Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)
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Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)
This 4-year dynamic program aims to develop student artistic, conceptual thinking along with integrated practical skills, in meeting the industrial demands. The program enhances student’s skill-set in multiple design dimensions leading towards future endeavors. First year starts with foundation courses for two semesters where students are introduced to the basics of Drawing, Design, Drafting and 3D Studio alongside theory courses. In semester 3, Textile design students proceed towards learning a variety of major Textile design courses; color, print design, knitting, stitching, pattern making, weaving, fiber dyeing so forth.
In semester 5 and 6, students are exposed to advanced level of textile design courses which develop their analytical, conceptual and technical approaches to formulate their creative venture for global linkages. Students are further introduced to supportive courses such as textile history, textile marketing and merchandizing, textile pricing and costing. In semester 7 and 8 students are free to choose their self-initiated project and work towards a design intervened approach encompassing textiles for their final degree show.
Our Vision is to impart substantial and meaningful learning from inter-relationship of subjects, giving a rich and versatile education that leads to high quality of innovation, creativity & ingenuity.
Our mission is to provide a comprehensive practical and theory-based education addressing various aspects of textile and applied art – enabling students to enhance their artistic capacities in competing in a professionally global market.
Admission Requirments
Qualifications:
- FA/F.Sc Part-I with minimum 50% marks OR A-level in three main subjects (no subsidiary) with minimum Grade C (50%) with Equivalence Certificate OR Grade 12 with minimum Grade C (50%) with Equivalence Certificate.
- All applicants must appear for an aptitude test based on drawing and design ability. An interview and portfolio review of previous work will be conducted of the short listed applicants.
Degree Requirments
To receive Bachelor of Design degree, a student must complete a total of 144 credit hours with a minimum CGPA of 2.50.
Road Map
Semester 1
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours | |
Interdisciplinary Course | |||||
TEXD 103 | 3D Foundation Model & Material | ✓ |
| 3 | |
Elective Course | |||||
TEXD – 102 | Illustration and AI -Ideation |
| ✓ | 2 | |
Major Courses | |||||
TEXD 101 | Design Foundation with AI | ✓ |
| 3 | |
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| ✓ |
| 2 | |
Core / General Education | |||||
General Education | Functional English |
| ✓ | 3 | |
General Education | ICT |
| ✓ | 3 | |
General Education | ISL- Islamic Studies |
| ✓ | 2 | |
Total | 18 | ||||
Semester 2
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours | |
Interdisciplinary Course | |||||
TEXD 205 | 2D Drafting & AI generated Models | ✓ |
| 2 | |
Elective Course | |||||
TEXD 206 | History of Visual Art |
| ✓ | 2 | |
Major Courses | |||||
TEXD 203 | 3D Design – Fundamentals with AI integration | ✓ |
| 3 | |
Core / General Education | |||||
KCC I | (A & H) |
| ✓ | 2 | |
General Education | Expository Writing |
| ✓ | 3 | |
General Education | ICT |
| ✓ | 3 | |
General Education | (ICP) Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan |
| ✓ | 2 | |
Total |
| 17 | |||
Semester 3
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours | |
Elective Course | |||||
FATD 307 | History of Design I |
| ✓ | 2 | |
Specialization / Major Courses | |||||
TEXD 301 | Textile Basic Studio I | ✓ |
| 2 | |
FATD 301 | Fundamental Pattern Making | ✓ |
| 2 | |
FATD 302 | Fundamental Draping | ✓ |
| 2 | |
FATD 303 | Fundamental Sewing | ✓ |
| 2 | |
FATD 306 | Drawing & Fashion Illustration I | ✓ |
| 2 | |
General Education | |||||
General Education | UHQ/ UHB -Understanding of Quran1 & II |
| ✓ | 2 | |
General Education | Quantitative Reasoning, I (Statistics) |
| ✓ | 3 | |
General Education | Community –(ACP) |
| ✓ | 2 | |
Total |
| 19 | |||
Semester 4
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours |
Major Courses | ||||
TEXD 401 | AI -Textile Basic Studio | ✓ | ✓ | 2 |
FATD 401 | Intermediate Pattern Making | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 402 | Intermediate Draping | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 404 | Intermediate Sewing | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 405 | Fashion Illustration II (Human Anatomy) | ✓ |
| 2 |
General Education | ||||
KCC II | SS – Social Science |
| ✓ | 2 |
General Education | QR-Math -Quantitative Reasoning II (Mathematics) |
| ✓ | 3 |
General Education | Pak studies |
| ✓ | 2 |
Total |
| 17 | ||
Semester 5
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours |
Major Courses | ||||
FATD 501 | History of Textile & Costume I |
| ✓ | 2 |
TEXD 404F | Knitted Textile – FD | ✓ | ✓ | 2 |
TEXD 303A | Weave – Constructed Textile | ✓ | ✓ | |
FATD 501 | Advance Sewing I | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 502 | Advance Draping I | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 503 | Experimental Pattern Making Advance I | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 504 | Textile Design Studio II | ✓ |
| 2 |
General Course / Elective | ||||
TEXD 509 | Textile Merchandizing |
| ✓ | 3 |
FAD512 | Digital Fashion Illustration II | ✓ |
| 2 |
General Education | ||||
| non |
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Total |
| 17 | ||
Semester 6
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours | ||
Major Courses | ||||||
FATD 601 | History of Textile & Fashion |
| ✓ | 2 | ||
FATD 602 | Advance Sewing II | ✓ |
| 2 | ||
FATD 603 | Advance Draping II | ✓ |
| 2 | ||
FATD 604 | Textile Design Studio III | ✓ |
| 2 | ||
FATD 605 | Conceptual Pattern Making | ✓ |
| 2 | ||
FATD 610 | Digital Fashion Illustration III | ✓ |
| 2 | ||
General Education / Core | ||||||
TEXD 509 | Textile Merchandizing |
| ✓ | 3 | ||
KCC III | Foreign Language and Creative Arts |
| ✓ | 2 | ||
Field Experience | ||||||
Field Experience | Internship offered in Summer |
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| See 8th Semester | ||
Total |
| 17 | ||||
Semester 7
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours |
Major Courses | ||||
FATD 700 | Research Journal & Concept Development | ✓ |
| 3 |
FATD 701 | Textile Surface Development | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 702 | Fashion Collection Development I | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 703 | Collection Pattern & Sewing | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD 704 | Draping-V (Haute Couture) | ✓ |
| 3 |
FATD 705 | Research Methodology – Textile & Fashion Design |
| ✓ | 2 |
Major Elective | ||||
FATD 708 | Digital Fashion Portfolio I | ✓ |
| 2 |
Kinnaird Core Course | ||||
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General Education | Entrepreneurship |
| ✓ | 2 |
Total |
| 18 | ||
Semester 8
Course Code | Course Title | Practical | Theoretical | Credit Hours |
Capstone Project | ||||
FATD801 | Thesis Fashion & Textile Design – Capstone Project | ✓ |
| 6 |
Major Courses / Studio Components | ||||
FATD802 | Fashion Collection Development II | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD803 | Fashion Collection Sewing II | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD804 | Textile Studio – Final Collection | ✓ |
| 2 |
FATD805 | Dissertation – Fashion Design (Completion & Submission) |
| ✓ | 2 |
Field Experience / Internship | ||||
FATD808 | AI Digital Fashion Portfolio II | ✓ |
| 2 |
| Internship | ✓ |
| 3 |
Kinnaird Core Course | ||||
KCC IV | Legal Consciousness and Life Skills |
| ✓ | 2 |
Total |
| 21 | ||
Courses Breakup
Category | Required Credit Hours |
General Education/Core Courses | 34 |
KC Core | 4 |
Interdisciplinary | 12 |
Major | 79 |
Internship | 3 |
Capstone Project | 6 |
Elective Courses | 6 |
Grand Total | 144 |
Active Citizenship Program
Active Citizenship program offered by Kinnaird College in collaboration with British Council and HEC is a social leadership training program that promotes intercultural dialogue and community-led social development. It is a mandatory requirement for the completion of underGraduate degree and based on two semesters. All students will study the theoretical portion through different activities starting in their 3rd semester. They will plan their social action projects in 4th semester and implement it in the field.