The Diploma in Fashion & Retail Design is a programme that develops students’ capability in international fashion and retail industry. Fashion is an international industry which demands talented fashion designers who are able to innovate and develop creative designs that can compete in the global market.
The Fashion & Retail Design programme responds to the direct needs of the global industry. The diploma emphasises innovation and creativity in Fashion & Retail Design while providing students the technical knowledge necessary for a successful entry into the fashion industry. That is, to produce graduates who have an all-round talent in the fashion industry – from fashion design, manufacturing and retail design to merchandising and fashion management. Students are also exposed to fashion photography and journalism as an extra advantage.
The three-year programme ensures students will obtain a firm foundation in research, design methods and practical skills in drawing, communications and fashion photography. In the 2nd year of the programme, students work with industry on live projects and are exposed to fashion management and merchandising. In the program, the students are introduced to the skills of construction in sewing, flat pattern drafting and illustration. Field trips to showrooms, museums and factories help to broaden the knowledge of the fashion industry, as do special projects and lectures by guest speakers. In the final year, students begin to specialise and develop an area of expertise. Whilst most of the graduates go on to become fashion designers, others have decided to move into fashion management and merchandising.
The programme is very hands-on and students are expected to make their own garments collection. This includes all designs worn to create a statement about the individual. It incorporated all the production activities which include the manipulation and experimentation of textiles and trims to generate ideas that will then be translated into three-dimensional form through pattern drafting and/or draping and sewing.
For non-Malaysian citizens, please refer to the Malaysian Qualification Agency’s (MQA) List of Overseas Qualifications & its equivalency with Malaysian Education System (PDF) to see if you qualify for this course.
| Year 1 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Life Drawing 1 | Communication Studies 2 |
| Creative Studies 1 | Pattern Drafting & Sewing Technique 1 |
| Communication Studies 1 | Fashion Design 1 |
| Design Studies 1 | Fashion History |
| Analytical Drawing 1 | Photography 1 |
| Moral / Islamic Studies* | Figure Drawing |
| Malaysian Studies* | |
| Year 2 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
| Fashion Design 2 | Retail Design |
| Pattern Drafting & Sewing Technique 2 | Fashion Design 3 |
| Fashion Illustration | Pattern Drafting & Sewing Technique 3 |
| Business & Management Studies | Presentation Techniques 1 |
| Bahasa Kebangsaan A / B* | |
| Year 3 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
| Event Management & Promotion | Fashion Design 5 |
| Fashion Design 4 | Pattern Drafting & Sewing Technique 5 |
| Pattern Drafting & Sewing Technique 4 | |
| Garment Construction | |
| Presentation Techniques 2 | |
| Industrial Placement | |
* Not applicable for international students
A Diploma in Fashion & Retail Design will provide you with a number of options, such as:
A graduate with the Diploma in Fashion & Retail Design can work as:
Source:Limkokwing University