Fashion and Dress History

Bachelor's degree

In Brighton And Hove

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Brighton and hove

  • Duration

    3 Years

As a graduate of this course, you will be equipped with a range of skills; historical, visual, interpretative and problem-solving, providing a good foundation for careers in museum and gallery work, arts administration journalism, publishing and education. Suitable for: If you have an interest in contemporary fashion, or historical dress, this course will enable you to apply a wide range of critical approaches to your studies.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton And Hove (East Sussex)
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Grand Parade, BN2 0JY

Start date

On request

About this course

A-levels:
BCC (typically translates to 260 points in the UCAS tariff with additional qualifications.) Applicants with only 2 full A-levels or a double award will be considered on an individual basis.

International Baccalaureate:
specified subjects.

QAA-approved access course:
individual assessment.

GCSE (minimum grade C):
at least 3 subjects including English language and mathematics or a science.

For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing.

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Course programme

Specialist staff will encourage you to develop an understanding of the changing significance of fashion and dress from the late-eighteenth century until the present day. You will focus on ways in which different social, national, ethnic and gender groups project their identities through their dress. At the same time you will assess the importance of fashion in stimulating consumption and its effects on marketing and retailing.

Course structure

The course is structured around a series of core units, seminar-based options, special subjects, team-based projects and individual research projects. You will experience a range of materials, sources and methods, including handling and analysis of actual garments in the study collection. You will build up a core knowledge of the history of fashion and dress while also having the opportunity to develop your own specialist areas of interest through a wide choice of option courses.

You will benefit from our productive relationships with local museums, including student placements, and from the university's links with the Victoria and Albert Museum. We have unique research resources for students and staff in the Design Archive and Screen Archive South East. Our thriving highly rated research culture, rated as internationally significant, ensures that you have the opportunity to meet a wide range of visiting designers, researchers and writers.

Career and progression opportunities


A number of our graduates go on to study for further professional qualifications or postgraduate degrees, including our own History of Design and Material Culture MA.

Mode of Attendance : Full-time

Fashion and Dress History

Price on request