M.Sc Apparel and Fashion Design (AFD)

Programme Objectives

M.Sc., Apparel and Fashion Design is prepares the students for careers in the area of fashion.

The Curriculum mainly focused on high tech areas of design development, production, marketing addressing to national and global issues of significance and also being interdisciplinary, the course offers diverse platform for research.

The post graduate programme has been designed to designed to provide the student intensive theoretical and practical knowledge. It is visualize that the flexibility introduced in the curriculum and the multiple competencies and shall inculcated in the students will prepare them to be professionals in the area of Apparel and Fashion Design.

Objective:

• Understand the current processes and trends, new developments and technological changes in the field of Apparel and Fashion Design.

• Identify and appreciate the historic textiles and costumes of the world and draw inspiration for the present

• Apply creative, managerial and technical skills for careers and entrepreneurship in the field of apparel and textiles.

• Understand and apply tools and methods of research and statistics for conducting research in the subject area.

• Apply their knowledge and skills and reach out to the community for their capacity building.

Programme Outcomes

After successful completion of Under Graduate Degree in Apparel and Fashion Design, a student shall be able to:

• Demonstrate and Provide an understanding of major concepts in all disciplines of Apparel and Fashion Design.

• Think critically, systematically, independently to analyze the Fashion Designing concept.

• Familiarize with the emerging areas of Fashion and Apparel sectors and their applications in various spheres of Fabric sciences and to apprise the students of its relevance in future studies.

• Create an awareness of the impact of Fashion Design on the environment, society, and development.

• Design, carry out, record and analyze the results of Design experiments and are familiar with standard practices, equipment, procedures, and techniques common to most working laboratories.

Specific Outcomes

• Understand the current processes and trends, new developments and technological changes in the field of Apparel and Fashion Design.

• Identify and appreciate the historic textiles and costumes of the world and draw inspiration for the present

• Apply creative, managerial and technical skills for careers and entrepreneurship in the field of apparel and textiles.

• Understand and apply tools and methods of research and statistics for conducting research in the subject area.

• Apply their knowledge and skills and reach out to the community for their capacity building.

Eligibility for Admission

A candidate who has passed the a Degree in any Fashion or Textile related subject / a Basic Degree in any subject having Textiles or Fashion as a core course or open course/ any Degree plus a Diploma in Fashion or Textile related topic / Any Degree with Two Years of experience in Apparel and Textile Industry.

Medium: English medium only

Affiliation - Tamil Nadu Open University

Mode - Distance (Online Classes also available)

Duration of the Course:

The course for the degree of Master of Science (Apparel and Fashion Design) shall consist of Two academic years with four semester and the medium of instruction is English only.

Admission:

The candidate’s admission for the degree of Master of Science in Apparel and Fashion Design will be taken in Academic year only.