BA (Hons) - Fashion Design and Production
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In Croydon
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The BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Production course celebrates the art of creative pattern cutting. ...Graduates from this degree combine high-level creativity with a passion for design and fashion. To be successful in this competitive industry, you need to be an excellent team player who is happy to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining patience and a professional attitude at all times. Most graduates will start as trainees or assistants, with the long term aim of becoming freelance pattern cutters and designers, trend forecasters, and sample machinists.
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- IT
- Design
- Production
- Industry
- Art
Course programme
Course Overview
The BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Production course celebrates the art of creative pattern cutting. Encouraging originality and innovation through design conception and garment realisation, this course culminates in the production of an industry standard and professional portfolio as well as a final catwalk collection. The course aims to develop capable and confident practitioners through a focus on key design skillsets in pattern cutting and construction, trend forecasting, computer aided design (CAD), fabric awareness, and computer aided manufacture (CAM).
The course nurtures conceptual and innovative approaches to design through the delivery of a curriculum that embodies current practice in relation to theoretical, cultural, and contextual concepts. A consideration of sustainable design will be integral to your thinking as they promote directional fashion to key markets within the global industry. Live projects, collaborations, and opportunities for internships provide you with solid business and professional practices. In turn, this enhances networking opportunities, demonstrated by students and graduates having been successful in securing employment at high-end fashion brands such as Victoria Beckham, Erdem, and French Connection.
Course Structure:
Year 1
- The Fundamentals of Fashion Design and Illustration
- The Fundamentals of Fashion Design Industry
- The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting and Production
- Fashion Contextual Studies
- Design and Drape Project
- Streetwear and Trends
Year 2
- Textiles for Fashion
- Creative Pattern Cutting and Construction
- Professional Practice for Work Placement
- Fashion Contextual Studies
- Responsible Design
- Gerber Technology
Year 3
- Dissertation / Critical Journal
- Final Collection Research and Development
- Social Media and Self Promotion
- Final Honours Collection: Product Development and Styling
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3 Years
3 Years
BA (Hons) - Fashion Design and Production