Course description
Fashion impacts upon all aspects of our lives and shapes our appreciation and understanding of the world around us. This course focuses on developing creativity and innovation within an industrial and commercial context. You’ll learn vital pattern-cutting skills in 2D and 3D as well as core manufacturing abilities. You’ll also enhance your freehand and technical drawing and illustration skills using traditional and computer-aided design methods.
As well as technical skills, you’ll explore the history of fashion and exciting innovations in contemporary design. Fascinating study trips, fashion shows, exhibitions and competitions will enrich your educational experience, while live industry projects could lead to your designs going into production and open up employment opportunities.
Stage 1: University Foundation Fashion:
For these courses, you will be required to show evidence of previous work through a portfolio.
Stage 1: University Foundation
Modules
Two semesters
Semester one
Interactive Learning Skills and Communication(ILSC)
Practical Study Skills for Art, Design, Film, Media and Music
Introduction to Media Technology
Semester two
Business Studies
Introduction to Mass Communications
Specialist Project
Progression rule to Stage 2
Minimum 50% pass mark in all modules except ILSC which is 50% with minimum 85% attendance required across all modules.
Employment & career options
The emphasis throughout the degree is on a range of knowledge and skills in fashion and clothing design, including practical aspects of production awareness and marketing. This will equip you to work in a broad range of areas in the fashion industry, from design, styling, marketing, manufacturing, visual merchandising, buying and selling.
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