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Bachelor of Fashion Design

School Name: School Of Art
Program Length: 4 Years
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Why choose this program at IAC?
Choosing a Bachelor of Fashion Design at IAC equips students with creative and technical skills in garment construction, textiles, and digital tools. With hands-on workshops, internships, and business-focused training, students build strong portfolios and prepare for diverse careers in the fashion industry.

Program overview

Our mission is to develop globally competitive individuals who can utilize their skills and knowledge through equitable relationships and sustainable practices within the fashion industry. The academic road map for sustainability education for fashion is open, accessible, and transformative. To equipped our students with cross culture knowledge through multidisciplinary approach to meet the global needs. The multidisciplinary approach nurture graduates with creative, innovative, critical, and ethnic leadership skills and help them through there entrepreneurial journey

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

1. To reform their artistic abilities to support their future design careers. 2. Assess, propose, and apply various techniques related to drafting, draping, and constructing of garments. 3. Develop a systematic, critical approach to problem solving at all levels of the design process. 4. Relate the design process to the appropriate manufacturing process. 5. Research and relate fashion design to a broader socio economic, historical, and environmental context. 6. Articulate design ideas verbally, visually, and digitally.

Learning Outcomes

1. Adapt and develop artistic abilities to form original fashion designs with understanding of diverse fashion proportions, utilizing hand and digital rendering techniques. 2. Create garments that reflect creativity and innovation through the use of foundational techniques achieved through shape, color, silhouette, proportion and fabrication; 3. Effectively use appropriate, innovative technologies to conceptualize, create, produce and communicate fashion design and related concepts; 4. Develop an understanding of ethical and sustainable principles in fashion design considering environmental, social, economic, and political impacts of climate change; 5. Recognize and apply foundational concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion in the fashion design development process that honor communities and people globally. 6. Utilize information and communication technologies to research, evaluate, create, and communicate information as it relates to fashion design concepts.

Scheme of Studies

Bachelor of Fashion Design

School of Art
Fashion Design 4 Year Degree Program Roadmap
Fashion Design Foundation Year – First Semester
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Hrs.Course CategoryPre-Requisite
Nazra Quran0 (1 contact hr)HECNone
GED 102Quantitative Reasoning I3 (3+0)General Education 1None
GED 101Functional English3 (3+0)General Education 2None
GED 103Islamic Studies2 (2+0)General Education 3None
GED 108Materials and Processes2 (0+2)General Education 4 (Arts & Humanities)None
GED 109Introduction to Aesthetics3(2+1)General Education 5 (Natural Sciences)None
BFD-107Fundamentals of Drawing2 (0+2)Major 1None
SOC 101Introduction to Soft Skills3 (2+1)Interdisciplinary 1None
Total Credit Hours18(12+6)
Fashion Design Foundation Year – Second Semester
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Hrs.Course CategoryPre-Requisite
GED 105Expository Writing3 (3+0)General Education 6GED 101
GED 106Quantitative Reasoning II3 (3+0)General Education 7GED 102
GED 107Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan2 (2+0)General Education 8None
GED 104Applications of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)3(2+1)General Education 9None
BFD -108Creative Drawing3 (0+3)Major 2BFD 107
BFD -109Basic Design3 (0+3)Interdisciplinary 2None
GED-110Civilizations and Cultures2 (2+0)General Education 10 (Social Sciences)GED 109
Total Credit Hours19(12+7)
Fashion Design Second Year – Third Semester
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Hrs.Course CategoryPre-Requisite
GED 201Civics & Community Engagement2(2+0)General Education 11None
BFD - 210Fundamentals of Flat Pattern2(0+2)Major 3None
BFD-211Basics of Sewing (Manual & Machine)2(0+2)Major 4None
BFD-212Introduction to Fashion Design2(0+2)Major 5BFD -109
BFD- 213Basics of Draping2(0+2)Major 6None
BFD-214Fashion Culture and History2(2+0)Major 7BFD -110
BFD-215Introduction to AI & Digital Fashion2(0+2)Major 8GED -104
GED 203Pakistan Studies2(2+0)General Education 12None
SOC-201Soft Skills & Personality Development3(2+1)Interdisciplinary 3
Total Credit Hours19(8+11)
Fashion Design Second Year – Fourth Semester
GED 202Entrepreneurship2 (2+0)General Education 13None
BFD – 217Mathematics of Pattern3 (0+3)Major 9BFD - 210
BFD – 218Tailoring Techniques2 (0+2)Major 10BFD – 211
BFD – 219Fashion Design Concept & Illustration3 (0+3)Major 11BFD – 212
BFD – 220Draping Techniques3 (0+3)Major 12BFD- 213
BFD – 221Advance Digital Design2 (0+2)Interdisciplinary 4BFD – 215
SOC 202Soft Skills and Professional Development3(2+1)Interdisciplinary 5SOC 201
Total Credit Hours18(4+14)
Fashion Design Third Year – Fifth Semester
BFD – 305Project Management2 (2+0)Interdisciplinary 6None
BFD – 312Fashion Trend Forecast and development3 (0+3)Major 13BFD – 219
BFD – 313Advance Sewing3 (0+3)Major 14BFD – 218
BFD – 314Advance Draping I2 (0+2)Major 15BFD – 220
BFD – 315Technical Pattern2 (0+2)Major 16BFD – 217
BFD – 316Digital portfolio development2 (0+2)Interdisciplinary 7BFD – 221
BFD – 311History of Costume and Fashion2 (2+0)Major 17BFD – 214
BFD – 317Sustainable Design (Materials and Techniques)2(1+1)Interdisciplinary 8BFD – 216
Total Credit Hours18(5+13)
Fashion Design Third Year – Sixth Semester
BFD – 309Internship/Field Experience3(0+3)HEC Degree requirementNone
BFD – 310Capstone Project3(0+3)HEC Degree requirementNone
BFD – 318Advance Pattern2 (0+2)Major 18BFD – 315
BFD – 319Fashion Design studio practices I2 (0+2)Major 19BFD – 312
BFD – 320Sewing Techniques3 (0+3)Major 20BFD – 313
BFD – 321Advance Draping II2 (0+2)Major 21BFD – 314
BFD – 322Textile Surface Development2 (0+2)Interdisciplinary 9BFD – 317
Total Credit Hours17(0+17)
Fashion Design Fourth Year – Seventh Semester
BFD – 401Research Methodology for art and Design3 (3+0)Interdisciplinary 10None
BFD 403Inspiration and Conceptualization I3(0+3)Major 22BFD – 319
BFD 495Mini Thesis6(0+6)Major 23BFD – 319
BFD – 404Curatorial Practices3 (0+3)Interdisciplinary 11None
Total Credit Hours15(3+12)
Fashion Design Fourth Year – Eight Semester
BFD – 497Research and Report Writing3(3+0)Major 24BFD – 401
BFD – 408Inspiration and Conceptualization II3 (0+3)Major 25BFD – 495
BFD 499Thesis Project9(0+9)Major 26BFD 495
Total Credit Hours15(3+12)

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Fees and Funding

School of Art
Bachelor of Fashion Design

Admission started:Spring 2026

No. of Courses: 52    No. of Credit hrs: 139

Semester Courses Total Cr Credit Hours Theory CrHr Practical Tuition Fee/Cr. Hr. Cr Hr Practical Tuition Fee/ Semester Misc Charges Total Semester Fee
1st7181267,5009,500147,00010,000157,000
2nd7191277,5009,500156,50010,000166,500
3rd9198117,5009,500164,50010,000174,500
4th7184147,5009,500163,00010,000173,000
5th8185137,5009,500161,00010,000171,000
6th7170177,5009,500161,50010,000171,500
7th4153127,5009,500136,50010,000146,500
8th3153127,5009,500136,50010,000146,500
Total5213947921,226,50080,0001,306,500
One Time Charges (paid at time of admission)
  • Admission Fee (Non Refundable): 20,000
  • Security (Refundable): 20,000
Total Fees: 1,346,500
Notes:

Withholding Tax which was chargeable on fee, where annual fee exceeds Rs. 200,000 under section 236 (i) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (The Ordinance) has been omitted by the Finance Act 2022. However, this tax will be charged to the students as when implemented again by the Government.

Fee from 2nd & Onwards Semesters Subject to change as per Student Enrollment Selected Subjects & Practicals.

Entry Requirements

1. Completion of Intermediate with a minimum of 45% marks or equivalent qualification.
3. Submission of a drawing portfolio (preferred).

Need-Based Scholarship

The grant of scholarships to students who do not have such means to pay up the full fee of their degree program. This scholarship is meant to recognize their financial burden and to give a subsidy on their tuition fee enabling them to continue their studies. Scholarships will range from 10% – 50% of the Tuition fee based on the facts and documentation of the relevant applicant.

Merit-Based Scholarship

The grant of scholarship to students who got a certain percentage of marks in their intermediate/A level/any equivalent to HSSC results and are promising scholars. The scholarship is given in various degree programs as per the marks obtained by the applicant and its continuation is based on the maintenance of CGPA as per the following table.

Types Of Scholarships

1.Need Based Scholarships
2.Kinship Scholarships
3.Location-based Scholarships
4.Hafiz-e-Quran Scholarships
5.Merit Based Scholarships
6.Minorities Scholarships
7.Sports Based Scholarships

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BS Fashion Design at IAC equips students with creativity and technical expertise to design innovative apparel. The program blends theory with practical studio work, ensuring graduates are industry-ready. With exposure to modern design trends and hands-on projects, students gain the confidence to excel in global fashion markets.

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