Professional Diploma in Fashion Communication
This course addresses how fashion is communicated, promoted, and presented to different audiences. Applications are open.
Dates - 25 Mar 2025 - 25 Nov 2025
Credits- 20
NFQ Level- 9
This programme is aimed at Designers, Stylists, Journalists, and Fashion Activists who have a strong connection and interest in how to create a contemporary narrative for the future of the Irish and International Fashion sector. The content is aimed at established and emerging experts within the broader fashion industry and is designed to create a dialogue between National and International trends and oppurtunties. This programme provides participants with appropriate skills and knowledge that can be applied to their professional development as a creative practitioner;develop participant’s knowledge and skills to prepare them for further life-long learning;assist participants in developing their own practice in relation to contemporary creative practice and discourse.
About
This programme is aimed at participants interested in how fashion and clothing are communicated, promoted and creatively presented to different audiences. The course explores how we communicate fashion through different creative media, from fashion photography, styling and image making, film and digital media through to advertising and journalism. The pathway enables learners to understand how changes in our society drive new fashion concepts, while developing their knowledge.
Trimester 1 Design Principles Fashion Communication - 5 credits
This module introduces learners to fundamental principles, working methods, skills and theories that underpin contemporary creative practice in Fashion Communication. This module will focus on the theoretical underpinnings, contemporary issues, topics and concepts relating to Fashion Communication. Introducing learners to the fundamental principles and processes of the discipline, and enabling them to approach creative work from a theoretically informed perspective.
Design Practices Fashion Communication - 5 credits
This module enables learners to undertake a body of work within the field of fashion communication, supporting their personal and professional development as a fashion communicator and designer.
Design Collaboration Fashion Communication - 5 credits
This module introduces learners to methods and techniques that will help you to navigate the evolving creative landscape, identify opportunities and collaborate to address creative challenges. Learners will undertake a thematic project with colleagues and creative peers, and develop work through teamwork, negotiation and collaboration.
Trimester 2
Design Capstone 1 Fashion Communication - 5 credits
This capstone module enables learners to undertake a project that demonstrates their fundamental knowledge of fashion communication practices and theories. Learners will reflect upon, document and disseminate their creative practice.
What to Expect
The Fashion Communication programme adopts a range of new delivery models. The curriculum has been informed by industry and sectoral needs, and subject to a co-creation model of
development. The programme will be delivered through a series of 4 intensive themed weekend symposia and conferences to include leading International speakers.
To be accepted into the programme, applicants must have completed an honours level 8 undergrad degree (achieving at least a 2:2) in a relevant and cognate discipline, or have an appropriate level of professional practice in the subject field or a related field. Students can be accepted onto the programme without the academic entry requirements outlined above. In such cases, applicants will need to demonstrate equivalent and relevant experience and/or formal learning.
Students should apply to the programme with evidence of previous successful qualifications, statements of work-related achievement etc. Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.
This programme provides a sound and strong basis for further education at MA level, in direct relation to contemporary creative practice and theory, and also within related fields.
The programme is designed to meet the needs of the creative sector within and beyond Ireland.
As such the constituent awards explicitly address key requirements identified in extensive discussions and research undertaken with industry partners and representative bodies such as the
Arts Council, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, and Institute of Designers in Ireland, and findings from government and sectoral reports.
The programme seeks to provide the transversal and specialist skills to equip creative practitioners to work within existing career paths, while also forge new career and creative pathways and learning.
For information on booking and applying for funding please contact Camille at postgraduate@ncad.ie
Lead Lecturer - Aisling Farinella
National and International guests and visting lecturers.
This programme is aimed at Designers, Stylists, Journalists and Fashion Activists who have a strong connection and interest in how to create a contemporary narrative for the future of the Irish and International Fashion sector.
Creative Futures Academy has been awarded a total of €315,640 from the Human Capital Initiative HCI Pillar 3 Micro-Credentials Subsidy funding. Subsidies will range from 50 - 80% of the total course costs for eligible learners.
This course is eligible for subsidy funding. Full details can be found here.
How much does this course cost?
€2200
When will this course start?
March 2025.
Scholarships
Please email postgraduate@ncad.ie to enquire about funding
Applications are now open!
