Fashion Design
Combine your creative talent with the technical knowledge and skills you need to build your career in fashion
Barcelona
ESP
Bachelor of Arts
Language
Spanish
Start date
September 2026
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
4 Years
Credits
240 ECTS
Course Coordination
Pilar Pasamontes, Julia Weems
Price
12.900 €
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Learn how to anticipate future trends and comprehend the latest needs of the fashion market, developing unique proposals at one of the best design schools in the world.
The Bachelor of Arts in Design, specialising in Fashion Design helps you develop and consolidate your own personal style to stand out from the crowd in an increasingly complex sector.
In this degree you’ll acquire the know-how and skills you need to create collections, organise fashion shows and events, use marketing and communication to take your own fashion brand to success.
What’s more, studying at IED Barcelona gives you the opportunity to use spectacular workshops where you can experiment with different tools and processes. You can also learn to produce digital or 3D prints in the Hybrid Lab, and organise photo shoots at the Medialab.
There are 60 places available for first-year students majoring in Fashion Design. Of these places, there is no specific number assigned by pathway or language.
The Bachelor of Arts in Design is valid throughout the European Higher Education Area, equivalent to an official university degree, and is accredited by the Agency for the Quality of the University System. This programme grants access to official university master’s degrees and, where applicable, to doctoral studies.
Information to decide
In this program at one of the best design schools in the world, you’ll learn how to create your own designs and your own personal fashion universe in a multicultural and international environment.
This is a project-based degree in which you’ll gain experience developing experimental projects under the supervision of professionals working in the fashion sector.
The program is divided into modules of complementary subjects, so you can concentrate on one project at a time. This helps you improve your concept development and implementation skills more effectively.
In this program you’ll learn how to anticipate trends and propose solutions in advance. To do this, you’ll use a combination of traditional techniques and innovative tools; an essential mix of handicraft and the latest technology.
If you’ve got a passion for fashion, an healthy interest in aesthetics and boundless creativity, this is the program for you.
At IED Barcelona you’ll learn to express your creative spirit presenting professional proposals in a completely autonomous way.
The hallmarks of this degree are respect for your own distinct personality and style, and monitoring and encouraging your evolution as an artist.
What’s more, you’ll be studying with lecturers who have extensive academic and professional experience in the fashion sector. In this program you’ll acquire a solid theoretical and cultural grounding to become autonomous, developing your creative talent with tenacity and demanding the highest professional standards of your work as a professional designer.
These qualities are essential for success as a professional fashion designer to create your own outstanding collections.
IED Barcelona is one of the best fashion design schools in the world, as its international rankings show.
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Syllabus
What will you learn?
The first year introduces you to the basic concepts of design, project culture and methodology. Lecturers actively encourage you to break the mould, to create and communicate.
First Semester
Design Fundamentals I
Representation Techniques
Project Communication I
An introduction to Marketing
Science Applied to Design
Form and Colour
Second Semester
Sociology
Volume I
COLLECTION MODULE
Design Fundamentals II
Representation Techniques II
Project Communication II
Technical Drawing I
Year Subject
The History of Art and Design
What will you learn?
You’ll begin your second year by studying specific fashion design techniques, including pattern design, modelling, illustration, accessories, the history of clothing and textiles. You’ll acquire a full understanding of the industry using a combination of traditional and modern techniques, discovering the technologies you can use most effectively to develop your creative talent.
First Semester
Semiotics
The Production Process
The History of Fashion I
FABRIC PRINTING MODULE I
Fashion Materials and Technology I
Printing Fabrics
PATTERN DESIGN / MODELLING MODULE I
Pattern Design for Garment Making I
Modelling
Second Semester
Knitwear Collection
Interdisciplinary Project
COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project I
Fashion Accessories’ Project I
Fashion Representation Techniques I
Fashion Project Communication I
What will you learn?
In the third year you’ll specialise in the Fashion Design pathway and study the latest trends, illustration, advanced modelling and pattern design techniques, creating numerous men’s and women’s collections. You’ll develop a sustainable eco-fashion project, as well as various works using ground-breaking techniques and fabrics.
First Semester
Fashion Styling Project I
MEN’S COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project II
Fashion Representation Techniques II
Pattern Design and Garment Making for Menswear II
SUSTAINABLE FASHION MODULE
Business Plan
Sustainability and Fashion
Second Semester
DIGITAL PRINTING MODULE
The Latest Fashion Trends
Fashion Materials and Technology II
Modelling II
WOMEN’S COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Design Project III
Fashion Project Communication II
Pattern Design for Womenswear II
What will you learn?
During the fourth year, you’ll gain work experience with a company operating in the sector and present your final project, the best letter of introduction to the professional fashion world. At the end of the year you’ll present your final project designs in a fashion show.
First Semester
Professional Portfolio
Professional Work Experience
Multidisciplinary Workshops
PRE-COLLECTION MODULE
Fashion Research and Communication
Pattern Design and Garment Making III
Modelling III
Second Semester
Final Project
Faculty
Director
Julia Weems
International stylist and costume designer
Director
Pilar Pasamontes
Fashion historian and Scientific Director of the Fashion Area at IED Barcelona
Course Leader
Anna Masclans
Fashion designer and founder of Studio PL1
Teacher
Ana R. Tichy
Fashion Designer
Teacher
Willy Villacorta
Fashion photographer and lecturer specialised in visual identity and art direction
Teacher
Sebastián Ruelas
3D Fashion Designer
Teacher
Fabricio Pérez
Fashion Designer and Co-Founder of Llamazares y de Delgado
Teacher
Sebastian Pons
Fashion designer and textile print specialist
Teacher
Flora Ximenis
Fashion designer and lecturer specialised in creativity and trends
Teacher
Francesc Grau Tomàs
Fashion Designer and Expert in Footwear and Accessories
Teacher
Jaime Martínez
Fashion designer and expert in garment making and tailoring
Teacher
Miquel Malaspina
Menswear designer and fashion educator
Teacher
Julia Pelletier
Illustrator, textile designer and screen printer
Teacher
Eñaut Barruetabeña
Fashion Designer
Teacher
Sheila Casado
Fashion designer and lecturer
Teacher
Sergio Plaza García
Print Designer
Teacher
Consol Rodríguez
Visual artist and expert in applied technologies
Teacher
Daniel Lierah
Fashion Designer
Teacher
Arturo Martínez
Fashion Designer
Teacher
Sebastian Eichinger
Fashion designer specialised in sustainability and craft-based processes
Teacher
Juan Vidal
Fashion designer with an artistic and technical vision of femininity
Teacher
René Zamudio
Fashion Designer and Academic Project Director
Teacher
Astrid Kasdorf
Pattern cutter and educator with an experimental approach
Teacher
Andrei Palma
Fashion Designer
Inside the labs
+6
Fashion Labs
+2
Textile Lab
+2
Media Lab
+2
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