PG Degrees Fashion Designing & Creativity

Available in Paris and Istanbul (in-person and online)
Language: Full French or Full English
Duration: 2 years
Cooperative Education: AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 1 & 2
120 ECTS

The Postgraduate Program in Fashion Design & Creativity at IFA Paris Fashion School is open to both students and professionals wishing to return to their studies.

The Postgraduate Programs are open to students who have completed their Bachelor's degree at IFA Paris and to students from other fashion schools. Advanced Studies aim to help students develop their own creative identity and gain perspective in relation to their professional experience. It also enables them to develop a level of expertise in their chosen field and explore different ways of expressing their creativity.

Year 1 (Postgraduate)

If you enrol in a Postgraduate Program, you are likely to become a manager in the creative departments of fashion houses or create your fashion brand. Year 1 teaches students how to juggle commercial and creative challenges. The program is demanding in both creative and managerial matters.

During their training in fashion design and creation, students are encouraged to develop their artistic thinking and question their creative choices. Based on a strategy fostering collaboration, the course encourages the exchange and sharing of know-how with students studying in the Fashion Management field of study. Students develop plans for successful collections in which every decision and every creative choice is tested against the business challenges of a fashion house.

Year 1 enables students to tailor the curriculum to their own goals thanks to its innovative structure allowing them to choose several electives. This allows them to further define their career plans and work towards their specialisation in year 2.

Teachings

Fashion culture & trends

Textile innovation
Blockchain, authentication & traceability
Innovation management in the fashion industry
Communication and story-proving
Eco-responsibility, biotechnology & sustainable development
Ethical fashion: new debates and new production methods
Corporate and Social Responsibility
Business plan
International trade
Infographics for fashion designers
3D
Producing 3D designs
English for management

6-month internship or cooperative education

Fourth-year highlights:

Producing 3D designs
Image management
Ethical fashion production
Textile innovation
Creating a collection

Year 2 of Postgraduate Degree – Fashion House Creative Direction

This specialisation is targeted at students who wish to pursue a career in the creative management of collections and fashion houses. The program is broken down into three themed workshops. The creation workshop allows students to carry out research anchored in design, inspiration and imagery. The development workshop aims to give students the opportunity to explore different product variations in relation to the themes studied in the creation workshop. The commercialisation workshop covers all the aspects of a business model: from market research to production and distribution of the products created.

Year 2 of Postgraduate Degree Sustainable Fashion – Design Major

Eco-responsibility and societal impact are taught across all IFA Paris courses. At this stage of the program, students know that it is crucial for a fashion brand to demonstrate eco-efficiency to certification bodies and the general public and to have their products labelled and certified with an eco-label.

Year 2 of Postgraduate Degree Fashion Entrepreneurship – Design Major

This specialisation is a variant of the Brand and Collection Management program, adapted to students who wish to create their own clothing brand and collection. The student is responsible for defining and respecting a progress plan comprising deliverables. At each stage of their work, the teaching teams help them to move forward, overcome difficulties, explore new techniques and strengthen their own creative positioning. The teaching is inverted. The student develops their collection and seeks support when they need it.

Year 2 of MBA Fashion Image and Media Production

This program is geared towards students who want to bring fashion to life through its media, imagery and iconography. The specialisation teaches students about content creation and production. The program brings together IFA Paris’ Management and Creation schools, enabling each student to develop a set of complementary skills. Fashion media shape society and influence one's self-image as readers flick through the glossy pages of magazines or the stylish photos on social networks.

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Fashion program: Postgraduate Program in Fashion Design

Teaching objectives

To analyse trends and strategies in the fashion and luxury market as part of the development of a brand or concept
To create a comprehensive fashion or luxury brand or concept, including the analysis of the competition and image strategy
To define a marketing strategy for a fashion or luxury brand or concept
To develop communication and digital marketing strategies designed to promote a fashion or luxury brand or concept
To devise a distribution strategy aimed at rolling out the fashion or luxury brand or concept across its territories and markets, online, off-line and phygitally
To manage the team involved in setting up a fashion or luxury company

Requirements

Year 1: Hold a Bac+3 in communication, marketing or business, plus experience in the fashion sector

Year 2: Hold a Bac+4 in communication, marketing or business, plus experience in the fashion sector

Course duration

The Fashion Marketing and Product Development Manager course consists of a two-year cooperative education, with 504 hours per year (4 days/week at a company and 1 day/week in training at IFA Paris).

Classes are held in person or online and take the form of group work, face-to-face teaching, conferences, and more.

Operational objectives/Target skills

To analyse trends and strategies in the fashion and luxury market as part of the development of a brand or concept
To create a comprehensive fashion or luxury brand or concept, including the analysis of the competition and image strategy
To define a marketing strategy for a fashion or luxury brand or concept
To develop communication and digital marketing strategies designed to promote a fashion or luxury brand or concept
To devise a distribution strategy aimed at rolling out the fashion or luxury brand or concept across its territories and markets, online, off-line and phygitally
To manage a team as part of the development of a fashion or luxury company

Teaching methods employed

Classes are held in person or online and are structured on the basis of group work, face-to-face teaching, lectures, etc.

Assessment methods

Oral and written assessments, continuous assessment, evaluation during project phases.

Certification type

The award of the Fashion Marketing and Product Development Manager certification. Level 7 (equiv. to Bac+5) is conditional upon validation of all the skill sets.

RNCP “Fashion Marketing and Product Development Manager ” Level 7 (equiv. to Bac+5) – professional certification registered with the RNCP (National Directory of Professional Certifications) by decision of France Compétences on 24/11/2021 (RNCP 36047).
A verified set of skills is acquired over 5 years.
No pathway/No transfer

Result indicators

Drop-out rate: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)
Attendance rate for certification tests: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)
Certification attainment rate: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)
Further study rate: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)
Rate of entry into employment after 6 months: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)
Rate of entry into a profession in line with certification after 6 months: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)
Value added by the establishment: N/A (1st class graduates in 2024)

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Accessibility

You may be interested in the possibility of enrolling on one of our programs.
Contact us so that we can provide you with all the information and advice you need: accessibilite@ifaparis.com.