Student profile:People with a great creative and imaginative vocation focused on design in general, and especially in the fashion world. People capable of analyzing and interpreting the cultural, artistic, aesthetic and social information of the times in which we live, as well as a great interest in knowing the reality of previous historical and artistic moments of humanity. They will also be independent people, but with the ability to interact and lead multidisciplinary teams, with leadership skills and a marked entrepreneurial spirit.
Graduate profile:The Fashion Design graduate is a professional with skills and abilities to create multifaceted projects, including creations in the textile industry, the design of accessories, fabrics and/or editorial projects. A professional with the ability to take on the challenges derived from his/her creations, such as the production of fashion shows and special events and relationships with specialized influencers.
Official degree:Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
Learning center:School of Communication and Arts
Branch of knowledge:Arts and Humanities
Places offered: 80
Total Credits 240 credits.
Full-time: minimum 12 ECTS credits and maximum 90 ECTS credits
Part-time: minimum 12 ECTS credits and maximum 50 ECTS credits
Academic year it was implemented:2017-2018
Languages:Spanish and English.
Type of teaching: Class attendance
Academic Regulations: General student’s regulations. Credit transfer and recognition. Regulation of student participation.
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Fashion is a powerful and dynamic industry, which offers continuous job opportunities and has managed, despite the economic crisis, to maintain itself as a sector in continuous growth. Spain is the fourth country that exports the most fashion, and up to 10% of the Spanish business sector -approximately 6,800 companies- work directly or indirectly for this sector.
Nebrija University's Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design integrates subjects related to knowledge of the sector, such as drawing and digital design, mastery of materials, pattern-making techniques and clothing. In addition to a fundamental technological and humanistic base that serves as inspiration and cultural reference for the creation and design of Fashion.
Nebrija University, together with IADE, makes a perfect match, combining experience and innovation, unifying an eminently practical teaching methodology, with the best facilities in the center of Madrid.
Nebrija University and the Association of Fashion Creators of Spain (ACME) come together to offer top-quality training to future professionals in the sector. This is an agreement with the fashion sector for mutual advice from the academic and professional sphere, exchange of professionals and students, collaboration in the development of student projects, conferences, seminars, etc.
Our country is one of the great references for talent: Roberto Verino, Jesus del Pozo, Ághata Ruiz de la Prada, Victorio & Lucchino, Custo Dalmau, Purificación García, Antonio Miró, Adolfo Domínguez and Francis Montesinos are some of the most prominent names. Also, many of the big international companies have a Spanish label: Inditex, Mango, El Ganso, Bimba y Lola and Gocco continue to gain import in international retail.
Creativity and dynamism are, therefore, some of the hallmarks of this sector, which demands its professionals to have a technical and theoretical training in continuous evolution. In this sense, fashion design is responsible not only for the design of garments and accessories, but also for subjects such as textile design, editorial design, production and illustration of fashion, styling and coolhunting among others, all of which have professional prospects.
The objective of the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design is to provide students with a work methodology that allows them to design and execute their own projects, both for the business world and entrepreneurship. It is a technical and theoretical methodology that combines the study of history, industry and practical knowledge of the art of fashion.
Read LessAt the end of the Bachelor's Degree, the students will have created their own Fashion Collection and will present it in a fashion event or show.
In the academic extension activities defined in the curriculum, students will be able to visit the most prestigious textile factories (Inditex, Carolina Herrera and Adolfo Domínguez), fashion fairs in Paris or Antwerp, or to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Nebrija University and the prestigious FIT school of fashion and design in New York have signed a collaboration agreement. Nebrija students can take a summer course at the FIT facilities and live an experience in one of the world's fashion capitals.
Contact pmarquez@nebrija.es for more information
Nebrija University, which is strongly committed to languages and quality, provides the student with an academic certification in English, a suitable complement to obtain the B2 and C1 levels.
Promotion of competencies oriented to employability, management skills, coaching, personal branding and any other topic related to professional and social development, which may be chosen by the student to enrich their personal and professional training.
The University puts within the students' reach a total of three subjects to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become a competent professional within the demands of the current labor market.
Since the 2019-2020 academic year, we offer a program of interdisciplinary subjects or ILC (Interdisciplinary Learning Courses) per year, with diverse contents, which broadens the curriculum of the students, trains them in other disciplines and allows students from different areas to meet each other.
Each academic year, students in face-to-face bachelor's degrees can choose two ILC subjects with 3 ECTS credits, one per semester, out of the 30 subjects offered each course. Some are taught in English and others in Spanish.
Why wait to discover the professional and interdisciplinary world if you can start experiencing it at the University?
Choose your Interdisciplinary Learning CoursesAn innovative curriculum in collaboration with the prestigious IADE design school. You will learn from the best, a teaching staff made up of PhDs and the best professionals.
BOE No. 167, of July 11, 2018
All our degrees and curricula have been prepared in accordance with the new guidelines set by current legislation, having already been verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment.
The student must take 240 credits
A program whose objective is to favor the practical training of the students, under the continuous supervision of the Department of Professional Careers of the University, the academic department corresponding to the degree and the company or collaborating institution where the internships are carried out. We provide advice on the choice of internships and follow-up and tutoring, always considering the professional orientation of each student.
More information on Internships in CompaniesThis project involves the development of research tasks regarding different subjects by the student under the advice of one or several professors of the Department and, occasionally, professionals from the business world. For this, the student has the possibility to choose a project from among those offered.
The access routes to the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design are described below; in addition, the Antonio de Nebrija University will publish on its website the offer of places available for the first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design.
1. Students who have a baccalaureate degree and have passed the University Access Tests may apply for admission, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulates the access conditions to official university teachings of Bachelor's Degrees, or those established by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
2. Also, and in accordance with the provisions of RD 412/2014, the following students may apply for admission to the university:
a) Graduates of the European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
b) Students who have degrees, diplomas or Baccalaureate studies from educational systems of Member States of the European Union, or other States with which international agreements applicable in this regard have been signed, on a reciprocal basis.
c) Students who have degrees, diplomas or studies homologated to the Baccalaureate degree of the Spanish Educational System, obtained or carried out in educational systems of States that are not members of the European Union, with which no international agreements have been signed in reciprocity for the recognition of the Baccalaureate degree, notwithstanding the provisions of article 4 of RD 412/2014.
d) Students who have the official degrees of Senior Technician in Vocational Formation, of Senior Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, or of Senior Sports Technician belonging to the Spanish Educational System, or degrees, diplomas or studies declared equivalent or homologated to said degrees, without prejudice of the provisions in article 4 of RD 412/2014.
e) Students who have degrees, diplomas or studies, other than those equivalent to Baccalaureate degrees, Senior Technician in Vocational Training, Senior Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, or Senior Sports Technician of the Spanish Educational System, obtained or carried out in a member State of the European Union, or in other States with which international agreements have been signed that are applicable in this regard, on a reciprocal basis, when said students meet the academic requirements demanded in said Member State to access its Universities.
f) People who have passed the university entrance exam for people over 25 years old.
g) People who have passed the access test for official Bachelor's degree studies for people over 40 years old, through accreditation of work or professional experience. The procedures for admission through this route are reflected in the “POA_9 Access procedure over people over 40 years old”.
h) People who have passed the university entrance exam for people over 45 years old.
i) Students who have an official Bachelor's, Master's or equivalent degree.
j) Students who have an official Associate's Degree, or a degree as Technical Architect, Technical Engineer, Undergraduate, Architect, Engineer, corresponding to the previous ordinance of university education, or an equivalent degree.
k) Students who have taken partial foreign or Spanish university studies, or who have finished foreign university studies but have not obtained their homologation in Spain and wish to continue studies at a Spanish university. In this case, it will be an indispensable requirement that the Antonio de Nebrija University have recognized at least 30 ECTS credits.
l) Students who were able to access the university according to regulations of the Spanish Educational System prior to Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9.
• In the case of students with special educational needs derived from disabilities, the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies will be assessed.
Admission Tests
For the purposes of pre-admission and admission, the evaluation of the candidate will be made using 0 to 10 points, taking into account the following criteria and percentages:
Academic record of the student's route of origin: 60%
Multiple-choice psychotechnical test: 10%
This test consists of a competence/skill assessment test related to: skills in intellectual work, attitudes towards cooperation and teamwork, time and resource management. We will try to determine if the candidate has sufficient motivation, training and knowledge, skills, aptitudes, communication skills, extracurricular activities and future interests necessary to be admitted as a student in the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
English level test:
In order to know the student's actual level of knowledge of the English language, the Institute of Modern Languages will design a language placement test. Based on the results of this test, students will simultaneously take the chosen Bachelor's Degree and, depending on the placement of each student, the "Diploma in English Professional Skills”.
The English level tests consist of a written exam with multiple-choice questions, oral and written comprehension, and use of the language, and lasts 60 minutes. They are taken in person or online, and are held in the computer rooms on each campus, with professors from the Institute of Modern Languages. Depending on the results of this test, the student will be placed at the corresponding level. The minimum level that you can access at the beginning is B1.
For students who wish to take the subject “DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES”, at least a B2 level will be required.
It will not be necessary for the candidate to take the language placement test if they provide a document that proves their level of English. The level accreditation will be validated through the official diplomas admitted by the table of certificates accepted by ACLES, and will also be reviewed by the Institute of Modern Languages.
Specific test of knowledge about the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design. It contains multiple-choice questions and consists mainly of specific contents of some of the main areas of general cultural and artistic knowledge that will be studied in the degree chosen by the candidate, in addition to other elements common to all degrees. This test will count for 20%.
Personal interview: As a strategy to know the applicants' characteristics, and as a diagnosis for the department of psychopedagogical guidance, a personality test that explores the emotional, intellectual, social norms and values of each candidate for the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
In the event that an applicant presents any clinical indicator, an in-depth interview will be carried out with the psychologists of the Department of Psychopedagogical Guidance, and if necessary, will be sent for clinical evaluation by the specialized professors in Clinical Psychiatry and/or Psychology.
All tests and student records will be evaluated and assessed by the Bachelor's Degree Admissions Committee, taking into account the criteria reflected in the “PGA_11 Procedure for the Operation of the Bachelor's Degree Admissions Committee”, which are part of the Internal Regulations that rule the access of candidates to the University.
The Admissions Committee will meet as needed and will communicate the result of the admission to the candidate by email, telephone and letter so that they can proceed to enrollment.
Profesores Professors | Porcentaje de Doctores Percentage of PhD holders |
33 | 51% |
After studying the curriculum map of Nebrija University's Bachelor's degrees, the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ecuador (SENESCYT) recognizes this Bachelor's degree through document number SENESCYT-SGES-SFA-2019-0722-O
The International Mobility Office of Nebrija University makes a constant effort to monitor the agreements with the most prestigious universities.
Students of the Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design can study at one of the following foreign universities:
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Universidad Andres Bello |
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Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) |
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Montclaire State University Drexel University |
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Universita IUAV Di Venezia |
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Centro de Diseño y Comunicación (Centro) Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) Universidad Iberoamericana-Ciudad De Mexico |
NOTE: The host universities, offered by degree, may vary according to the International Mobility Program. For more up-to-date information, students can consult the online information in the International Mobility Program.
Several universities have special academic or linguistic requirements. For more information, consult the Department of International Programs.
The Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design has a collaboration agreement with some of the best companies and institutions in the sector, in which students can carry out their professional internships and thus obtain a highly demanding first work experience.
Graduates in Fashion Design may develop a career in some of the following professional opportunities:
The Bologna Declaration formalized the principles on which the European Higher Education Area should be based: quality, mobility, diversity, competitiveness and employment growth.
From this, Nebrija stands as an academic model of reference, educating students with excellent individual behavior, interaction with their environment and motivated by and for constant and continuous training. The Nebrija Institute of Professional Skills works every day to achieve the differentiation of our students through the development of attitudes and skills.
The main objective is for students to achieve the best of themselves through the development and empowerment of their personal skills and resources through personal self-knowledge.
In addition, some of the professional skills that are worked on within the three seminars are those related to interpersonal skills and active communication skills and negotiation, indispensable for our students to know how to transmit ideas, to argue them, to provide information and opinions in an adequate, clear and convincing way.
Within what will be their work performance, other aspects such as teamwork, conflict resolution and project management ability will be worked on.
In the third block, skills worked on are those aimed at increasing the student's employability. They will work with tools and techniques for job searching, and perform tasks that achieve in the student a greater use of their personal skills.
For all this we have currently active experts in selection of people, professionals dedicated to personal and professional training and professionals dedicated to the world of communication and the arts.
In this way, and in a complementary way to his/her specific training, we help the student create a differentiating pattern in the social and business environment in which he/she will be immersed when he/she finishes his/her studies.
The commitment of Nebrija University to the academic requirement, training in leading companies and institutions, innovation in multidisciplinary programs and international projection, places the University in the top positions of the most important rankings.
The International Ranking QS Stars awards Nebrija University the maximum score in the quality and satisfaction of students in teaching, employability of the graduates and the internationalization of the institution.
The national rankings also recognize Nebrija University as the first Spanish university in teaching and second in employability, highlighting its performance in research, knowledge transfer and internationalization.
Our first professionals in the fashion sector trained at Nebrija University, thanks to the Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design, face a multitude of professional challenges: from designers to stylists, fashion editors, trend experts, -the so-called coolhunters-, technical team of fashion firms...
The Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design celebrates the first edition of Nebrija Atelier, a virtual project that presents a selection of works created by the first class of graduates in fashion design. A video of a virtual fashion show shot on the La Berzosa campus. The entire project, from the fitting, the filming, the studio photoshoot, etc., was a team effort created not just with the students of the Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design degree, but which also became an interdisciplinary project with other degrees from the School of Communication and Arts.
The fashion firm Devota & Lomba opens its show at the Madrid Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to our students of the Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, who worked on the phases of creating a collection with the work teams that develop this fashion show.
The University's School of Communication and Arts has organized its thematic week once again, with outstanding activities and presentations. Risto Mejide, Pepa Bueno and Adriana Ozores were some of the prominent personalities who came to our Madrid-Princesa Campus.