Fashion Design
University of Chester
UCAS Code: W230 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
The department requires one of the following subjects at GCE A level: Art & Design, Fine Art, Textiles or Media related subjects For those who do not have qualifications in these subjects, please refer to the Further Information section below.
Access to HE Diploma (Art and Design), to include 45 credits at Level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit or above
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including 5 in HL Visual Arts
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Including H3 in Art
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Art and Design For those who do not have qualifications in these subjects, please refer to the Further Information section below.
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Including Art
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About this course
We’re inspiring a new generation of ‘designers and makers’. Develop your individual visual language, and learn how to effectively navigate the innovative technological demands of a competitive global marketplace.
Our ambition is to help our students become 21st century designers and creative thinkers, highly prized by the creative industries that contribute considerably to economic growth. If this is your ambition too, you’ve come to the right university.
This course provides a professional environment, which invites students to engage with innovative approaches to design, integrating design craft within an increasingly digital landscape. You will study in a climate of fast-paced and challenging industry-based projects aimed at developing creative responses. Ultimately, the course aims to nurture independent designers who are strongly motivated to develop their own individual identity.
Course activities are predominately studio-based, and skills workshops strongly underpin practice based make-and-manufacture activities. Key lectures and seminars support learning, and speakers from industry and field trips to Paris and London provide industry relevance to theory and practice-based modules. Your learning will be supported within a setting that promotes critical intellectual growth, while provoking creative challenges and experiences, embracing fashion design as a viable career pathway.
Modules
For the latest example of curriculum availability on this degree programme please refer to the University of Chester's Website.
Assessment methods
Assessment is via portfolio and project development leading to the creation of garments and accessories. These activities normally incorporate tutor and peer feedback to support the ‘work in process’ phase leading to submission of work for assessment.
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