Language

Spanish

Start date

September 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

2 Years

Credits

2000 Hours

Discover the secrets to becoming a professional in fashion design. In just two years you will master the techniques of high fashion, you will be able to model using a dummy and will work on the volume of garments.

The Two-Year Higher Certificate Course in Pattern Design and Fashion offers you a hands-on and focused learning experience in tailoring, pattern design and garment production processes. 

In this 2-year course you’ll learn from working professionals, lecturers who’ll teach you everything they know about prototyping, materials and trends, pattern design and garment manufacturing industry processes. 

You’ll also study how to design a collection and use high-end fashion techniques and finishes, as well as presenting a fashion and pattern design project to end your course with tutored work experience. 

This programme is taught at IED Madrid Gran Vía -Palacio de Altamira. 

Information to decide

A complete, official course with an emphasis on the more technical side of fashion, that opens the door for professionals in high demand in the sector. 

Put the technical know-how you acquire in pattern-making classes, dressmaking/tailoring workshops and the Fab Lab to the test in practice. 

The syllabus also covers a number of other areas in the field of fashion: from communication, sustainability and business, quality management and design culture to using digital tools. 

At the end of the course you’ll gain work experience with design studios or companies so you can start work right away.

After studying this 2-year course you’ll graduate with an official degree certifying 2,000 study hours, the equivalent of 120 ECTS credits, valid and recognised throughout the European Higher Education Area, giving you access to other training programs, scholarships and Ministry grants.

The Two-Year Higher Certificate Course in Pattern Design and Fashion is for people who want to work in the more technical side of fashion. This specialisation is focused on quality and attention to detail, garment design and making, industrial and artisanal processes, and haute couture. 

Your lecturers are working professionals who’ll help you study for an official qualification that combines the knowledge of handicraft and high-end fashion techniques, to mention just one of the novel things you’ll find in this course. 

Faculty

Teacher

Eufemio Fernández López

Teacher

Juanjo Gómez

Fashion Designer

Teacher

Antonio Solé Cabanes

Teacher

Eva Maldonado Rodríguez

News

13 January 2026

Cartier opens its doors to IED Torino students

An exclusive experience focused on understanding high jewelry production processes

12 January 2026

Stéphane Rolland’s haute couture at IED Barcelona

The star guest of the 10th Barcelona Bridal Night at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week 26 visits the school to discover the creations by alumni of the Postgraduate Programme in Bridal and Occasionwear Design, who will open the runway show next 22 April.

19 December 2025

IED Barcelona celebrates Graduation Day for a hundred students from Master's and Specialisation Courses

The event recognises their successful journey through their studies at the school.

18 December 2025

New April intake for Master’s Programs in Italy

Starting April 2026, IED launches new Fashion Masters in English. An international, hands-on path designed to build the skills demanded by the global fashion industry.

Green lettering on a blue background with the copy Welcome Event 26

18 December 2025

Welcome event Postgraduate 2025/2026 - IED Barcelona

It will take place on 15 and 16 January for Master's, Postgraduate and Specialization Course students.

01 December 2025

AQU Catalunya and IED Barcelona begin a mass survey to gauge the satisfaction of recent graduates

More than 60,000 people who finished their university and artistic studies last year will receive the survey, which will serve to improve the degrees currently being taught. Participants will be entered into a prize draw for the latest generation iPhone.

Tres premios a Alumni y estudiantes IED Madrid durante el mes de noviembre: Premio Nacional de Innovacion, Frame Awards & Premio Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Three awards for IED Madrid alumni and students in November: National Innovation Award, Frame Awards & Antalia Decora

Federico Sáinz de Robles wins the National Innovation Award with his brand Sepiia, while Lucas Muñoz receives the FRAME Editor's Pick mention for his COLAB project for Sancal and Jacobo López del Hierro Llopis wins third prize at Antalia Decora

Innovative materials and smart fabrics: the new frontier of textile design

27 November 2025

Innovative materials and smart fabrics: the new frontier of textile design

How textile design merges creativity, innovation and social responsibility, reshaping the future of fashion.

14 November 2025

From all over the world to Turin: IED welcomes its new international students

Two days between campus spaces and the city center, where new international students, guided by a treasure hunt, started to find their way, meet each other, and grow as a group

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