Programme structure for Years 3 and 4
In Years 3 and 4 at AFMI, you will continue to develop your talents. In semester 5 you will dive deeper within your chosen specialisation. In semesters 6 and 7 you will do a minor and an internship in no particular order, and you will spend the last semester of your studies completing a graduation project.
Internship
In the second half of your third year (Semester 6) and the first half of your fourth year (Semester 7), you will do a 20-week full-time internship at a fashion company. AMFI has many contacts with companies for internships, but you can also look for an internship yourself, either in the Netherlands or abroad.
Minors
Minors are semester-length (six-month) courses that allow you to gain broader or more in-depth knowledge during your third (Semester 6) or fourth (Semester 7) year of study. You can choose to take a minor worth 30 ECTS (or 2 minors worth 15 ECTS each) at AMFI, in another AUAS degree programme, at another university of applied sciences or at a research university. You have a lot of freedom of choice, but each minor does have specific entry requirements.
Read more about Minors at AUAS.
AMFI offers the following minors:
- Exchange: six months of study abroad
- Fashion & Visual Culture: analysis and production of images and films
- Fashion & Denim: denim and jeans innovation; from fabric to brand
- Fashion Marketing Innovation: understanding consumers, developing innovative marketing
- 3D Hypercraft: designing with digital 3D pattern techniques
- Independent Fashion Magazines minor: creating a new issue of Garment magazine
- Fashion Theories minor: in-depth fashion theory
Graduation project
In your final semester of study, you will work independently on a graduation project within Fashion & Management, Fashion & Branding or Fashion & Design. This might be:
- A thesis on an issue faced by the business sector or a research topic of your choice that is important to the fashion industry.
- A communication campaign for a fashion brand; to encourage consumers to consume responsibly, for example.
- Designing your own fashion collection.
Read the course catalogue for more information on studying the Fashion & Management, Fashion & Design and Fashion & Branding specialisations at AMFI.
Diploma and title
After completing your studies at AMFI – Amsterdam Fashion Institute, you will receive a diploma in Fashion & Textile Technologies. This is the official CROHO name of the programme. You may use the title Bachelor of Science (BSc.).