The Best Courses in Sustainable Fashion

Feb 24, 2022

“Green is the new black”: in a few years sustainability has grown from niche to mainstream in the fashion industry. Design brands have been building their whole identity on such guidelines, while big brands need to address the growing awareness of the public with campaigns and collections.

With our 20+ years of experience in the fashion industry market between Europe and Asia, the BETWEEN RESEARCH Team has witnessed this evolution. BETWEEN CONSCIOUS PROGRAM gathers forerunners and junior talents under the umbrella of sustainability in fashion to provide our clients with the best possible service, and to hire the best possible fitting professional for their business.

Being a relatively new market, most of the professionals currently changing the industry had to build their experience exclusively in the field.

But the academic world has already been adjusting to that: the next generation of talents will have the chance to set up the focus of their careers on sustainability since the beginning of their learning path.

We selected the best courses among, Bachelor or Masters, that you can choose to give a green direction to your curriculum.

AMD AKADEMIE MODE E DESIGN

Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries

https://www.amdnet.de/en/degree-programs/sustainability-in-fashion-and-creative-industries-education-master/

This Berlin-based Master of Arts offers career prospects as Product Designers, Marketing Managers, Business Consultants, and many more positions in the industry of fashion, and for cultural industries in general. It is aimed to shape professionals ready to contribute to a positive development as companies need to change and adapt their organization and services to higher sustainability standards.

The course is structured to offer workshops, excursions, and practical projects with companies that provide students with the opportunity to learn both from the professors and from the industry experts.

INSTITUTE	COURSE	LOCATION	LANGUAGE	BA / MA / Short Course,	DURATION
AMD AKADEMIE MODE E DESIGN	Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries	Berlin, Germany	English	MA	18 months

CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN

Material Futures

https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/textiles-and-materials/postgraduate/ma-material-futures-csm

One of the main drivers of sustainable fashion as an industry is the development of advanced materials. Finding new sources to avoid waste production and/or unsustainable exploitation of land is one of the keys to cut the impact of fashion industry.

This London-based MA program blurs the boundaries between design, science and technology, helping to predict future trends and challenges with a scientific, environmental and ecological perspective.

Taking materials as the starting step of the design process, students are encouraged to have a unique and collaborative approach to design. A rich network with the industry allows students to work on international projects and initiatives, while also contributing to the academic debate on the topic by publishing academic papers.

INSTITUTE	COURSE	LOCATION	LANGUAGE	BA / MA / Short Course,	DURATION
CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN	Material Futures	London, UK	English	MA	2 years

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Sustainable Design Entrepreneurs

https://www.fitnyc.edu/academics/academic-divisions/ccps/noncredit/sustainable-design.php

Starting from a mandatory set of basic courses about sustainable organisations and marketing strategies, this course goes deep into material sourcing, sustainable choices for manufacturing, and circularity of process.

This New York-based program gives design entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, and access to resources they need to build a viable business based on sustainable design practices.

The course also goes into a holistic perspective of sustainable practices, including how to add social responsibility to an organisation’s values, how to respond to the news, and how to add purposeful values to a brand’s vision.

INSTITUTE	COURSE	LOCATION	LANGUAGE	BA / MA / Short Course,	DURATION
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Sustainable Design Entrepreneurs	New York City, USA	English	non credit	2 years

OTIS COLLEGE

Sustainable Design

https://www.otis.edu/fashion-design/sustainable-design-otis-fashion

Fashion Design students can opt to declare a Sustainability minor in this LA-based course.

Professors and professionals with a high-end profile in the fields of fashion, design, and art committed to promoting environmental, social, economic, and educational change in the world through their work are linked in a network founded by the Fashion Design department itself. This provides students with the opportunity to be inspired by challenging lessons and join in with amazing sustainable design projects.

INSTITUTE	COURSE	LOCATION	LANGUAGE	BA / MA / Short Course,	DURATION
OTIS COLLEGE	Sustainable Design	Los Angeles, USA	English	BA, Major	4 years

UNIDEE

Sustainable Fashion Design

https://accademiaunidee.it/en/corso/sustainable-fashion-design-2/

This is one of the few long-term courses available within the European higher education offer. It is a three-year programme that focuses on all the phases of the fashion process: conception, production, communication, and consumption.

Students are provided with the right balance between learning the basics and approaching the industry business by planning around the concepts of sustainability and circularity. Thanks to a rich network, UNIDEE students can complete their curriculum with a traineeship with top-level companies and professionals.

INSTITUTE	COURSE	LOCATION	LANGUAGE	BA / MA / Short Course,	DURATION
UNIDEE	Sustainable Fashion Design	Biella, Italy	English	BA	3 years

BETWEEN CONSCIOUS PROGRAM promotes and supports the continuous development of education for sustainable development in regard to the fashion industry.

As part of the commitment to our mission, the list above fulfills the need to promote and shine a light on the best courses in a window with information easy to access.

*This list is sorted alphabetically by college name，and the list presented in this article is not sponsored by the institutions themselves and gets updated on a regular basis. The selection is made by our team following diverse criteria such as the duration of the course, the value of the institution, and how well designed we believe the course is.

BETWEEN can assist you to establish links and will become your best partner on the road of future development!

“Let’s make a difference! Together”

Must Read