Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
This specialist course offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationship between innovative design and contemporary technology concept, context and realisation. You will acquire and develop both technical and business skills to succeed in today's competitive womenswear industry as well as study the processes involved in unstructured (sportswear) as well as structured fashion garments (tailoring) as these are the building blocks for any successful fashion designer. Suitable for: Highly creative students.
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About this course
You should:
* Have a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.
* Have 2 A Level passes at grade C or above (or equivalent awards).
* Have passes in 3 subjects at GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent awards).
* Have a minimum of 160 UCAS tariff points.
* Have IELTS level 6 or equivalent if English is not your first language.
Preferred subjects include Art, Design, English and Maths. Applicants are required to provide an art and design portfolio.
Consideration may be made toward applicants who have practical/work experience which can be shown to be equivalent to formal qualifications.
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Course programme
Structure
Year 1 projects are constructed in order to develop necessary core skills alongside the investigation of the creative process - how to research, analyse, record, develop, cut and make. The overall theme is based on a structured approach to understanding the design and realisation process, you are encouraged to be enquiring and develop a professional independence. Cultural Studies compliments the core programme and enables you to see current practice and product in a range of relevant contexts.
Year 2 projects nurture your professional development and awareness of the fashion industry, in order to build your confidence within your chosen area of study. You will be offered a range of projects and competitions that are usually sponsored, or 'live'. The projects ask you to work within a specific brief - a season, brand, range requirement, or perhaps to design and make a range that extends or develops a current fashion product. This experience is further enhanced by a work placement - an opportunity to spend a term working with a chosen designer or company, learning about real professional practice and the current employment market.
In Year 3 you will devise your own final project brief- typically a collection of highly professional fashion garments, fashion textiles, and/or a design portfolio. During the final year you will work as an individual under the guidance of our expert teaching staff within your chosen area of study. At the end of the programme there are opportunities for you to liaise with and showcase your work to industry professionals.
Additional information
Career opportunities: Graduates from this courses are professionally prepared to seek careers within specialist areas such as textile designers, pattern cutters, bespoke/production tailors, specialist cutters, graders, production managers, fashion buyers, selectors, technologists, fashion embroiderers, forecasters, textile designers, CAD/CAM sample makers. Graduates may also choose to progress onto postgraduate study within London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London or nationally.
Contact person: Claire Swift
Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear