Fashion Design (with Foundation Year)
University of East London
UCAS Code: W233 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of East London
UCAS Code: W233 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
If you don't meet the entry requirements for a BA, you can study this course as an extended, four-year programme. You'll begin by taking a foundation year which prepares you for a successful transition to the BA degree. This means it will take you four years to complete the course full-time, and eight years to complete the course part-time.
The fashion industry is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that has a huge impact on our world today.
The benefits are vast and with a great industry giant such as fashion, comes also a great need for innovators who will think above and beyond the structural norms that has followed fashion through time, and seeks new inspiration and change.
At UEL, we pride ourselves in teaching our students to understand the historical context of the creative industries so that they can rise to become innovators and disruptors for the greater advancement of fashion itself.
With an eye on sustainability, ethical materials and cultural awareness and diversity in our and the greater society of fashion, students can become designers of influence and fledging stars in a highly saturated market.
UEL encourages students to be different and harness their own creative diversity with tools that’ll prepare them for the wider industry and knowledge of how they can progress on their journey.
This is a fast paced, hands on course amid the creative hub of East London, preparing students to take their place in the world of fashion.
Modules
Foundation Year: Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Creative Research Practice (Core), Design and Application (Core), Design and Context (Core), Fashion Development and Techniques (Core), Final Realisation (Core)
Year 1: Technical Skills & Innovation (Core), Fashion Practice (Core), Fashion Contexts and Research (Core), Fashion Process (Core), Fashion Enterprise 1 (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Business of Fashion 1 (Core)
Year 2: Technical Applications (Core), Creative Fashion Practice (Core), Theory of Fashion (Core), Process and Identity (Core), Fashion Enterprise 2 (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Business of Fashion 2 (Core), Optional placement between Years 2 and 3 (Optional)
Year 3: Applied Innovation (Core), Advanced Creative Practice (Core), Final Major Project: Theoretical Identity (Core), Final Major Project: Realisation (Core), Fashion Enterprise 3 (Core), Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Business of Fashion 3 (Core)
For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment methods
Coursework will include practical outcomes, e.g. garment construction, technical sewing files, reports and presentations. Coursework includes essays, research files, sample and development portfolios, practical design development, group and seminar presentations and a final-year project.
The approximate percentages for this course are:
Year 1: 50% coursework, 50% practical, 0% exams
Year 2: 50% coursework, 50% practical, 0% exams
Year 3: 50% coursework, 50% practical, 0% exams
You will have the opportunity to gain feedback from your lecturers, peers and our industry partners. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 20 working days.
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Docklands Campus
School of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI)
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