Fashion Cultures and Practices

The Degree Programme trains students to tackle the theory and practice of the main issues in the Fashion sector today, with reference to the defined professional profiles, in particular: fashion communicator, fashion archive assistant, fashion worker, organiser of fashion and cultural events. As this vast field has many implications, it is indispensable for students to be trained in solving not only cultural but also technological and productive issues, and on the other hand to stimulate their creativity as both an attitude and ability applied to the fashion and design world. The aim is to provide students not only with the fundamental knowledge for managing key fashion sector issues as well as specific instruments needed to develop their knowledge further in the most appropriate fields. The wide range of subjects allow students to develop knowledge that they can then go on to enhance independently, sourced from different fields of interest related to the many activities in the fashion world. This will allow them to work in different professional fields, from fashion communication of fashion to archiving and enhancement of fashion products, as well as events organisation. The careers for which the programme trains its graduates include assistance to production and distribution, production planning, the development and presentation of fashion products. The programme combines specific competencies with strong general knowledge of humanities, providing students with the basic tools required to communicate the results of their learning in both conventional and more modern forms.

In the first year, the Degree Programme provides cultural training including the fundamental subjects and methodological approaches mainly to contemporary culture. From the second year, progressively and alongside the basic subjects, specialist elective course units are available in the fashion sector to offer students learning paths that are consistent with the professional profiles and career opportunities of this Degree Programme, and, in the third year seminars, including activities relating to the fundamental subject areas.

Admission requirements and assessment

Admission to the Degree Programme in Fashion Cultures and Practices requires possession of a secondary school diploma awarded after five years of study or a foreign qualification recognised as suitable.

Additionally, knowledge and competence in the following areas are required:

- strong general knowledge;
- logical and reasoning skills;
- the ability to read, understand and interpret texts and documents (in the Italian language);
- strong expressive skills in Italian;
- English language skills to at least CEFR level A2.

The methods for verifying the knowledge required for admission are defined in the degree programme teaching regulations. If the assessment is not positive, additional learning requirements will be specified.

Completion of the learning requirements is the subject of a separate test.

The relevant testing method is also set out in the degree programme teaching regulations.

Students who do not complete the additional learning requirements by the date established by the competent bodies and, in any case, by the end of the first year of the degree programme, will be unable to sit exams in the following years.