Program Details

Fashion Design

Bachelor
Tailor Adjusting Dress on Mannequin

About the Program

Strut into your dream career with confidence with LaSalle College Vancouver's Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design:

  • Focus on sustainable design principles,
  • Develop expertise in business development, digital and evolving fashion marketing,
  • Participate in a practicum directly in the industry,
  • Master the multi-faceted skill set needed to make your creative mark on the dynamic industry that is global fashion. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Harness design strategies, critical thinking, and innovative problem solving.
  • Challenge conventions, fostering sustainable, ethical, and (ecologically, socially, and politically) responsible design practices.
  • Master diverse techniques from tailoring to atelier cutting.
  • Employ design thinking to streamline global market activities.

Profile

Successful Fashion Designers have a unique combination of skills, including:

  • Creativity

    Generate original ideas, approach tasks with imagination, apply unconventional perspectives to produce unique, inspiring designs.

  • Problem Solving

    Analyze complex problems and identify effective solutions.

  • Adaptability

    Thrive in change. Embrace new situations with flexibility.

  • Technical Proficiency

    Master tools to effectively execute creative work.

  • Detailed Planning

    Grasp timelines, scrutinize task aspects meticulously for excellence.

Career Prospects

Vancouver's well-established role as Hollywood North, as well as its unique approach to weather-ready fashion and function sports apparel, make it a hot spot for functional haute couture, wellness wear, and versatile Pacific Northwest apparel.

Career Fields

  • Junior Fashion Designer,
  • Pattern Grader,
  • Visual Merchandiser,
  • Assistant Merchandise Buyer. 

Diploma & Accreditation

This Degree is offered under the written consent of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills of the province of British Columbia.

Required Materials

Learners are encouraged to purchase a design kit.

It has been determined that a laptop is required for your program. If you plan to use a Mac, you may need to configure your Mac laptop to run software on Windows.

PC - Minimum Requirements:

  • Intel Core i7 processor or equivalent
  • 16 GB of RAM or more
  • 512 GB or larger SSD (Solid State Drive)
  • NVIDIA RTX GPU or an equivalent graphics card
  • Windows 11 (Home, Education, or Pro versions).

Mac - Minimum Requirements:

  • MacBook Air
  • M2
  • 8GB Ram
  • 512 GB or larger SSD (Solid State Drive)

PC - Recommended Requirements:

  • Intel Core i7 processor or equivalent
  • 32 GB of RAM or more
  • 1TB or larger SSD (Solid State Drive)
  • NVIDIA RTX 2050 (or superior) or AMD equivalent
  • Windows 11 (Home, Education, or Pro versions).

Mac - Recommended Requirements:

  • MacBook Pro
  • M2
  • 16 GB Ram
  • 1TB or larger SSD (Solid State Drive)
Designer Measuring Fabric

Opportunities

Cutting-edge facilities & equipment

LaSalle College Vancouver's custom-built campus dedicates an entire floor to fashion creation, which includes:

  • Wet and dry labs,
  • Maker space,
  • Materials library,
  • Dedicated fashion studio,
  • Photography room,

along with state-of-the-art workstations, software, and equipment. 

Work Experience

Complete a 9-credit, 224-hour onsite practicum directly in the fashion industry.

Admissions Criteria

  • Domestic applicants generally require:

    • Proof of secondary school graduation or equivalent

    • Copy of government-issued photo ID

    Some programs have additional admissions requirements. All submitted applications are reviewed. Learn more about admissions criteria for domestic applicants.

  • International applicants generally require:

    • Proof of secondary school graduation (with official English translations)

    • Copy of a valid passport

    • Proof of English proficiency

    • Photocopy of valid Study Permit.

    Some programs have additional admissions requirements. All submitted applications are reviewed. Learn more about admissions criteria for international applicants.

Academic Dates

List of Courses

QUARTER 1

  • Fashion and Creative Industries
  • Fashion Illustration
  • Drafting I
  • Sewing I

QUARTER 2

  • Textile Science
  • Digital Application for Fashion
  • Drafting and Sewing II
  • Rhetoric and Composition

QUARTER 3

  • Cultural Theory
  • Fundamentals of Sustainable Design
  • 3D Exploration Draping
  • Concept Development in Fashion

QUARTER 4

  • History of Fashion
  • Product Development: Ideation
  • Fashion Marketing
  • Women’s Tailoring

QUARTER 5

  • Textile Manipulation
  • Globalization and Cultural Competencies
  • Product Development: Realization
  • Research Methodologies

QUARTER 6

  • Fashion Design Studio Elective
  • Computer-aided Drafting
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Directed Study

QUARTER 7

  • Advanced Textiles and Technologies
  • Practicum Preparation
  • Fashion Design Studio Elective
  • Brand Management

QUARTER 8

  • Practicum
  • Menswear

QUARTER 9

  • Capstone Collection I: Ideation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Liberal Studies Elective I

QUARTER 10

  • Professional Development
  • Styling and Promotion
  • Capstone Collection II: Realization

*Actual course order subject to change

Tuition & Aid

Make a plan with the support of LaSalle College Vancouver's Financial Planning Services! Let us: 

  • Estimate the cost of your education,  
  • Add up your available education-cost resources,  
  • Subtract available resources from estimated cost, 

So that you can get money matters out of the way and focus on your dream career!

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