Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Scheme in Fashion and Textiles

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Scheme in Fashion and Textiles is a 4-year government-funded program with a normal duration of 4 years and a program code of JS3492. The program is offered on a full-time basis, with an intake of 92 students (both JUPAS and non-JUPAS).

Entrance Requirements

• Applicants attaining good results in either art subjects (Textile, Visual Arts, and/or Design) or science subjects (Chemistry and/or Mathematics) or business or commerce-related subjects are preferred.
• Interview arrangements will be conducted in English between March and July for both design and non-design specialisms.

Aims and Characteristics

Aims

The general aim of the program is to train competent professionals for the fashion business in textiles, apparel, retailing, design, and related organizations. These professionals will play an active role in the development of the global fashion and textiles industry in local and overseas markets. In addition to their professional competencies, the program will also cultivate students' other essential competencies, such as entrepreneurship, social media marketing, and business analytics.

Characteristics

Based on desired careers and academic performance, students can pursue studies in one of the following five specialisms under the BA (Hons) Scheme:

• Design
• Knitwear Design and Technology
• Retail and Marketing
• Intimate Apparel and Activewear
• Technology

Specialisms

The program offers five specialisms:

• Fashion Design
• Knitwear Design
• Contour Fashion and Activewear
• Fashion Innovation and Technology
• Fashion Business

Academic Advising

At SFT, academic advising involves helping students understand the aims of university education, the culture and forms of learning at university, academic culture at SFT, their chosen broad discipline of Fashion and Textiles, available specialisms, and the paths that could be taken so that students can develop their self-development plan to achieve their goals and monitor their own progress.

General University Requirements

According to the 4-year program curriculum, students are required to complete 30 credits in the General University Requirements (GUR) apart from fulfilling the Discipline-Specific Requirement (DSR) subjects.

Professional Recognition

Graduates with 2 years of relevant post-qualification experience can apply for Associateship of the Textile Institute (ATI) in the UK. Graduates can also apply for Graduate Membership of the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel (GHKITA).

Career Prospects

Graduates have career opportunities in the fashion and textiles industry and related fields, including:

• Fashion and textile design
• Knitwear design
• Product development
• Pattern making
• Fitting
• Marketing/sales management
• Buying/merchandising
• Fashion retailing
• Social media analytics
• Luxury brand management
• Global fashion management
• Manufacturing/production
• Quality and color control

Curriculum

All students will start the program with three common semesters that provide a foundation based on the major activities of the fashion and textiles industry. After the common semesters, students will be streamed to one of the five specialisms according to their individual preference.

Credits Required for Graduation

The credits required for graduation are 123, which is indicative only and subject to review.

Programme Leader(s)

The program leaders are:

• Chief: Dr. Joe Au
• Deputy: Prof. Kit-lun Yick