Fashion Design and Technology - Womenswear
UCAS Code: 2D16
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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The BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology Womenswear course will encourage you to challenge convention through research driven design projects, manual and digital pattern making, technical specification, innovative material and manufacturing technologies and traditional and contemporary fashion communication tools. These creative studies will be underpinned with units in fashion business and fashion cultures. The combination of cultural and business awareness alongside creative and technical capabilities will enable you to locate your own skills and ambition firmly within the fashion industry.
The course offers three pathways in Womenswear, Menswear and Sportswear. The flexible pathway structure will allow you to work in a studio environment amongst other students and experiment across specialisms initially. You will gain a broad overview of the fashion industry before defining your individual design identity and narrowing your practice towards a Womenswear specialism.
Our exceptional links with the fashion industry will provide you with the opportunity to be involved in live industry projects, guest lectures, competitions, showcasing your work externally, work placements and optional study trips. As part of the course, students have previously been to Paris, Amsterdam, India, China and Berlin
The final year of the course will equip you with a portfolio of work that will support you in progressing onto your chosen career path or further study. You will have design skills, industry literacy and specialist technical knowledge that will set you apart from other fashion design graduates.
This course is also available with a linked Foundation Year.
**Choose a placement** – the course offers real flexibility as you will enrol on the three-year course and then decide if a placement is right for you once you have started your studies. You don’t have to decide now. If you opt to undertake a placement your course will normally be four years full-time.
Features and benefits of the course;
- An industry focused course that will enable you to develop the creative design skills and technical expertise essential for success in the contemporary womenswear business.
- An outstanding technical resource and studio environment boasting industry standard equipment and machinery.
- Excellent placement opportunities in the UK and abroad, our dedicated placement team help source placements at companies such as Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Margaret Howell and Adidas.
- Opportunity to enhance your learning by taking study trips. Previous trips have been to trade fairs in Paris, Amsterdam to visit denim brands and production facilities and India to explore sustainable craftsmanship.
- Live projects and competitions – our students have been successful in many high-profile competitions and awards with brands such as Coach, Jigsaw, Whistles and Old Navy.
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