Master of Arts in Fashion Design

Master of Arts in Fashion Design is a Masters program taught at Institute Français de la Mode, France. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years including a 6-month internship) options.

The Master of Arts in Fashion Design at the Institut Français de la Mode has four pathways: Accessory Design, Fashion Design, Knitwear Design, and Fashion Image. The Accessory Design, Fashion Design, and Knitwear Design pathways are for students with a Bachelor of Arts major in fashion design, accessory design, knitwear design, textile design, product design, jewelry design, architecture, or fine arts. The Fashion Image pathway is for creatives with a Bachelor degree major in fields related to photography, cinema, visual arts, design, writing, marketing, or management.

The program is full time and focuses on projects and studio-style work in Paris. In Design pathways, students combine short masterclasses with longer projects in partnership with fashion brands. Year 1 includes an Exploratory Project and a Collaborative Project with designers of major Maisons in Paris and other European fashion capitals. In the Fashion Image pathway, students work through seminars, workshops, and projects, with group intensive projects in areas such as visual artistic direction, visual identity, editorials, visual merchandising, fashion shows, and window design. In the second year, students complete a capstone project and present it to a panel. After the Graduate Show, students can complete a 6-month internship in a Maison.

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Arts in Fashion Design at Institute Français de la Mode for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Institute Français de la Mode.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Institute Français de la Mode as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Arts in Fashion Design.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Accessory Design, Fashion Design and Knitwear Design Pathways: designers who have completed a Bachelor of Arts' degree with a major in fashion design, accessory design, knitwear design, textile design, product design, jewelry design, architecture or fine arts.

Fashion Image Pathway: creatives who have completed a Bachelor degree with a major in any field related to photography, cinema, visual arts, design, writing, marketing or management.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.ifmparis.fr/en/programs/degree-certificate/master-of-arts-in-fashion-design

38 fully funded scholarships are listed for France. See France scholarships.