AMD Akademie Mode & Design
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The AMD Akademie Mode & Design offers internationally certified training programs in fashion, design, media, communication and management. Promoting and supporting creative as well as business oriented youth remains an essential strategic focus of the AMD Akademie Mode & Design for over 30 years of its dedicated educational activities. We educate flexible and open-minded specialists with expertise and know-how but also capability for an interdisciplinary and holistic approach for the international creative industries.
AMD stands for innovation, interdisciplinary approach, quality in teaching and research, practical relevance and individual career development. The Academy has five campuses in the significant German creative locations Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Berlin and Wiesbaden.
The Department for higher education at the Academy has been merged with the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences and has become the Department of Design, an educational unit for the AMD School of Fashion and AMD School of Design.
For more info: www.amdnet.de
Develop your own design style in an international context – on the English language Fashion Design (B.A.) study program, you will acquire creative, manual, and technical skills and learn to use interdisciplinary thinking to design progressive collections. In addition to a high degree of creativity, one of the most important traits for up-and-coming designers is a sensitivity to social, cultural, and economic factors. The program focuses on international developments and how they influence the fashion industry.
Study in the capital city of Berlin. The seven-semester study program covers practical, artistic, and theoretical aspects. Providing individual support and promoting personal skills take top priority. Establish industry contacts from an early stage: Cooperation with fashion companies and cultural institutions is an important part of the study program. Special English skills will help you to launch your career on the international fashion scene.
CAREER PROSPECTS
Design your own brand or work for well-known fashion brands. The international focus of the study program will open doors to renowned fashion companies worldwide. Alternatively, launch your own label with an international setup.
A.M.D. graduates go on to work for many international companies: Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, ACNE, Hussein Chalayan, Y3, Adidas, Hugo Boss, Alexander McQueen, Dries van Noten, Lacoste, Diesel, Kenzo, H&M.
The study program qualifies graduates to work in many areas, not just fashion design. Become a stylist for film and photo productions in close collaboration with model agencies, hair and make-up teams, and photographers. Work as a fashion scout and present potential future color developments, new materials, and approaches to contouring for trend research and analysis. Newspapers, publishers, agencies, and labels need fashion designers to create graphic representations of collections and visuals to present their trends.
FASHION SHOWS
Our annual A.M.D. Fashion Shows reveal the multilayered creative potential of A.M.D. fashion designers. The graduates have the possibility to present their collection on a high professional level and deal with contemporary topics. The designers have developed their individual design signature style during studies and reveal their creative and technical skills. These shows are seen as job markets within the German fashion industry.
The A.M.D. Fashion Award is given to the most inspiring collection by a competent jury – in front of the press, fashion industry representatives, and influencers. Besides a monetary prize, our faculty supports the winners and talents with its career consulting such as international design competitions, internships and press coverage.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
- General university entrance qualification for Germany
- CV and motivational letter
- Creative Portfolio (5-10 work samples)
- Passing the selection process
- English language skills at Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference or equivalent
FASHION DESIGN (B.A.) FACTS
Location: Berlin
Duration: 7 semesters
Start Date: September
Language: English (the study program is open to both German and international students)
Pace: Full-time
Tuition Fees: 695,- EUR per month EU students, 745,- EUR per month non-EU
students, 595,-EUR one-time admission fee
Read more about this program in English on the school´s website.
Developing sustainable design strategies and management approaches in the creative industries – the Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries Master's program seeks to educate “change agents” who can make widespread changes in the creative industries with an integrated, sustainability-oriented approach.
This unique program is aimed at creative designers, as well as solution-oriented managers, who have an awareness of resources and want to position themselves in an environmentally, ethically, socially and economically sustainable way.
The Master's program covers four areas of specialization: "Sustainable Design Strategies", "Sustainable Production and Textiles", "Sustainable Marketing and Business" and "Sustainable Design Anthropology". Research developments in design and trends that deal with the origin of resources and materials and how they are recycled, learn concepts of sustainable production and sustainable consumption – and become an expert in environmental and social management.
Workshops, excursions, and practical projects promote international cooperation and allow for a better understanding of the industry.
"What makes a difference?" You are encouraged to develop and implement your own visions and design strategies to develop sustainable models.
CAREER PROSPECTS
You will acquire the skills to help companies in the fashion, film, music and cultural industries transform their product portfolios and organizations. Work as a sustainable designer for your own label, or work as a product manager or CSR manager in the textile and clothing industry and the creative industries. Become an initiator of innovation and develop new business models.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
- B.A. Degree with 210 Credits (ECTS), min. 180 ECTS in a relevant field
- CV and motivational letter
- Passing the selection process
- English language skills at Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference or equivalent
SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (M.A.) FACTS
Location: Berlin
Duration: 3 semesters
Start Date: September
Language: English (the study program is open to both German and international students)
Pace: Full-time
Tuition Fees: 725,- EUR per month EU students, 775,- EUR per month non-EU students,
595,-EUR one time admission fee
Read more about this program in English on the school´s website.
Read more about this program in English on the school´s website.
