Students can apply to this programme if they apply through the institutional entrance examination and have passed one of the following sets of entrance examinations:

03 Drawing 10 Descriptive Geometry or 03 Drawing 11 History or 03 Drawing 12 History of Culture and Arts or 03 Drawing 17 Maths Applied to the Social Sciences or 03 Drawing 18 Portuguese or 10 Descriptive Geometry 12 History of Culture and Arts

Candidates can also enter through the change of institution/course pair schemes, or through a Special Competition, in accordance with the legal rules in force (holders of higher education courses, holders of CETs, holders of CTSPs, over 23s, holders of dual certification courses). Candidates who fulfil the conditions laid down in the International Student Statute may also enter.

- Development of the concept of project with mastery of design methodologies; - Exploration of techniques, technologies, processes and materials suitable for carrying out fashion design and production projects, combined with mastery of new technologies capable of providing innovative responses to the current challenges of market integration and consumer demands; - Training of specialized staff in the fields of Fashion Design and Textiles. - Fashion Production and Fashion Product Communication; - Mastery of pattern-making and dressmaking techniques.

- Students who have completed the 12th grade and taken the national exams indicated; - Holders of a technological specialization diploma in area CNAEF 8, who have taken the national exam indicated; - Holders of a professional higher technician diploma in area CNAEF 8, who have taken the national exam indicated; - Holders of professional courses in the CNAEF 813 area who have passed the Lusófona Group higher education entrance exam; - Over 23s who have passed a special ISMAT higher education entrance exam; - International students who have passed the ISMAT higher education entrance exam; - Holders of other higher education courses.

- Knowledge of design methodologies for developing fashion products. - Knowledge of how to analyze and interpret fashion trends in order to carry out projects. - Mastery of drawing, specifically human figure drawing and fashion illustration. - Mastery of pattern-making and tailoring techniques for making garments. - Knowledge of textile printing processes and handmade textile processes. - Knowledge of textile processes and materials. - Knowledge of sustainable materials and processes in fashion. - Knowledge of fashion history and culture. - Knowledge of digital processes and technologies to support the realization of projects, software and photography. - Knowledge of fashion production processes. - Knowledge of the market and the consumer. - Ability to develop ideas for the promotion, presentation and dissemination of fashion products. - Mastery of technical knowledge for preparing different ways of presenting products on the market using digital, multimedia and audiovisual media. - Knowledge of management processes and entrepreneurship in fashion.

The Fashion and Textile Design and Production course allows you to continue your studies in the areas of Design, Arts and/or Multimedia at 2nd Cycle - Master's Degree level.

The degree in Fashion and Textile Design and Production aims to train designers who are prepared to enter the job market in the following areas: - Fashion Designer; - Creative Director; - Fashion Producer; - Fashion Illustrator; - Stylist; - Model maker; - Fashion Photographer; - Home Textiles Designer.

ISMAT is a university establishment that has been in Portimão for over a decade. As well as being deeply embedded in the local reality, through intense and regular contact with the surrounding environment, it has spacious and qualified facilities, equipped with all the necessary requirements for higher education courses (work offices, classrooms, computer labs, library, cafeteria, exhibition gallery).