
Bachelor's degree Fashion Design (Honours)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 17,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* application fee: 500 EUR | materials & software: 1000 EUR/year
Introduction
This bachelor’s degree programme combines the practical and creative skills of Fashion Design with the latest digital fashion tools, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. This programme consists of both conceptual and trend-driven design work. Whether you plan to work at a top international fashion house or start your own fashion label, our Bachelor’s (Hons) programme will help you develop your unique potential. By focusing on cutting-edge design and a high level of fashion industry engagement, students graduate with a portfolio tailored to their own fashion industry preferences.
A Fashion Design Programme With a Focus on Digital Fashion, Brand Development and Entrepreneurship
The Amsterdam Fashion Academy BA (Hons) Fashion Design programme has been specifically designed to provide you with a greater understanding and experience of the creative processes and the knowledge and technical skills required to enter the fashion industry: you will graduate from Amsterdam Fashion Academy with a thorough grounding in what is needed to find employment in the world of fashion.
Whether you plan to work at a top international fashion house or start your own fashion label, our Fashion Design degree programme will help you realise your unique potential. Additionally, your internship with an actual brand will give you a taste of how the fashion industry really works and will prepare you to face your future with first-hand experience and confidence.
People often learn best by doing and our programme, with its ‘hands on’ approach, fits with this idea perfectly. Our Fashion Design programme encourages you to embrace entrepreneurship, diversity and a sustainable attitude to fashion. You will also be learning first-class digital skills: future-proofing your employment opportunities whilst simultaneously lessening your environmental impact on the world.
Additionally, all our fashion programmes are constantly reviewed and updated in conjunction with Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s industry board; ensuring our programme materials and practises remain cutting-edge and relevant in a fast-moving industry.
Being based in the capital of the Netherlands, the programme links closely with both global and smaller local creative industries and practitioners that embody Amsterdam’s reputation as a cool, creative and entrepreneurial city.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
Portfolio One | Materials & Processes | Contextual Studies & Theories | Business Studies and Entrepreneurship |
Design Concept | Basic Sewing & Construction | Fashion Contexts & Theory | Sustainability |
Fashion Illustration | Applied Pattern Cutting | Lecturers & Seminars | Intro to Fashion Industry |
Technical Design | Textile Techniques | Writing Support | Personal Development Coaching |
Fabric Technology |
Year 2
Portfolio Two | Design Realisation | Contextual Studies & Theories | Industry Practice In Global Context |
Fashion Design | Advanced Pattern Cutting & Garment Construction | Cultural History | Go-To-Market Project |
Fashion Illustration | Draping Techniques | Fashion Theory | Internship Preparation |
CLO3D | Research Methodology | Action Plan & Report | |
Theoretical Analysis | |||
Written Expression of Ideas |
Year 3
Final Collection | Applied Research | Professional Practice |
Students Pathways | Critical Thinking | Live Industry Briefs & Feedback From Industry Clients |
Personal Concept Development | Research Methodology | Industry Preparation |
Collection Design and Presentation | Contextual Essay | |
Project Proposal | ||
Critical Reflection |
Program Outcome
What you learn?
Students learn of both conceptual and trend-driven design work with cutting-edge digital tools, researching and academic writing, expert knowledge of fashion history and latest trends. Interwoven with internships, brand creation, clothing technology and business plans they are educated by fashion professionals, industry leaders as well as experienced lecturers.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The Amsterdam Fashion Academy Bachelor with (Hons) in Fashion Design programme unlocks a wide array of career possibilities within the fashion industry. Our comprehensive curriculum equips you with the skills and knowledge needed for various roles in the field such as:
- Fashion designer
- Pattern cutter
- Textiles designer
- Knitwear designer
- Product developer
- Fashion buyer
- Start-up founder in fashion