HKDI Prospectus 24-25

100 FASHION AND IMAGE DESIGN 101 Department of Fashion and Image Design Department of Fashion and Image Design PROGRAMME STREAMS Students may choose one of the following streams to enhance professional knowledge and skills in specific areas: • Higher Diploma in Fashion Design • Higher Diploma in Fashion Design (Accessories Design) • Higher Diploma in Fashion Design (Knitwear Design) • Higher Diploma in Fashion Design (Greater Bay Area Practice) The 1st semester is a common semester. Students will progress to the streams in the 2nd semester, subject to their stream choice, academic performance and study place availability in specific streams. PROGRAMME AIMS This programme is designed to enable students to work in the fashion design and product development field. Students will find the programme both practical and creative, learning through fashion shows, live projects, design competitions, international exchange programmes, working with visiting practitioners and organisations from fashion and related industries. Students will be expected to acquire the techniques in design concept generation, pattern making and sewing of fashion product. The knitwear design, accessories design and Greater Bay Area Practice streams will further provide students with a more comprehensive learning scope as needed in the market. PROFESSIONAL CORE MODULES • Fashion Accessories Design • Fashion Design • Fashion Knitwear Design • Greater Bay Area Practice • Pattern Making and Garment Sewing CAREER PROSPECTS Graduates may be employed as fashion designer, fashion knitwear designer, fashion accessories designer, fashion coordinator, stylist, product development executive, fashion buyer, fashion visual merchandiser and fashion editor, etc. ARTICULATION TO UNIVERSITY Graduates can pursue relevant degrees locally or overseas. They are eligible to apply for admission to the top-up degree programmes offered by the following university in collaboration with the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE): Nottingham Trent University, UK BA (Hons) Fashion Design# Registration Number: 251504 BA (Hons) International Fashion Business# Registration Number: 251505 Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to the top-up degree programme offered by: • Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi): BA (Hons) in Fashion Design Graduates can also apply for admission to relevant degree programmes of local university: • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: BA (Hons) Scheme in Fashion Upon admission to relevant degree programmes, graduates can apply for credit exemption. The level of exemption will be considered on individual basis. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Students are eligible to apply for ordinary membership of the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association (HKFDA) and student membership of the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Textile and Apparel (HKITA). # It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE (www.shape.edu.hk). DE114308 HIGHER DIPLOMA IN FASHION DESIGN 時裝設計高級文憑 Duan Qi Qi

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