This degree program is aimed at students with strong creative skills and an interest in the field of clothing and textiles. The curriculum allows for working on design projects with a high degree of technical definition, market orientation and focus on cultural creation. The program’s sequence of subjects adopts a gradual approach to considering design problems and their resolution, in accordance with a student’s level of knowledge.

The curriculum is divided into three core areas:

Studio - this area combines theoretical and practical knowledge to involve students in the creative process of clothes design.

Instrumental - this area connects traditional and digital representation tools with the objectives of a project, to ensure proper communication of the designed product.

Culture and Enterprise - this area covers subjects related to communication, business and marketing.

A set of elective courses enables students to deepen their knowledge in areas of personal interest or to develop their skills in areas they need to improve upon. These elective courses can be taken from other undergraduate programs available at the university.

Upon completion of the program, students are able to:

• carry out creative and innovative projects in the field of fashion design
• meet design criteria as stipulated by a customer
• find employment with a fashion design business or organization, work independently as consultants or advisers, or plan their own fashion design business

Web address for course information
http://www.ort.edu.uy/index.php?id=AAAGAIAF