Fashion Design (with Foundation Year)
UCAS Code: W235
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Grades CC including Grade C in Textiles or Art & Design related subjects preferred.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Extended Diploma grades Merit, Merit. Pass (MMP) in a related subject in addition to other qualifications or evidence of experience in Art.
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About this course
**A fast-paced, dynamic and demanding course for determined and ambitious individuals who want a career in fashion.**
- A reputation for producing highly individual, award-winning designers and practitioners.
- Member of the British Fashion Council Colleges Council and Graduate Fashion Week.
- Unique partnership with the world famous Fashion Museum – students have access to an unrivalled collection of fashion.
The course offers a comprehensive design education for dedicated and ambitious individuals looking for a specialist career in the fashion industry. Our philosophy is to develop students as individuals to become innovative and creative designers with a design aesthetic relevant to the contemporary fashion industry.
There is an emphasis on ideas, creativity, and developing your own personal design philosophy underpinned with strong pattern cutting and product development skills. We aim to take the fear out of the ‘technical’ side of fashion by combining the ‘technical’ and ‘design’ into one creative endeavour. We look for highly motivated students with a strong creative focus and a clear determination to enter the highly competitive world of fashion.
**Integrated Foundation Year**
Explore art and design through an integrated Foundation year before you progress onto your chosen BA (Hons) degree.
- Evolve. Build your confidence, skills and knowledge in preparation for your undergraduate course.
- Develop. Challenge perceptions, make, explore and investigate new territory through active projects.
- Realise. Pursue your undergraduate specialism
We want to ensure that you reach your full potential. That's why we've devised an intensive and experimental Foundation course that develops your art and design abilities in relation to contemporary practice, and introduces you to our exceptional facilities and staff.
You'll enhance your drawing skills, and explore the many materials and processes encountered in art and design practice. As the year progresses, you'll begin to specialise in your chosen discipline, acquiring advanced skills and knowledge in preparation for continued study.
Modules
Foundation Year
Stage one
We'll introduce you to a range of approaches to visual research skills, alongside drawing and experimenting with 2D media.
Stage two
You'll continue to develop your drawing and visual research skills alongside three-dimensional and conceptual thinking.
Stage three
You'll write your own project brief, with outcomes being displayed in an end of year exhibition.
Year 1 introduces you to the fundamentals of fashion design, including 2D and 3D practice as well as fabric sourcing and developing the relationship between fabric and design.
In Year Two you’ll be encouraged to broaden your research skills and further develop your personal design aesthetic as well as working on a live intern brief for a US brand.
Finally, in Year Three you’ll develop a more strategic perspective and negotiate a body of work that reflects your personal practice as a designer, drawing together your academic experiences and personal interests. You will draw together all you have learnt into a written thesis. For more information please refer to the website.
Assessment methods
Assessment during the Fashion Foundation course is continuous. There are formal internal assessment points at the end of stages one and two. Stage three is externally assessed.
All teaching staff are practising artists or designers.
Teaching is held through personal tutorials, as well as demonstrations and discussions. There are lectures on aspects of contemporary practice, in addition to collaborative work and outside visits.
You’ll be taught in a variety of ways, which may include:
Workshops
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Demonstrations.
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