Higher Diploma Scheme in Fashion and Textile Studies

JUPAS Code: 3155 Mode of Study: Full-time Fund-type: Government-funded Normal duration: 2 years Credits required for graduation: 59 Stream Code: FAD / FFD / FMD / FRD / FPD Programme Leader: Dr Jimmy Lam Kwok-Cheong, PhD, MPhil, C.Text ATI, MHKITA Programme Aims * To provide qualified graduates with specialised fashion and textile knowledge at the technician/supervisory level for various sectors of the industry, including textile processing, coloration and finishing, fashion and clothing, fashion and textile merchandising and fashion retailin * To equip graduates with generic skills for professional and personal development. Aims of Awards within the Scheme Coloration & Finishing (FAD) * To educate students in the necessary theories and skills on textile coloration and finishing * To nurture competent technical supervisory personnel for dye houses, testing laboratories, dyestuff and chemical manufacturers, and domestic and well as international trade organizations relating to the wet processing of textiles Fashion & Clothing (FFD) To enhance students' competence in determining, monitoring and exploiting the latest developments in all forms of fashion products; their understanding of the production framework; and their ability to communicate with people in other functions such as quality assurance in manufacturing and merchandising of fashion products. To prepare students for employment in the areas of fashion/knitwear design, production or quality control activities through an integration of theoretical and practical training. Fashion & Textile Merchandising (FMD) To educate students to have a perceptive understanding of the textile and clothing merchandising business To inculcate students with knowledge on how to smoothly coordinate and conduct transactions between buyers and manufacturers/sellers To equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the industry as a whole, with an emphasis on business and technology

Fashion Retailing (FRD) * To educate students in the principles and practices of the fashion retailing industry by familiarizing them with global positioning, trend analysis and consumer behaviour; together with an understanding of how to buy, manage and promote sales Textile Processing (FPD) * To provide students with a coherent knowledge of textile products * To develop the students’ competence in advanced technology and their knowledge of textile production and related processes in order to serve the manufacturing, servicing and business sectors in the textile industry * To train competent production supervisors in manufacturing activities or quality controllers in textile production plants and textile buying offices Entrance Requirements For Entry with HKALE Qualifications: E in one HKALE subject, or E in two HKALE (AS-Level) subjects; AND E in six HKCEE subjects including English Language (Syllabus B), and Chinese Language or Chinese Literature or (for applicants who have not taken Chinese since Secondary Five) a language other than Chinese and English; and one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, and Art. Alternative Entry Route with Credit Transfer: Holders of a Higher Diploma, Higher Certificate or Diploma in relevant fields of study (e.g., textile, clothing or design studies), from PolyU, the IVE or the Clothing Industry Training Authority, or any higher education institution, or an Advanced Diploma in a relevant field of study from the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel (HKITA), or equivalent qualifications in relevant fields of study may be given credit transfer for most/some Year One subjects. Enquiries For further information on the contents of this programme, please contact ITC General Office. Tel: 2766 6500. e-mail : tcgeneral@inet.polyu.edu.hk