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PG Degrees Fashion Designing & Creativity
- Available in: Paris, Istanbul and online
- Language: Full French or Full English
- Duration: 2 years
- Cooperative Education: French Language Only
- ECTS: 120
The Postgraduate programs in Fashion Designing & Creativity at IFA Paris Fashion School are 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.
Postgraduate - Year 1
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
Creative Process Workshop
- Contemporary Creativity Analysis
- Creative Process Workshop
- Digital Design Workshop
- Fashion Inconography & Styling
Business Development Processes
- Business Planning
- Smart Supply Chain System
- Intellectual property
- Branding
- Distribution
Production
- Pattern & Draping Development
- Innovative materials
- Collection Development
2 Electives to Choose From
- Luxury
- Magazine project / Media Management
- Fashion and eco-responsibility
- Entrepreneurship
- Tech
- Fashion Marketing & Management
Fashion Lab
6-month internship or cooperative education
First-year highlights:
- Partnerships with companies to organize battles and masterclasses
- Personalised support
- 6-month internship
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.
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
Prerequisites:
Course duration
The Fashion Marketing and Product Development Manager course consists of a two-year cooperative education, with +/- 504 hours per year.
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.
Validation of the program
Successful completion of the program depends on validating the targeted skills.
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)
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.
