B.Sc Costume Design and Fashion

Overview of the Program

The department of Costume Design and Fashion was established in the year 2004 which offers a three-year course B.Sc., Costume Design and Fashion. It is one of the career-oriented courses that bring out the creativity and entrepreneur skills amongst students. The facilities in our department provide an inventive and innovative environment where the students can evolve themselves in this competent world. Our curriculum consists of fashion sketching, garment construction, textile science, fashion merchandising, retail management, visual merchandising which helps the students to start their career journey in every aspect of the textile and fashion world.

PEO, PO & PSO

Department Program Educational Objective (PEO)

1. Adapt their artistic abilities to support their future design careers.

2. Assess, propose, and apply various techniques related to drafting, draping, and constructing garments.

3. Develop a systematic, critical approach to problem-solving at all levels of the design process.

4. Relate the design process to the appropriate manufacturing process.

5. Demonstrate professionalism by managing time to meet deadlines with quality work and effectively collaborating in teams.

Department Program Specific Outcome (PSO)

1. Students will acquire skills like designing, construction, merchandising, textile science, Quality control, etc.

2. This Program provides a way to higher education in a specific field and entrepreneurial ship orientated in the field of costume design and fashion.

3. The students will be ready for employment in the technical sector, designing sector, research and development sector, modeling and styling, and garment construction.

Department Program Outcomes (PO)

1. To Demonstrate the professional skills and behavior necessary to compete in the global marketplace for textile surface design (fiber to fabric)

2. Enable them to discover their own strengths whilst building a sound foundation of fashion knowledge and skills.

3. To specialize in one of the four pathway areas, progressing towards final year pathways in Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, Garment Technology, and Design for Performance.

4. To demonstrate the acquaintance in the history of fashion, patterns, and the basic theories of fashion design.

5. To reveal expertise in probing trends, portrayal designs based on their ideas, choosing colors and framework, and supervising the production of their designs.

6. To reveal leadership, participation, and problem-solving skills in a problem-solving, collaborative, environment.

7. Research, analyze, and creatively illustrate the historical relevance of fashion innovation, evolution, and trends.

8. To pertain both drafting and draping techniques in garment design.

9. To complete garment details with appropriate construction techniques.

10. To develop and accomplish illustrated designs in multiple techniques.

11. To Demonstrate an understanding of fabrication/materials selection to enhance the design and reflect an understanding of the total design concept. (Accessories)

12. To demonstrate knowledge in the history of fashion, patterns, and the basic theories of fashion design (color, line, shape, texture, scale, and proportion), pattern making, illustration, and construction of garments.

13. To be competent in the use of software packages that are used in the industry, as well as have the ability to translate their artistic skills into any new software they encounter.

14. To indenture basic patterns using computer-aided design. (CAD)

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Curriculum Structure

S.No. Sem Part Sub Type Course Code Course Name Credit Hours INT EXT Total
1 1 1 L1   Language – I 3 5 50 50 100
2 1 2 L2   English – I 3 5 50 50 100
3 1 3 Core    Core Course – I Fashion Designing Theory 4 5 50 50 100
4 1 3 Core     Core Course – II Fashion Designing Practical 4 4 50 50 100
5 1 3 Allied   Allied- Sewing and Pattern Technology Theory 4 5 50 50 100
6 1 4 SEC   Skill Enhancement Courses – I
Foundations of Apparel Designing Practical 		4 4 50 50 100
7 1 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course I Environmental Studies or Universal Human Values & Professional Ethics 2 2 50 0 50
            24 30 350 300 650
1 2 1 L1   Language – II 3 5 50 50 100
2 2 2 L2   English – II 3 5 50 50 100
3 2 3 Core    Core Course – III Fiber and Fabric Science Theory 4 5 50 50 100
4 2 3 Core     Core Course – IV Fiber and Fabric Science Practical 4 4 50 50 100
5 2 3 Elective   Elective – I Entrepreneurship Development 4 4 50 50 100
6 2 3 Allied   Allied-II Basic Illustration Practical 4 5 50 50 100
7 2 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course II Design Thinking 2 2 50 0 50
8 2 5 Ext   Extension Activity – I (NASA) 1 0 25 0 25
            25 30 375 300 675
1 3 1 L1   Language – III 3 4 50 50 100
2 3 2 L2   English – III 3 4 50 50 100
3 3 3 Core    Core Course – V Textile Processing and Printing Theory 4 6 50 50 100
4 3 3 Core     Core Course – VI Textile Processing and Printing Practical 4 4 50 50 100
5 3 3 Allied   Allied-III Fashion Illustration Practical 4 5 50 50 100
6 3 4 SEC   Skill Enhancement Courses – II Childrens Apparel Practical 4 5 50 50 100
7 3 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course III Soft Skill-1 2 2 50 0 50
8 3 3 ITR   Internship / Industrial Training (Summer vacation at the end of II semester activity) 2 0 50 0 50
9 3 5 Ext   Extension Activity – II (NASA) 1 0 25 0 25
            27 30 425 300 725
1 4 1 L1   Language – IV 3 4 50 50 100
2 4 2 L2   English – IV 3 4 50 50 100
3 4 3 Core    Core Course – VII Fabric Construction Theory 4 6 50 50 100
4 4 3 Core     Core Course – VIII Fabric Construction Practical 4 4 50 50 100
5 4 3 Allied   Allied-IV Surface Embellishment Practical 4 5 50 50 100
8 4 3 Elective    Elective – II Women’s Apparel Practical 4 5 50 50 100
7 4 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course IV Soft Skill-2 2 2 50 0 50
8 4 5 Ext   Extension Activity – III (NASA) 1 0 25 0 25
            25 30 375 300 675
1 5 3 Core    Core Course – IX Textiles and Costumes of India Theory 4 6 50 50 100
2 5 3 Core     Core Course – X Men’s Apparel Practical 4 6 50 50 100
3 5 3 Elective    Elective – III Styling and Modelling Practical 4 6 50 50 100
  5 3 PRJ   Project – Portfolio 0 6 0 0 0
4 5 4 SEC   Skill Enhancement Courses – III Fashion Ornaments and Accessories 4 6 50 50 100
5 5 3 ITR   Internship / Industrial Training – (Summer vacation at the end of IV semester activity) 2 0 50 0 50
6 5 5 Ext   Extension Activity – IV ( NASA ) 1 0 25 0 25
            19 30 275 200 475
1 6 3 Core    Core Course – XI Boutique Management and Marketing Theory 4 6 50 50 100
2 6 3 Core     Core Course – XII Draping Practical 4 4 50 50 100
3 6 3 Elective    Elective – IV Home Textiles Practical 4 6 50 50 100
4 6 3 PRJ   Core Project – Portfolio 8 8 100 100 200
5 6 4 SEC   Skill Enhancement Courses – IV Computer Aided Design Practical 4 6 50 50 100
            24 30 300 300 600
          Total credit 144 180 2100 1700 3800

 

Additional Credits
S.No. Sem Part Sub Type Sub Code Subject Credit Hours INT EXT Total
1 2 6 VAC   VAC – Textile Analysis 2 2 50 0 50
2 4 6 IDC   Fashion Designing 2 2 50 0 50
3 5 6 VAC   VAC – Fashion Analysis 2 2 50 0 50

 

Career Opportunities

Costume design and fashion have a wide scope in choosing a career. Now the fashion industry has become so specialized that it encompasses a vast field of studies in design, concept management, design production management, quality control, planning, fabric design, printing, fashion accessory design, fashion merchandising, textile science, color mixing, marketing and so on. The primary areas of work in the fashion industry are market research, designing, and manufacturing of garments and textiles.

It is a challenging field as it requires the coordination of various jobs, in small concerns it is usually a one-man show but in big organizations, the jobs are specialized and allotted to different people.