Program Overview

Bachelor in Fashion Design (Honours)

Programme Overview

The Bachelor in Fashion Design introduces budding fashion designers to the fundamentals of fashion and more. Students will learn how to utilise textile technology, familiarise themselves with a fashion designer’s studio and develop their fashion senses with design theories. In the studio, a competent fashion designer is expected to be able to create anything from casual wear to haute couture. The fashion designer needs to know how to sketch out ideas, draw them digitally, create patterns, construct outfits, and also understand the properties of fabrics and materials.

Programme Details

• Programme Length: 3 Years
• Programme Credit: 122 Credit Hours
• Intakes: January / May / September

Career Opportunities

• Fashion Designer
• Product Developer
• Production Manager
• Pattern Maker
• Fashion Illustrator
• Design Room Coordinator
• Pattern Maker’s Assistant
• Dispatch Room Coordinator
• Cutter
• Textile Designer
• Fabric Development and Consultation
• Accessories Planner

Programme Modules

YEAR 1

• Textiles
• Fashion Drawing and Colour Theory
• History of Costume
• CAD1 for Fashion Design
• Digital Photography
• Fashion Draping 1
• Women’s Wear Drafting 1
• Sewing Applications 1
• Garment and Composition
• Fashion Draping 2
• Women’s Wear Drafting 2
• Sewing Application 2

YEAR 2

• Advanced Draping & Drafting Techniques
• Advanced Sewing Techniques
• Fashion Sketching
• Project Management
• Project Workshop
• Design Research & Development
• Contemporary Fashion, Styles & Trends
• Brand Strategy and Identity
• Mini Collection Workshop
• Psychology of Design & Human Factors
• Fashion Communication
• Integrity and Anti-Corruption
• Creative Thinking / Bahasa Kebangsaan A

YEAR 3

• Internship
• Major Studio Project 1
• Pattern Aided Design, Grading & Costing
• Philosophy and Current Issue
• Law for the Creative Industries
• Major Studio Project 2
• Entrepreneurship and New Business Development
• Ethics Appreciation and Civilisation/ Malay Language Communication 2

Entry Requirements

• STPM: Full Pass in 2 subjects
• A-Level: Full Pass in 2 subjects
• UEC: 5Bs
• Foundation / Matriculation: min. CGPA 2.00
• Diploma / Advanced Diploma: min. CGPA 2.00
• Other International Entry Requirement: [Learn More]
• Others: Any other equivalent qualification recognised by the Malaysia Government which will be considered on a case by case basis

Additional Requirement

• Pass “RU Portfolio Assessment and Interview”

English Requirement

Malaysian Student

• MALAYSIAN ENGLISH ENTRY REQUIREMENT No Minimum English Requirement
• RU ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
  • MUET: Band 3
  • GCE O Level /1119: English D
  • SPM: English Credit
  • UEC: English B
  • Cambridge English / Linguaskill: 154

International Student

• INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH ENTRY REQUIREMENT
  • IELTS: 5.0
  • TOEFL Essentials (Online): 7.5
  • TOEFL iBT: 40
  • PTE: 47
  • MUET: Band 3.5
  • Cambridge English / Linguaskill: 154

Fee Structure

• Application Fee: RM4,500
• Admission Fee: RM12,600
• Administration Fee: RM2,000
• Indicative Tuition Fee: RM80,900
• Total Fee: RM100,000 (Approx. USD 22,500)

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