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School of Arts & Design at ITM University engages with design on multiple levels from the highly conceptual to the deeply practical, with a strong culture of innovation, experimentation and debate. Programmes are supported by core faculty and professionals with reputations in world leading research, teaching and practice

The School of Arts & Design is a creative atmosphere for experimentation and innovative design. The curriculum provides an eclectic choice of subjects.

The various academic programs provide student with a launching pad into entrepreneurial forays in Interior & Fashion Design as well as design jobs in design firms, retail, fashion houses and media.

 

Vision

School of Arts & Design predicts a complete design education that shapes the students into responsible contributors to society. It enables them to identify significant contemporary problems, inculcate critical thinking, critique conventional solutions, and challenge the status quo to arrive at creative solutions through collaborative team efforts at different levels of society and influencing policymaking that lead to innovations.

Mission

School of Arts & Design (SOAD) aims to create future-ready designers who will have human-cantered technology-driven sensibilities. The School of Arts & Design aims to achieve excellence by

  1. Introducing students to fundamental principles of Design and emerging skills.
  2. Inculcating sensitivity towards looking at every art form and appreciating it.
  3. Understanding human psychology, their cognitive development, and how it leads to discovering tangible, feasible needs/aspirations.
  4. Working on complete skill development and analytical abilities required as a creative and responsible designer working in a dynamic, multifaceted, competitive environment.
  5. Encouraging the students to express freely, be inquisitive, seek answers, communicate proficiently; and lead life passionately.
  6. Create platforms for interaction with expert professionals, experienced faculties, and interdisciplinary knowledge.
  7. Nurture an environment of experimentation for the students and faculty.

Bachelor of Design (B. Des.)

The Bachelor of Design commences with a one year Foundation Program followed by three years of focused studies in any of the disciplines offered. 

The one-year Foundation Program is a rigorous training of students to the fundamentals of design. The objective is to understand the purpose of design and its innate inter-relationships with nature, human mental processes, social and cultural contexts. The programs shall be led by a hands on approach in exploration of forms, color and materials to develop design thinking skills.

Fashion Design

The B.Des program in fashion design aims to develop professionals who can understand the materials, tools and technologies of the trade to craft, innovate products for the apparel, accessory and life style products. The courses offered ensure skill development with exploration of traditional crafts for sustainable and innovative design practices. The program with its intensive internship schedule and courses on entrepreneurship and marketing gives the graduate a professional edge. 

(Prospects – fashion designer (job/freelance/entrepreneur) apparel manufacturer, product designer, accessory designer, fashion illustrator, fashion publication writer)  

Interior Design

The 3 years of specialization in Interior Design aims to create design professionals adept in the understanding of space design with allied technical knowledge of interior services. The courses include interior space planning, environmental design, lighting and HVAC systems as well as art history, traditional arts and crafts, and office management. The final year has an intensive internship program and a thesis project which involves application of all the aspects through a real-life project.

(Prospects – interior designer (job/freelance/entrepreneur), interior turnkey projects, product designer, furniture designer, set designer)  

B.sc (Interior Design)

The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design is a three-year course that supports students in building a strategic vision and developing awareness of all the dynamics and variables affecting his activity. The course structure is finalized to getting a balanced knowledge on space structure. It’s articulated in 4 main goals: Know your time, through the study of art history and architecture, sociology and anthropology; Investigate new possibilities thanks to labs; Get the tools to use materials, colors, shapes and technologies; Tell the project through advanced skills of space representation.

(Potential – Interior Designer, Exhibit and Cultural Designer, Retail Designer, Personal and Concept Designer)  

B.sc (Fashion Design)

The Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design is a three-year undergraduate degree that gives students solid training in the most recent developments of the fashion industry. It is a popular choice for many people who want to take their fashion ideas from original concepts to a lucrative interface with consumers. Programs in Fashion Design include intensive training in fashion illustration, patternmaking, technical sketching, garment construction, computer-aided design, and the latest software used in the industry. The degree also offers resources in entrepreneurship and professional product development.

(Potential – Fashion Designer, Fashion Stylist, Fashion Consultant, Fashion Merchandiser, Fashion Advisor, Fashion Journalist, Quality In-charge)  

Diploma in Interior Design – 

Diploma in Interior Design is a yearlong course in the domain of interior designing. It is a basic level certificate course that can be done by students who have completed their higher secondary education or its equivalent. Interior Design is one of the most popular and in demand specializations in the field of design. 

(Potential – Assistant designer, Draftsman, Design Coordinator, Automotive Interior Designer) 

Diploma in Fashion Design – 

Diploma in Fashion Design is a yearlong course in the domain of fashion designing. It is a basic level certificate course that can be done by students who have completed their higher secondary education or its equivalent. It is a Skill-based study. Students learn about technicalities, develop their creativity and innovation. They learn about the basics of clothing and manufacturing, dress designing, marketing etc.

(Potential – Stylist, Pattern maker, Merchandiser, Production manager, Textile expert)

Note- There is no placement provided by the University till date.

Opportunities

  • Students engaged in professional undergraduate degrees in art/design should have opportunities to:
  • Gain a basic understanding of the nature of professional work in their major field. Examples are: organizational structures and working patterns; artistic, intellectual,  economic, technological and political contexts; and development potential.
  • Acquire the skills necessary to assist in the development and advancement of their careers, normally including the development of competencies in communication, presentation, and business skills necessary to engage in professional practice in their major field.
  • Develop teaching skills, particularly as related to their major area of study.
  • Explore areas of individual interest related to art/design in general or to the major. Among the many possible examples are: aesthetics,theory, specialized topics in art/design history, analysis, and technology.
  • Explore multidisciplinary issues that include art and design.
  • Practice synthesis of a broad range of art/design knowledge and skills, particularly through learning activities that involve a minimum of faculty guidance, where the emphasis is on evaluation a completion.

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Exhibitions

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Fashion grado project

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SCHOOL OF ARTS & DESIGN

The aim of our design courses is more than professional mastery. Our students explore the creative aspects of design with a balance of technological and theoretical approaches, using the latest equipments and technology. All our faculty are practicing professionals and highly competent in their field who either have their own labels, work in their own businesses or with leading designers as well as being experienced faculty. You will be taught by faculty who are at the top of their profession enabling you to gain inside information and contacts within the design industry. Fees are kept to an affordable level and courses are planned in bite sized steps to assist you to progress from stage to stage so that you can go at your own pace and progress from beginners levels on wards according to your budget.

Fashion design

As far as opportunities are concerned, the graduates have many options to select their field according to their area of interest and capability. After completing their course, they can get placement in some reputed apparel manufacturing industries as a Merchandiser,Fashion Journalist, Fashion Designer, Fashion Co-ordinator, Sampling Co-ordinator, Design Co-ordinator, Head Designer in Export House, Fashion Consultant, Illustrator, Faculty in Fashion design Institute,Entrepreneur of Garment Business, Fashion Choreographer, Fashion Stylist, Freelance Designer, and Project Designer in Govt. Organization.

Interior design

Interior Designer, Furniture Designer, Exhibition Designer, Project Consultant, Landscape Designer, Display Artist,Design Consultant, Faculty in Interior Design Institutes, Commercial Complex Designer, Set Designer, Home Furnishing Designer, Tourist Resort Designer and other various opportunities are there as per professional skills of the students.

Opportunities
  • Students engaged in professional undergraduate degrees in art/design should have opportunities to:
    • Gain a basic understanding of the nature of professional work in their major field. Examples are: organizational structures and working patterns; artistic, intellectual,  economic, technological and political contexts; and development potential.
    • Acquire the skills necessary to assist in the development and advancement of their careers, normally including the development of competencies in communication, presentation, and business skills necessary to engage in professional practice in their major field.
    • Develop teaching skills, particularly as related to their major area of study.
    • Explore areas of individual interest related to art/design in general or to the major. Among the many possible examples are: aesthetics,theory, specialized topics in art/design history, analysis, and technology.
    • Explore multidisciplinary issues that include art and design.
    • Practice synthesis of a broad range of art/design knowledge and skills, particularly through learning activities that involve a minimum of faculty guidance, where the emphasis is on evaluation a completion.