International

Course Description

Incoming Students on exchange programmes

If you are an Incoming student into Faculty 5 on an exchange programme (such as Erasmus), a list of your local contacts is available here. If you do not study at one of our partner universities (listed below), please contact the International Office first to find out if an institutional agreement is possible to allow you to spend a semester or a year at HTW Berlin.

Full-time study candidates from abroad

If you are considering studying the Fashion Design course on a full-time basis, please refer to our International Applicationssection.

Modules

HORIZON is the new international programme at HTW Berlin. It is primarily designed for exchange students from our overseas partner universities. Depending on your field of study at home university, you can choose between different thematic tracks delivered in English. The Design and the Fashion tracks are meant for students at Faculty 5.

 

As an Incoming Student, you have the opportunity to take the following modules in Fashion Design:

TitleECTS PointsSemester

German as a Foreign Language

This Course is mandatory

4

winter and summer
core course

CAD-Fashion / Portfolio

  • CAD Fashion 1 (B2_09 - entrance level; 6 ECTS)
  • CAD Fashion 2 (B3_13 - 5 ECTS; requires basic Illustrator and Photoshop software knowledge)
  • CAD Fashion 3 (B6_27 - advanced level only; 6 ECTS)
All courses will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

5 or 6

winter and summer
core course

Fashion Presentation (B4_19)

This course will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

5winter and summer
core course 

Collection Project Fashion Design

  • Collection Project Sustainable Fashion (B3_11c)
  • Collection Project Sportswear (B3_11b) *
  • Collection Project Creative Identity (B4_16b) *
  • Collection Project Knitdesign (B4_16c; knowledge of making knitted
    fabrics and designing knitwear is a prerequisite) *
*B3_11b, B4_16b and B4_16c will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

10

winter and summer
core course

Collection Project Fashion Design - Advanced

  • Advanced Collection Project Sustainable Fashion - Designteam (B6_24g - advanced level only)
  • Advanced Collection Project Knitwear Design - Designteam (B6_24e - advanced level only; profound knowledge of making knitted fabrics and designing knitwear is a prerequisite; it is recommended to choose this course together with the advanced knitwear design course) *

* B6_24 e will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

10winter and summer
core course

Knitwear Design Basics (B3_13)

This course will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

5winter and summer
core course

Advanced Knitwear Design (B6_26a)

This course will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

5winter and summer
elective course

Textile Print Design / Screen Print (B4_18)

This course will be mainly in German with adequate supervision and support in English.

5winter and summer
core course

AWE - General Course

Around 70-80 varying General Courses are offered. Some of them will be taught in English, but most in German. 
Please note that some General Courses might have limited places and therefore the acceptance is subject to the respective capacity and cannot be guaranteed.

2winter and summer
core course

For more detailed information please visit the following site:

https://www.htw-berlin.de/en/international/english-course-offerings-horizon/horizontracks-offered-in-english-to-exchange-students-winter-semester-202223/fashion-designbachelor/

We are working towards further increasing the number of modules delivered in English in Faculty 5 so please check this site for a latest list before you prepare your application. You may also enroll into modules on other degree courses and/or in other Faculties, subject to availability and consent from a Lecturer or a Course Manager, where these modules are relevant to your degree and when your choice is accepted by your home university's outgoing students Coordinator (via a Learning Agreement). 

Should you wish to take modules in German as well, our language level requirement is B2 ( as per the ECFR).

Fashion Design Partner Universities

We are always happy to receive partnership requests from other institutions. If you represent an overseas university not on the list below and would like to initiate an agreement with HTW Berlin Faculty 5, please send your proposal by e-mail to the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Katrin Hinz, at fb5-verwaltung@htw-berlin.de

Partner institutions

Partner InstitutionCountry/CityTeaching language
Amsterdam Fashion InstituteNetherlands/AmsterdamEnglish
ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE DESENO Y MODA FELICIDAD DUCESpain/BarcelonaEnglish, Spanish
Universitá de BolognaItaly/BolognaEnglish, Italian
Metropolia University of Applied SciencesFinnland/HelsinkiEnglish, Finnish
UPM Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain/MadridEnglish, Spanish
Rochester Colleges University for Creative ArtsUK/Maidstone-KentEnglish
Nuova Accademia Di Belli ArtiItaly/MilanEnglish, Italian
Université de Haute AlsaceFrance/MullhouseEnglish, French
Art Academy of LatviaLatvia/RigaEnglish, Latvian
Riga Technical UniversityLatvia/RigaEnglish, Latvian
E.S.AA.T. Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et du TextileFrance/RoubaixEnglish, French
Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityCanada/VancouverEnglish
EASD de ValenciaSpain/ValenciaEnglish, Spanish
Universidad del PacíficoChile/SantiagoEnglish, Spanish