Department of Fashion Design

Department Overview

Admission Requirements

Medium of Instruction

Academic Schedule

Curriculum Course Flow

Tuition & Fees

Assessment and Evaluation

Faculty Members

GED Faculty Members

Department Overview

Fashion Design program’s of Tagore University of Creative Arts reputation is based on quality, relevance, and innovation. The cornerstone of the department’s curriculum is providing the students the opportunity to learn by working with successful industry professionals.

The program differentiates itself by providing a structured curriculum with a singular emphasis on developing capable, innovative, and professional fashion designers, with a comprehensive knowledge of both moderate and designer markets.

Unlike other programs, where students compete for faculty attention and resources, our students receive an abundance of guidance from faculty in a resource-rich environment that encourages collaboration to accelerate their development.

The department has cultivated a strong relationship with the fashion industry and prides itself with being on the cutting edge of innovation. Embracing technology as quickly as it becomes available through partnerships with leaders in the fashion industry has become a regular practice. This is largely possible because the department considers itself a think-tank for industry innovation. Our students are known for producing the highest caliber of work.

Admission Requirements

For Admission into undergraduate programs in Bachelor Program in Fashion Design, the students should meet minimum GPA 2.00 in both S.S.C and H.S.C level; or minimum 5 subjects in O-level and 2 subjects in A-level among them minimum Grade of B in at least 4 subjects and minimum Grade of C in at least other 3 subjects from any group.

Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction of Fashion Design is Bangla and English.

Academic Schedule

The duration of the Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design program is four (4) years. Each academic year is composed of two (2) semesters i.e. six (6) months per semester. At the end of each semester, students must appear in the examination, and promotion to the next semester will depend on the result.

Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design
Year and Semester Wise Credit Distribution

Total Credit Hours in Four Years: 146

Semester: 1st

Serial No.	Course title	Course code	Credit
1	Bangla Language & Literature	GE 1101	3
2	Pattern Drafting I	FD 1102	3
3	Sewing Techniques I	FD 1103	2
4	Bangladesh Cultural Heritage & Fashion	FD 1104	2
5	Elements of Design	FD 1105	3
6	Introduction to textile	FD 1106	1
7	Fashion History & Cultures I	FD 1107	2
8	Sociology	FD 1108	2
9	RMG Related Industries in BD	FD 1109	2
Total			20

Semester: 2nd

Serial No.	Course title	Course code	Credit
1	English Language & Literature	GE 1201	3
2	Pattern Drafting II	FD 1202	3
3	Sewing Techniques II	FD 1203	2
4	E- Fashion I	FD 1204	3
5	Fashion Art & Design I	FD 1205	3
6	Science of fiber, yarn, fabric	FD 1206	3
7	Fashion History & Cultures II	FD 1207	2
8	Sketching for fashion designers (Principle of Art)	FD 1208	2
Total			21

Semester: 3rd

Serial No.	Course title	Course code	Credit
1	Bangladesh Studies	GE 2101	3
2	Pattern Grading	FD 2102	2
3	Draping I	FD 2103	2
4	E- Fashion II	FD 2104	3
5	Fashion Art & Design II	FD 2105	3
6	Special Fabrics, finishing & textile testing	FD 2106	2
7	Ethnic Fashion Resources & Applications (Visual Merchandising)	FD 2107	2
8	Basic garments construction	FD 2108	3
Total			20

Semester: 4th

Serial No.	Course title	Course Code	Credit
1	Life and philosophy of Tagore	GE 2201	3
2	Pattern Drafting III	FD 2202	3
3	Draping II	FD 2203	2
4	Computer aided Pattern Design I	FD 2204	3
5	Fashion Art & Design III	FD 2205	3
6	Dying & Printing	FD 2206	2
7	Principle of Fashion Marketing	FD 2207	2
8	Clothing Materials & Techniques	FD 2208	2
Total			20

Semester: 5th

Serial No.	Course title	Course Code	Credit
1	Knitwear Design I	FD 3101	2
2	Children’s Wear Design	FD 3102	3
3	Draping III	FD 3103	3
4	Computer aided Pattern Design II	FD 3104	3
5	Sustainable Fashion Design & Collection	FD 3105	3
6	Apparel Merchandising	FD 3106	3
7	Surface Design Process	FD 3107	2
8	Industrial Garment Washing & Care Labelling	FD 3108	2
Total			21

Semester: 6th

Serial No.	Course title	Course Code	Credit
1	Active Sportswear Design	FD 3201	2
2	Lingerie	FD 3202	2
3	Consumption & Costing of Apparel	FD 3203	3
4	Computer art for accessories Design	FD 3204	2
5	Creative Arts	FD 3205	3
6	Apparel Quality Control management	FD 3206	3
7	Surface Ornamentation Design	FD 3207	3
8	Fashion Forecasting	FD 3208	2
Total			20

Semester: 7th

Serial No.	Course title	Course Code	Credit
1	Bridal & Special Occasion Design	FD 4101	3
2	Advanced Pattern menswear	FD 4102	3
3	Portfolio & Final Dress I	FD 4103	3
4	Business Communicative English	FD 4104	2
5	Corporate social responsibility & compliance	FD 4106	2
6	Human resource Management	FD 4106	2
Total			15

Semester: 8th

Serial No.	Course title	Course Code	Credit
1	Portfolio & Final Dress II	FD 4103	3
2	Product Development & Re-engineering	FD 4201	3
3	Internship	FD 4202	3
Total			9

1^ST To 8^TH Semester total 57 Subjects & 146 Credits

Tuition Fees for BA (Hons) in Fashion Design

Serial No.	Particular	Fees
1	Semester Registration Fee [8×3,000]	24,000/-
2	Examination Fee [8×1,250]	10,000/-
3	Library & Co-curricular Activities [8×500]	4,000/-
4	Course Fee [146×2,650]	386,900/-
Total		424,900/-

Grades will be calculated as per the university grading structure and individual students will be evaluated based on the following criteria with respective weights.