Beaconhouse National University (BNU)

Course Code: IDE-201 | Contact Time: 3 Hours Per Week | Credits: 3 | Theory

This course is an introduction to progression of change in human thought and modes of being. It focuses on developments beginning in the late 1700s till present, although the content often cuts across linearity. The course foregrounds intellectual development mentioned above but in conversation with social, political, economic and technological shifts which influence the creation of new world orders. It is proposed that such intellectual threads may be grasped from the territories of many disciplines thus providing a deep but flexible grounding of theory to practice.

Course Code: IDE-202 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

From the shifting coordinates of art, design and other creative fields, what does it mean to be “practicing” today? What are some actions and indications of it? This course tackles these questions from an interdisciplinary context, borrowing from poetics, functionality, and research. Students begin to define the idea of practice for themselves through rigorous coursework in which they are asked to consider this question from varying lenses. As a result, they are expected to understand production as having relevance in more than one arena including aesthetic, cultural, social, utilitarian and political.

Course Code: TFA-230 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

In this course, students from Textile, Fashion and Accessory work on open-ended projects. Tasks are designed through identifying meaningful ideas which help students to respond to complex notions such as identity, communication and others. The multidisciplinary nature of this course actively engages students, allowing all textile, accessory and fashion students to interact with each other. This leads to a unique dialogue that encourages sharing of ideas and culminates in diverse design trends. Idea and concept development are the focus of this course to develop an individualized signature style.

Course Code: TFA-230 Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

In this course, students from Textile, Fashion and Accessories work on open-ended projects. Tasks are designed through identifying meaningful ideas which help students to respond to complex notions such as identity, communication and others. The multidisciplinary nature of this course actively engages students, allowing all textile, accessories and fashion students to interact with each other. This leads to a unique dialogue that encourages sharing of ideas and culminates in diverse design trends. Idea and concept development are the focus of this course to develop an individualised signature style.

Course Code: TFA-303 | Contact Time: 12 Hours per week | Credits: 6 | Studio

This fashion course will immerse students in the world of fashion and will help them understand the design process and develop their ideas from extensive research. It introduces students to the methods of developing their skills in the use of fabrications, style boards and color palettes according to contemporary trends. Projects are designed so that students understand the fundamentals of fashion vocabulary and silhouette. The aim is to give students ideas and guidelines in a step-by-step approach to develop a fashion collection

Course Code: TFA-304 | Contact Time: 12 Hours per week | Credits: 6 | Studio

This course emphasizes on building the language, vocabulary and terminology of fashion in students. It focuses on visual recognition of fashion styles, looks and trend research journals. The course will enable students to develop collections using their prior knowledge of research, styling and apparel construction. Students discover how to build fashion collections that are well balanced, logical and innovative through advanced visual design processes in various projects.

Course Code: TFA-403 | Contact Time: 18 Hours per week | Credits: 9 | Studio

This course encourages students to conceptualize research and materialize their ideas through a selected theme for their thesis project. Fashion knowledge and garment construction are applied to make a collection. Working with a set of themes students are guided through a series of exercises designed to spark imagination, encourage wide-ranging and thorough investigation, inspire ambition and presentation skills. Students develop a collection according to the criteria specified and corresponding to the norms of the industry and demands of the target market.

Course Code: TFA-404 | Contact Time: 24 Hours per week | Credits: 12 | Studio

Students create a collection by integrating all they have learned in the major studio courses thus far. They harness their creative energy and cultural influences for their final collection. In this course, students explore areas of personal interest, and go on to research and develop an in-depth knowledge on the concept they finalize. This self-directed project requires rigorous discipline and innovative solutions, leading to a final fashion collection and exhibition.

Course Code: TFA-407 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

Current local as well as international trends and pioneers in fields of contemporary design will be introduced in this course in response to changing global trends with a focus on ‘green’ design solutions. The course aims to formulate critical design questions reflecting on work done by artists and designers with a view to consider possible research questions, theoretical frameworks and approaches. The course will help develop an ability to critique and evaluate contemporary design beyond textile, fashion or accessory.

Course Code: TFA-408 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

This course aims to equip students to enter the professional world beyond the shelters of academia while training them in academic report writing, CVs and resumes, cover letters, teamwork, leadership and networking. The course responds to the changing dynamics of the design world thus facilitating students to build original and effective communication strategies through insights of the industry. Students would be able to construct their professional identity through visual essays, websites, blogs, and portfolios in digital and hardbound formats shared through relevant art and design platforms.

Course Code: TFA-210 Contact Time: 6 hours per week Credits: 3 I Studio

Textile art, one of the oldest forms, at its inception was more focused on utilitarian purposes. Fibre has, over centuries, refined its usage, context and language. This course will explore the journey fibre has undertaken to become a material that becomes a narrative for stories. It will consider the fibre artist as a thinker designer who sensitive to the environment and the is context they inhabit. This course will delve into the takes by revisiting the very notion of fibre as a material.

Course Code: TFA-211 Contact Time: 6 hours per week Credits: 3 I Studio

In this course students develop an advanced application of fundamental skills in fashion drawing. It teaches fashion hand drawn techniques mainly from live fashion models. It will focus on body proportions, body details, and body proportions and then move on to concentrating on the stylised fashion figure, allowing students to synthesise and create their own ideas. It provides a platform to learn various skill sets, ranging from illustration to fashion drawing and encourages students to experiment and develop creative responses.

Course Code: TFA-212 Contact Time: 6 hours per week Credits: 3 I Studio

This course uses contemporary digital technologies to realise textile, fashion and accessories ideas into marketable accomplishments. The course will serve as a maker-space to visualise and apply digital solutions to create high-performance pieces. It introduces new approaches to create responsive and adaptive digital assemblies. Students will be encouraged to collaborate and make links with the appropriate audiences and industries.

Course Code: TFA-219 Contact Time: 6 hours per week Credits: 3 I Studio

In this course, students will learn the mechanics of style and fashion and its application in the industry. The course aims to form fashion stylists who can conceptualise creatively

in terms of fashion trends and functional approaches in the fashion industry by analysing prior trends and predicting new ones. The main focus of the course is to develop students’ ability to identify, collect, assemble, communicate and present fashion and style trends as a forecaster and stylist within the dominion of the fashion industry.

Course Code: TFA-220 Contact Time: 6 hours per week Credits: 3 I Studio

This course explores advanced levels of three-dimensional object drawing that will enable designers to translate their unique vision and ideas into a comprehensive visual understanding with an emphasis on anatomy, perspective and materiality. Students will explore advanced rendering techniques using a variety of mediums including watercolors, acrylics, markers and mix-mediums that will enable them to communicate their designs as vivid and detailed illustrations that effectively communicate elements like materials, texture and print. The course provides and essential guide to product development and fabrication for designers and that encompasses a variety of spectrums including textiles, home ware, accessories, and fashion.

Course Code: TFA-221 Contact Time: 6 hours per week Credits: 3 I Studio

3D Digital Design is an advance learning module for 3D Prototyping, CNC/RP processing and animated design forms. By using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Blender, This course is focused on teaching students how to use digital tools and software to create designs for textiles and fashion. By integrated learning of fashion, accessories and technology enrich the command upon new age style. The course is engaged with the aesthetics of the tech-savvy contemporary age. It mainly emphasis on the production of the sample prototypes through the application of advanced technological skill. The course also covers topics such as preparing files for print and production. Students will learn Vector-based illustrations and patterns and will learn transformation of 2D design into 3D digital ideas.

Course Code: TFA-206 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

In this course, couture is approached with a broader perspective exploring traditional techniques and new technologies. The objective of this course is to understand the dynamics between fabric and volume. Fashion design thrives on the friction between form and material when it is sculpted and manipulated in a three-dimensional form. In this intensive course students will have the opportunity to explore the art of draping and techniques of couture fashion. The course will focus on the rules and techniques of draping, from subcontinent bias cut to Madame Grès jupe ‘a godets.

Course Code: TFA-207 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

This course is an introduction to the craft of haute couture. Students will learn garment construction and finishing techniques through couture specifics that demonstrate perfection and expertise in the creation of a garment. This course develops students’ skills to comprehend haute couture fashion in terms of context, exposes them to specialized finishes, trains them in hand sewing techniques, and helps them develop flat patterns from draping. The course also aims to give students exposure to the methodical process of stitching a couture garment so as to understand the behavior of materials through diversity of fabrics.

Course Code: TFA-215 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

The objective of this course is to develop critical tools to appreciate and contextualize fashion design from couture runway to street fashion through multiple dimensions using draping and pattern skills. The course will enable students to draw parallels from history in terms of silhouette, style, fabrication and cut lines over time, and discover how they have been recreated and revisited. Students will explore and investigate costume through significant developments in politics, economy and culture and evaluate how these events impacted and redefined fashion trends.

Course Code: TFA-216 | Contact Time: 6 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Studio

This course incorporates advanced level techniques of draping, pattern-making, couture stitching and pret finishes providing creative solutions for the construction of a garment. The course aims to give the expertise and skill to create garments using industrial equipment and make students understand the garment flow process comprising of cutting, stitching and finishing details. Students learn standard fabric cutting, hand stitching, seam and hem finishes of various fabrics, bustier, pants and skirt construction, steaming, pressing and presentation skills of the fashion industry.

Course Code: TFA-223 | Contact Time: 3 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Theory

This course provides a comprehensive study of costume history from prehistoric time, to the Industrial Revolution and finally leading up to the 21st century. Students will be made to closely investigate women’s fashion silhouettes and their fabric constructions, garment details, accessories and the cultural context of each costume. The course will strengthen the ability of students to investigate garments from historical to contemporary perspectives and learn how historical, economic, social and cultural connotations influence fashion trends and lifestyle.

Course Code: TFA-228 | Contact Time: 3 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Theory

This course explores the visual history of costume and fashion starting from Greek civilization to the Industrial Revolution leading up to the 21st Century discovering the key moments in fashion history. Students will be made to explore silhouettes, textile fabrics, costume details, embellishments and body ornamentation in context to geographical, cultural and spiritual aspects. The course will provide a detailed study of fashion trends over history and how fashion designers have translated the language of style embedded in fashion history.

Course Code: TFA-225 | Contact Time: 3 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Theory

This course aims to enlighten students on the changing dynamics of the world in regard to social justice movements and the impact of these developments on global shifts of values. The idea is to develop an understanding of equitable practices and an awareness of structural inequalities that are worsened by unconscious prejudices and bias. The course, thus, facilitates students in maintaining a balanced and empathetic perspective. In a rapidly changing world, it is important to take note of how we perceive societal norms and periodically reassess whether these could be fairer.

Course Code: TFA-226 | Contact Time: 3 Hours per week | Credits: 3 | Theory

In this course, students are exposed to strategy, branding and entrepreneurship amongst other concepts of marketing improving their ability to make effective decisions, including assessing opportunities and developing strategies and implementation plans. This course helps students understand the value of a brand, and how to build, manage, and protect it. It also explores how digital and social media have created new opportunities and risks for brands. Through essentials of entrepreneurship they are exposed to the dynamics of an entrepreneur’s route; from the birth of ‘the idea,’ to generating funds and getting a grip in the market.