Fashion and Technology: Bachelor of Design Degree (BDes) is a bachelor's degree in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,500 per total for local students.
The program builds design skills, business acumen, and marketing know-how aimed at competing in the fashion marketplace. It draws recent high school graduates, students transferring from other institutions, mature individuals changing careers, and industry personnel seeking a skills upgrade, generally with an existing interest in fashion, an aptitude for creative design and technical construction, and an appreciation for trend forecasting, colour, prints, and fabric.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Faculty requirement here is KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, set out in the university's own admission requirements. On top of it this programme asks for: an entrance package, and an interview which may be required. The department publishes what the package must contain and how to submit it at kpu.ca/design/fashion/portfolio-requirements, and it is the substance of the application, so read it before you apply. Applicants with relevant prior work may be admitted with advanced standing at an upper level of the programme; that route requires an individual portfolio review. Seats are prioritised for students who stay on the prescribed programme plan, so interrupting your studies can mean leaving the programme and being re-admitted only when a seat is free. KPU's calendar page sets out these requirements without separating domestic from international applicants, so the same standard applies to both.
Application Details
Start Date:The University Calendar lists this programme's own start dates as Fall (September); it lists no Spring (January) and Summer (May) start, so those terms are not an entry point for it even though KPU runs them institution-wide. Under the Senate-approved 2026-27 schedule the Fall term runs 8 September to 17 December 2026.
Application Deadline:KPU classifies this as a Limited Intake programme: the number of seats is capped, applications are assessed against one another, and meeting the published minimums does not guarantee admission. The University Calendar lists this programme with Fall (September) as its only start, so only the window below applies to it; KPU's institution-wide Limited Intake timetable also covers terms this programme does not admit into. FALL (SEPTEMBER) INTAKE: applications open on 1 October of the previous year and the Limited Intake deadline is 1 March, so the Fall 2027 window runs 1 October 2026 to 1 March 2027; offers to domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) begin in November and offers to international applicants in late January. Some Limited Intake programmes close early when demand is high, and others extend the deadline when seats remain - the current extension list is at kpu.ca/admission/deadlines-extended. KPU notes that selected Limited Intake programmes may still consider domestic applicants after the term's final application date (1 July for Fall); international applicants get no such latitude, because KPU accepts nothing after those same dates. Applications open at 00:00 and close at 23:59 Pacific time. Both applicant types apply through EducationPlannerBC at apply.educationplannerbc.ca/kpu; the non-refundable application fee is CAD 40 for domestic applicants and CAD 120 for international applicants, and the confirmation deposit for a Limited Intake offer is CAD 500 domestic or CAD 5,000 international.
