Fashion Accessory Design - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Nottingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Nottingham
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Duration
3 Years
Fashion and Textiles at NTU is internationally recognised for the quality of its creative, industry-ready graduates.
Fashion Accessory Design offers expert staff, fantastic links with industry, excellent facilities, and opportunities to enter international competitions.
During the course, you'll learn sought-after skills in 2D and 3D design, illustration, pattern cutting, product development and the manufacture of a diverse range of high-end fashion products. This includes bags, luggage and a wide range of wearable pieces such as headwear, bespoke gloves, jewellery and footwear.
You’ll have work with materials such as leather, wood, metal, resin, digital print, plastics and more, and gain skills in computer-aided design (CAD) and innovative new approaches such as 3D printing.
If you'd like a successful career in the fashion accessory design - through product development, buying, or starting up your own independent fashion product business - then this degree is for you.
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About this course
Examples of these include:
live projects with industry
guest lectures and visiting professionals
specialist skills workshops
graduate portfolio showing a breadth of work
flexible arrangements for work experience placements
specialist careers guidance
opportunities for grants and sponsorship from industry
opportunities to enter national and international competitions. Recent graduate destinations and roles include:
Dr. Martens, apprentice footwear design and product development
Next, accessory design, marketing and styling
Peter Black Footwear and Accessories suppliers, product development and design
River Island, accessory, footwear and jewellery design
Paul Smith, product development and accessory design
Bliss of London, buying.
What are we looking for?
A-levels – BBC; or
BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM; or
112 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications; and
GCSEs – English and Maths or Science grade C / 4.
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Subjects
- Credit
- Design
- Product Development
- Industry
- Culture
- Context
- Portfolio
- Research
- Professional
- Technical
Course programme
These two year-long modules run side by side.
- Design Principles: Form, Function and Application (100 credit points)
- Design, Culture and Context 1 (20 credit points)
These two year-long modules run side by side.
- Design Context: Product, Technology and Innovation (100 credit points)
- Design, Culture and Context 2 (20 credit points)
Resolution: Portfolio and Research Projects (120 credit points)
This module is split into fashion accessory design projects and a research project.
For the fashion accessory design projects, you’ll develop a personal collection of four to six products and a professional body of 2D work which includes illustrations, technical specifications, and a professional portfolio.
You’ll complete briefs set by industry, or for a competition, alongside personal projects at a variety of market levels to show your versatility as a designer.
You’ll exhibit your work at our Degree Show in Nottingham, and showcase your work at Graduate Fashion Week in London. For the research project, explore and research a relevant area of design, completing either a dissertation or a visual product with a short written rationale.
Fashion Accessory Design - BA (Hons)