📖Program Curriculum
Year 1
Core Modules
Credits
Design Techniques and Concepts
20.00
This module will continue to extend your application of visual research methodologies alongside a series of practical workshops with the aim of enabling you to produce innovative and original ideas which will form the basis of your design project.
Materials and Process 1
20.00
This module will introduce you to a range of pattern cutting and construction techniques that will enable you to learn the technical skills required to create garments for the fashion and costume sectors. Gaining an understanding of how weight drape or composition of materials can influence your choice of construction method and enhance the style ...
Materials and Process 2
20.00
This module will extend your awareness and ability to consider fabric weight drape and composition when designing and making a garment. Whether it is from a historic or future design perspective these key attributes will inform individual experimentation choice of construction and pattern cutting.
Portfolio
20.00
The focus of this module is to help you develop the skills and knowledge of how to present your work within a professional context. This will enable you to develop a creative identity as a designer-maker and develop your understanding of the relationship between your external profiles and employability opportunities within the fashion sector.
Contextual Studies 1
20.00
In this module you’ll be introduced to a range of theories contexts and cultural themes associated with fashion clothing textiles and costume design. You’ll develop academic and theoretical approaches towards the history of fashion clothing textiles and costume design and the contemporary fashion textiles and costume design for film.
Opportunity Modules
You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules.
Year 2
Core Modules
Credits
Design and Market Awareness 1
20.00
This module seeks to extend your knowledge of professional ways of working and frameworks within the fashion industry for a contemporary global fashion brand. By learning how to interpret themes analyze macro and micro data relating to trends contemporary society and external influences you’ll design a cohesive collection for a specific market.
Design and Market Awareness 2
20.00
This module seeks to extend your knowledge of professional ways of working when designing for a high street brand. Gaining an understanding of current and emerging regulations relating to sustainable and ethical ways of working throughout the supply chain and widening understanding of how these influence design outcomes.
Industry brief
20.00
The industry brief will provide a framework which introduces you to the wider macro and micro factors which influence product development and ways of working within their sector. This will provide you with an opportunity to extend their knowledge and awareness of the complexity of factors such as ethics and sustainability regulations politics and ...
Professional Studies
20.00
This module aims to support your employability by encouraging you to consider and evaluate your design practice within a professional context and further your unique personal identity. You will be guided in the development of your identity as a fashion and textile designer.
Contextual studies 2: Research strategies
20.00
The Research Strategies module is designed to introduce you to preparing and planning for your practice-based report in Level 6. Through a series of thematic lectures and seminars the module provides a framework for you to understand and explore cultural knowledge concepts in fashion textiles costume design and the broader field of art and desi...
Opportunity Modules
In addition you must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 5 Opportunity modules.
Year 3
Core Modules
Credits
Research and Development
20.00
The aim of this module is for you to complete a proposal for your final major project evidencing how it will be developed in response to substantial research on the sector and reflection on your previous practical outcomes.
Final Major Project
40.00
This module develops your research practice from the contextual foundation established in previous modules. You are provided with an opportunity to sustain the creative dialogue between their research and subject-based practice enabling you to establish your professional and creative identity through a self-directed brief/proposal.
Professional Practice
20.00
This module will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the roles relationships and responsibilities that can play a major part in progressing and sustaining your professional practice. You’ll be encouraged to undertake commissions and other work-related learning opportunities such as engaging with industry briefs.
Creative and Professional Development
20.00
In this you’ll develop in-depth knowledge of your chosen field of practice which will support the critical appraisal process and inform the social and professional context for your work. You’ll also begin to develop self-promotional material and your understanding of key aspects relevant to business.
Contextual Report on Practice
20.00
