Fashion Design
The fashion designer is a professional capable of materially and formally configuring textile and clothing design products in different areas by attending to the needs and trends of the market, creativity, innovation and its technical-productive, economic, environmental and socio-cultural viability. The main areas in which it develops its activity are: fashion and clothing design, coolhunter-trend research, styling, artistic direction, theatre and film costumes, accessory design, textile design, corporate image design and management, business management of creative activities, personalised or corporate designs, fashion design in clothing for specific activities, costume designs, tailoring and made-to-measure tailoring, design, research and development of new concepts, materials, applications and products, research and teaching.
Timetables
Examinations 2024/2025
Study Map
First year
First semester
Basic design: shape and colour/I
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
This course introduces students to the field of composition through the analysis of form, space and colour. Students work on the basic concepts of design, elements and principles, which constitute an important basis for their studies.
Basic Projects/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
A subject that introduces the design process. It brings together the knowledge and skills acquired by the student in the different subjects.
Through the development of theoretical-practical projects, sometimes in coordination with other subjects, the aim is to acquire an adequate project methodology, an optimum degree of autonomy in the performance of their work and rigour in research, as well as coherence and quality in the result, both aesthetically and conceptually.
Drawing and techniques/I
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The course aims to provide students with sufficient resources to be able to bring to a two-dimensional plane an idea that serves to solve a graphic communication problem, at any stage of the creative process and applied to the representation of the human body and its clothing. To this end, practical drawing exercises of observation and ideation will be carried out using different techniques of graphic-plastic expression.
Representation systems/I
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
Theoretical-practical subject in which the basic knowledge of the different representation systems is acquired. These constitute the fundamental tool available to the designer to communicate and represent their ideas effectively.
Introduction to creative thinking, where the design student must know how to choose the most appropriate system for representation.
IT resources/I
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The general objectives of the subject Computer Media I of the 1st year of the Higher Degree in Fashion Design are as follows:
To understand the theoretical foundations of digital imaging and vector applications in the field of fashion design, to know how to use them correctly, the creative and technical possibilities they offer and to integrate the digital tool into the student's usual communication and management processes and, finally, to foster a spirit of collaboration and self-learning.
Photography
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of photographic technique and language to enable them to develop their creative, analytical and critical skills, applicable to the communication processes involved in fashion design.
Science applied to design/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
Theoretical-practical subject oriented towards the acquisition and application of mathematical knowledge and basic tools necessary for students to acquire the ability to analyse, model, calculate and solve problems related to the field of mathematics, establishing relationships between aspects of geometry, trigonometry, proportions, movements in the plane, tessellations, flat surfaces and the field of Fashion Design.
History of art and design/I
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The course introduces the concept, sources and evolution of Art, as well as the terminology of the artistic disciplines and the methodologies for their analysis, with special emphasis on current art.
Design and communication
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This subject deals with the role of design in communication and design communication itself. It introduces students to the study of design from the field of linguistic structuralism, visual perception, and the methodology of the design process to the language of the graphic image.
Second semester
Basic design: shape and colour/II
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This course introduces students to the field of composition through the analysis of form, space and colour. Students work on the basic concepts of design, elements and principles that constitute an important basis for their studies.
Basic Projects/II
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
A subject that introduces the design process, in which the knowledge and skills acquired by students in the different subjects converge. Through the development of theoretical-practical projects, the aim is to acquire a suitable design methodology, rigour in research, autonomy in the performance of their work, as well as coherence and quality in the result.
Drawing and techniques/II
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The course aims to provide students with sufficient resources to be able to bring to a two-dimensional plane an idea that serves to solve a graphic communication problem, at any stage of the creative process.
Three-dimensional analysis
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
"We live in a three-dimensional world. What we see in front of us is not a smooth image, which is only long and wide, but an expanse with physical depth, the third dimension. Three-dimensional design seeks to establish visual harmony and order, or to generate purposeful visual excitement. Between two-dimensional and three-dimensional thinking there is a difference in attitude. A three-dimensional designer must be able to mentally visualise the whole form and mentally rotate it in every direction, as if he were holding it in his hands. He must not reduce his image to one or two perspectives, but must explore neatly the role of depth and the flow of space, the space of mass and the nature of different materials".
Wucius Wong Fundamentals of Two and Three Dimensional Design.
IT resources/II
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The general objectives of the subject Computer Media II of the 1st year of the Higher Degree in Fashion Design are as follows:
To study in depth the digital graphic resources oriented towards design, whose diverse applications include the generation of textile, clothing and figurine designs.
To promote the use of these technologies as techniques applied to creative and productive processes, as well as a communication and management tool.
The use of the different professional programmes is essential for the realisation and interpretation of fashion projects and the treatment and presentation of these in a way that is appropriate to modern times, thus completing the training of the future professional.
Representation systems/II
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
(Continuation) Theoretical-practical subject in which the basic knowledge of the different representation systems is acquired. These constitute the fundamental tool available to the designer to communicate and represent their ideas effectively.
Introduction to creative thinking, where the design student must know how to choose the most appropriate system for representation.
Applied Design Science/II
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3,5
Theoretical-practical subject oriented towards the acquisition and application of knowledge of physics and chemistry in relation to the phenomena of light and the properties of materials, as well as eco-efficiency and sustainability in their application to the field of Fashion Design.
History of art and design/II
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3
The course introduces the concept, sources and evolution of Applied Arts and Design, as well as the terminology of these disciplines and the methodologies for their analysis, with special emphasis on current Art and Design.
Design, culture and society
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
The course delves into the social and cultural aspects of the contemporary world that drove the genesis and development of design.
Second course
First semester
Audiovisual media
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
To perfect the use of the language of the moving image through different techniques. To train in the use of materials related to video and digital post-production. Contrast audiovisual styles with graphic-plastic styles. Know and value specialisation in this field, as well as the need for planning and teamwork.
Aesthetics
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3
This subject deals with the study of the different aesthetic concepts and categories throughout history, analysing their relationship with the artistic and design manifestations of each period.
Design management/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
Design Management I is an introductory subject in the management processes associated with the profession of designer. It provides the theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as the techniques and tools necessary for understanding the social environment and the legal situation of the profession. In the same way, the course focuses on the contracting tools available to designers, the relationship of the professional with the different administrations and other basic design project management skills. Through the proposal of directed activities, students are introduced to the field of design research and its methodology, and to the writing of academic texts.
Textile materials, fibres and structures/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
Introductory subject to the knowledge of materials and technologies applied to textile design. Introduction to the analysis of fibres using different techniques that allow the nature of the fibres themselves to be identified.
Technology and manufacturing processes
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
A subject in which the necessary manufacturing processes are developed from the raw material to obtaining the final product. Students put into practice techniques for obtaining different types of fabrics, studying their most important characteristics. The course concludes with the analysis and characterisation of the most representative fabrics in the current textile industry.
Pattern/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This is an introductory course to industrial pattern making, in which students will learn about the tools necessary for making patterns and taking measurements. Students will study techniques for the construction of basic women's patterns, their possible transformations and their subsequent verification, identification and industrialisation.
History of weaving and clothing/I
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The subject, which belongs to the History of Fashion Design, provides an approach to the history of clothing, fabrics and decorative techniques in the main periods and cultures, from antiquity -prehistory- to the beginning of the Contemporary Age -French Revolution and Industrial Revolution-.
Projects/I
ECTS 7
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 6
This subject deals with research content and the development of creative thinking, applied to the practice of fashion design. Through directed projects, sometimes coordinated with other subjects, the aim is to acquire a suitable methodology and an optimum degree of autonomy in the performance of the work.
Second semester
Design Management/II
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3
This subject provides theoretical and practical knowledge for the professional practice of Design as an employee. It studies the legislation that regulates the employment relationship and the conflicts that arise from it.
Textile materials, fibres and structures/II
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
A subject in which the transformation of fibres into yarns and the fundamental characteristics of spinning as a process and of yarns will be dealt with in a fundamental way, introducing aspects of woven materials.
Digital technology applied to fashion design
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
Digital technology applied to fashion design is a compulsory subject taught in the second year of the Higher Degree in Fashion Design, with generic objectives:
Learning CAD pattern making and making the basic patterns, digitising manually created patterns.
Drawing of garment plans in adobe illustrator professional.
Creation of garment data sheets and graphic data sheets.
Scan tissues and learn how to highlight their features.
Clo3D software development.
Pattern making/II
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
In this subject, students will study the transformation of different patterns for the construction of different types of garments. The knowledge acquired will allow students to materialise their creations by providing technical solutions in the execution of the project.
Dressmaking workshop/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This is an introductory subject in which basic manual and industrial dressmaking techniques and processes will be developed. Management and application of techniques and strategies oriented towards business production will be taught, materialising what has been planned in other subjects.
Projects/II
ECTS 7
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 6
A subject in which a variety of projects applied to the fashion sector are developed, applying the knowledge and skills acquired by the student in a cross-cutting manner.
One of the main objectives will be the assimilation of a suitable project methodology and an optimum degree of autonomy in the performance of the work.
IT resources applied to project communication
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
Computer media applied to the communication of the project I, is a compulsory and semester subject taught in the 2nd year of the Higher Degree in Fashion Design, where the student has the opportunity to acquire an advanced level in the management of the digital image, which will be very useful to solve all those aspects related to the communication and management of the project.
Styling and communication/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
The course studies the origins and meaning of the concept of the stylist with special emphasis on the different fields of action of the profession and putting this theoretical knowledge into practice. This first phase of the course focuses on the static image: the fashion catalogue and the publishing house.
Third year
First semester
Styling and communication/II
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3,5
In the subject Styling and Communication II, the facet of the stylist is approached by applying his work to advertising, TV sets, commercials, short films, and the fashion film. Detailed study of styling in relation to the moving image and its communication.
Fashion Photography/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
The course introduces students to the professional applications of Photography applied to Fashion Design. In addition to the specific technical learning, it deals with the critical analysis of the interactions between Photography and its connections with Fashion Design in order to apply them to the design products projected by the students.
Fashion design management/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This course provides theoretical and practical knowledge for the creation and implementation of a business model. It introduces the techniques and tools needed to start an entrepreneurial idea: legal forms, social security and self-employed, commercial contracts and introduction to business management.
History of weaving and clothing/II
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
The subject, which belongs to the History of Fashion Design, provides an approach to the history of clothing, fabrics and decorative techniques in the main periods and cultures, from the Industrial Revolution to the second half of the 20th century.
Textile materials, fibres and structures/III
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3,5
It includes a broad study of materials and technologies applied to clothing design, textile structures and their treatments, as well as the production processes and knowledge of materials science specific to the speciality. Research and experimentation methods of materials, their properties and applications in the fashion sector are covered.
Pattern Making/III
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
In this subject, students will study the transformation of different patterns for the construction of different types of garments. The knowledge acquired will allow students to materialise their creations by providing technical solutions in the execution of the project. It is oriented towards avant-garde fashion and tailoring.
Projects/III
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
Application of pattern-making and tailoring techniques for the understanding, manufacture and acceptance of the final product. Research methods in design. The design process as research. Development of interdisciplinary projects related to the Dressmaking and Patternmaking Workshop. Research and experimentation methods specific to the subject. Carrying out avant-garde fashion projects.
Dressmaking workshop/II
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
A subject that explores in depth the techniques and processes of manual and industrial tailoring, applying techniques and strategies oriented towards business production. It materialises what has been planned in other subjects related to avant-garde fashion and tailoring.
IT resources applied to project communication
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
Today, the application of new technologies in the fashion and clothing industry is a real boost for the fashion sector.
The aim of this course is for the student to study in depth the incidence, relevance and application of computer media in the fashion design sector, specifically in textile design, the purpose of which is to ornament and illustrate textile surfaces that can be used to make a garment. It will focus on the use of new technologies as an application technique in the creative and productive process as well as a communication and management tool.
Second semester
Styling and communication/III
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3,5
Styling and Communication III continues with the training acquired in the previous phases of the subject. On this occasion, the role of the stylist is approached from their field of action in the field of fashion shows and visual merchandising applied to retail spaces.
Photography applied to fashion design/I
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
The course continues and complements its first semester counterpart. Photography applied to Fashion Design II aims to continue providing students with advanced and specific technical and theoretical knowledge of the medium, high quality editing and the effective use of light as an expressive resource of the first order.
Fashion design management/II
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
The course delves into the management processes associated with the fashion industry and the protection of intellectual and industrial property. Starting from a knowledge of the production environment and the cycles associated with fashion products, logistics and retail, the latest legislative changes are analysed, addressing issues such as sustainability or the metaverse, and the different professions that are developed within the sector. In addition to this, the essential issues relating to the protection of intellectual and industrial property and the creation and registration of trademarks, which are fundamental in the exercise of professions related to fashion design, are discussed.
Fibre materials and textile structures/IV
ECTS 3
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 3,5
This includes a study of the latest generation of materials and technologies applied to clothing design, such as biomaterials and smart fabrics. It deals with research and experimentation methods for non-conventional materials, their properties and applications in the fashion sector, taking into account aspects of design, control and life cycle, and implementing sustainability criteria.
Patterns/IV
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
In this subject the student will study and develop different methods and techniques for the construction of clothing patterns, as well as their industrialisation and scaling. The knowledge acquired will allow the future designer to materialise their creations by providing technical solutions in the execution of the project. It is oriented towards the pattern making of elastic garments as well as lingerie and corsetry.
Projects/IV
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
The course focuses on costumes for stage and audiovisual projects, as well as on the synergies that arise in relation to fashion design. Students will have to apply the design, pattern-making and tailoring strategies of the discipline in order to correctly carry out the proposed practice.
Dressmaking workshop III
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This course develops advanced techniques and processes of manual and industrial tailoring, applying strategies oriented towards business production. In particular, elastic garments will be made, materialising what has been planned in other subjects.
Creative techniques
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
Study of the techniques most commonly used in fashion illustration. Learning and practical and creative application of the different genres and styles of fashion illustration.
Latest trends in fashion design
ECTS 2
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 2,5
This subject, which belongs to the History of Fashion Design, provides an approach to the history of clothing, fabrics and decorative techniques in the main periods and cultures, and analyses current fashion design based on the latest trends of the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
Fourth year
First semester
Integrated interdisciplinary projects
ECTS 8
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 6,5
The aim of this subject is to provide students with conceptual and methodological resources for the development of interdisciplinary projects. This subject is the fundamental core of the degree, where all the other subjects can converge in a single project that gives meaning to the degree.
Marketing and communication
ECTS 4
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 4
The Marketing and Communication course aims to provide Fashion Design students with the theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as the necessary techniques and tools, to properly manage the processes associated with the creation and management of fashion brands, and the strategic planning of corporate marketing and communication policies. Starting from the study of the customer journey, the course deals with the creation of brand image (branding) and the most current and accepted marketing and promotion tools, allowing students to develop a complete marketing plan and communication plan adapted to their own fashion brand (real or fictitious).
Body and Fashion Creation (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
The aim of this subject is to provide students with the expressive and technical knowledge to be able to develop personal projects whose discourse is based on experimental creation related to the body and the limits of fashion, limits that are explored through advanced experimentation.
Fashion industry (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
The course provides students with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the fashion industry. Students will study market research techniques and the study of clients and competitors, the development of a collection structure from the design and purchasing departments, sales channels and strategies, and multiple design processes applied to scale production. Exercises in the design of garments, prints and appliqués will be carried out using methodologies typical of large companies in the sector.
Design of accessories: footwear and bags (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
Theoretical-practical subject. It will try to promote creativity and innovation in projects and the optimal resolution of the design process of footwear and accessories collections, through different projects in which the student practically covers the different aspects that make up the accessories and make prototypes as a final result.
Second semester
Luxury marketing: marketing and communication in luxury brands (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
The subject "Luxury Marketing: Market and Communication in Luxury Brands" aims to provide students of Fashion Design and Product Design with the theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as the techniques and tools at the forefront of the sector, to understand the functioning of the luxury market in Europe and Asia from an integral perspective, guiding their design processes and enabling them to properly manage the strategic planning associated with marketing and communication, both internal and external, in companies in the luxury sector.
Events and fashion spaces (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
The subject explores in depth the conception and design of communication spaces for fashion products based on a corporate identity. In addition, students will develop skills in the organisation, management and design of fashion events, such as fashion shows or presentations, studying the different media for their dissemination in the physical or digital environment.
Body and Fashion Creation (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
The aim of this subject is to provide students with the expressive and technical knowledge to be able to develop personal projects whose discourse is based on experimental creation related to the body and the limits of fashion, limits that are explored through advanced experimentation.
Public speaking: presentation and defence of a project (optional)
ECTS 6
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS 5
This subject aims to provide students with techniques and experience in verbal skills to enable them to transmit their ideas, projects and work to the final recipient of the same; expressing themselves in the most correct and persuasive way, using audiovisual and technical means to strengthen their presentation.
