Course details

This two year Higher National Diploma course will provide learners with the knowledge necessary to further pursue a career in Fashion & Textile design. The course consists of academic & practical workshops in the field of fashion textiles. Learners are encouraged to enter both National & International Fashion Competitions where they have had considerable success in the past. Final year learners will exhibit their work at our end-of-year exhibition in the Institute.

Programme of Study

Year one

  • Visual Communications in Art & Design
  • Ideas Generation & Development in Art & Design
  • Contextual & Cultural Referencing in Art & Design
  • Professional Practice in Art & Design
  • Design Exploration in Textiles
  • Design Application in Fashion
  • Pattern Drafting in Fashion
  • Drawing Techniques & Approaches

Year Two

  • Project Design, Implementation & Evaluation
  • Experimental Embroidered Textiles
  • Pattern Construction in Fashion
  • Garment Manufacture
  • Fashion & Textiles Materials Understanding
  • Fashion Collection Realisation
  • Digital Image Creation & Development
  • Critical Study in Art & Design

Components subject to change

Entry Requirements

  • Leaving Certificate or equivalent with fashion design experience
  • QQI Level 5 with Fashion Design subjects
  • Mature Applicants-experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications

Places are offered following a successful interview. Applicants must bring a portfolio/collection of work to the interview.

Career Opportunities

  • Costume design
  • Styling
  • Buying
  • Retail
  • Design for women, children and menswear
  • Theatre and film in the fashion industry

Higher Education Progression*

  • UK and Northern Ireland Universities: Final year of an Honours Degree in Fashion Design (Apply through UCAS system)
  • Irish Universities & IT’s: Learners may proceed via advanced entry to Honours Degree courses
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Bray Music Centre

Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at honTheirs level to those who are training for employment. 

They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jTheirney from Dublin City Centre. 

Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past tTheynty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin. 

BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KTheyTB).  

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