English requirements under review and may be changed for Fall 2000)
Applications to this program are accepted between November 1 and March 31 for entry in the following September. In early April, applicants will receive an invitation to the orientation and portfolio session to take place in late April or early May.
Successful applicants to the selective-entry program, both full and part-time, must meet general Kwantlen admission requirements (see section on General Information - Admission).
The following are additional requirements specific to the Fashion program (subject to approval).
English Skills
Applicants must have proof of a minimum C in English 12 or LPI with a score of 25 on the Essay or 24 on the LPI Essay and 6 on the English Usage or Kwantlen English Placement Test with a recommendation to any one of ENGL 1100/1110 or CMNS 1140 or a C in any one of the following courses: ACPE 0090, ENGL 0099/1100/1110 or equivalent English or Communication courses completed and transferred from another post secondary institution.
Proof of an English assessment MUST be presented with the application form. Applicants attending Grade 12 must submit an interim English 12 grade by March 31.
Fashion and Other Related Skills
Applicants must have a minimum B in Textile Studies 11 & 12 or Clothing and Textiles 12 or extensive sewing experience.
They must also have art or design, computer keyboard, basic mathematical skills, and an awareness of the fashion profession.
These qualifications will be assessed via an orientation and portfolio assessment session with the program faculty. A simple math test will be part of the orientation.
The portfolio should include the following in sufficient number and variety to demonstrate the applicant's ability:
- transcripts (note: transcripts sent with your application are not available for faculty - you must bring a copies to the orientation, to be left with faculty, along with your resume and letters of reference)
- resume and a minimum of 3 letters of reference from teachers, instructors, coaches or employers
- art or design work (examples: drawings, sketches, painting, prints, photographs, crafts - not necessary that these items be related to fashion)
- a variety of self-sewn garments, made from commercial patterns, draping or applicant's own drafts, to demonstrate a range of skills (skirts, pants, tops, dresses, jackets) with style details such as buttonholes, zippers, set-in sleeves, cuffs and collars. At least one garment must be lined
- other design and technical related items, such as pattern drafts, that might enhance the portfolio
- written evidence to include a journal of fashion industry related reading and information about Vancouver-based design/manufacturing companies
- transcripts and certificates of life-skills courses
- examples of self-generated computer work (example; your resume) listing programs used
Applicants who are not accepted into the program for September may work toward degree credits by taking Fashion Marketing Certificate courses and other Fashion program courses that are available on a part-time basis.
Content
The first year is a general year, introducing students to the fundamentals of fashion design, pattern drafting and industrial sewing and includes support courses in fashion, marketing, microcomputer applications and communications. The second year is focused on discipline-based knowledge and skill development. The third and fourth years feature more discipline development and more electives. Since students develop their own four-year plan, they will take electives in the order that best suits their goals.
Degree Requirements
Students will map out a four-year flexible educational plan to include a minimum of 120 credits. The plan will require:
Fashion specific courses 93 credits
CBSY 1105 Intro. Microcomputer Applications
CMNS 1140 Business & Technical Comm.
MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing
Electives* (minimum 18 credits)
- a minimum of 3 Liberal Education courses: courses selected from any areas of study that develop a breadth of knowledge and integrate with learning acquired in the program
- a minimum of 1 Business or Marketing course
- a minimum of 2 Other Electives from any area of study, including fashion, business and marketing
Note: any of the above courses may be taken at other post-secondary institutions.
Typical Course Sequence for a Four-Year Plan
(based on full-time attendance)Semester 1
*CMNS 1140 Business & Technical Communications
*CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Appl.
FASN 1100 Fundamentals of Fashion Design
*FASN 1110 History of Costume
FASN 1120 Drafting & Sewing I
*FASN 1150 Fashion Retail Work Experience (may be taken over 12 months in year 1 or 2)
Semester 2
*FASH 1210 The Apparel Industry
FASN 1220 Drafting & Sewing II
*FASN 1230 Fashion Drawing I
*MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing
Semester 3
FASN 2100 Fashion Design I
*FASN 2110 Textile Science
FASN 2120 Drafting & Sewing III
*FASN 2130 Technical Fashion Drawing
Semester 4
FASN 2200 Fashion Deign/Drawing II
FASN 2220 Drafting & Sewing IV
*FASN 2240 Computer-based Pattern Drafting
Elective:
FASN 2250 Business of Fashion (for Cert.& Dipl. if not going on to the Degree program)
Semester 5
*FASN 3100 Textile Design
FASN 3120 Volume Production Drafting & Sewing
FASN 3140 Pattern Grading & CAD
FASN 3150 Preparation For Fashion Industry Internship
Semester 6
FASN 3200 Product Development
FASN 3250 Fashion Industry Internship
Elective
Semester 7
FASN 4100 Line & Portfolio Development
FASN 4150 Production: Planning & Operations
Elective
Semester 8
FASN 4220 Advanced Drafting and Sewing
FASN 4210 Fashion Business Practices
2 Electives
Elective:
FASN 4250 Self-Directed Study
*Courses available on a part-time basis. Industry personnel may contact the Program Coordinator to access other courses.
Graduation
Upon successful completion of this program with a minimum of 60 credits, students are awarded a Diploma of Asssociate in Fashion Design and Technology.
Description
This two-year diploma program has changed substantially from the program previously offered. It includes most of the courses offered in the first two years of the Bachelor program and carries a minimum of 60 credits. The program may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis. Some limitations apply to part-time studies.
Diploma students not planning to continue into the degree program are encouraged to take the Business of Fashion course (FASN 2250, to be implemented in January 2001 in place of an elective in the fourth semester. Students may not use FASN 2250 as credit for the degree program should they decide to continue into 3rd Year.
A similar student profile as the Bachelor program applies.
Admission Requirements
Applications to this program are accepted between November 1 and March 31 for entry in the following September. In early April, applicants will receive an invitation to the orientation and portfolio session to take place in late April or early May.
Diploma Requirements
The Diploma requirements are the same as the first two years of the degree program as outlined above. Students not planning to proceed to year three, take The Business of Fashion course (FASN 2250) in place of an elective in semester four.
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