London College of Fashion - Fashion Design and Developement
The BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development course is situated in the School of Design and Technology, and is concerned with the design, development and realisation of fashion products for the fashion clothing industry. You will learn the skills of research, how to produce initial design ideas, and how to develop designs through to a finished 3D prototype. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the fashion industry, its markets, and the particular role of the fashion product designer and developer within the industry. Fashion Design and Development is one of a group of fashion product courses, all of which are designed and delivered with employment in the relevant industry in mind. To this end you will study a range of units that will equip you with the relevant professional, communication and business skills, and undertake live projects set by industry where there will be presentations to and from the companies involved. You will have the option of doing a placement year in the industry between the second and final year of the course. Successful completion of this year will give you an additional qualification, and you will have the opportunity to make contacts and build valuable relationships for your future career before the end of your studies. This course focuses on producing graduates who are encouraged to make an innovative and visionary contribution to product development within the fashion industry.
BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development is based at Curtain Road in Shoreditch, on the edge of the City of London and very near to Hoxton. The area is rich in creative studios, fashion PR companies, magazine head offices, art galleries and hip restaurants, bars and clubs. Specialist markets nearby include Spitalfields and Columbia Road, the White Cube Gallery is just down the road in Hoxton Square and the Geffrye Museum is a short walk away at the bottom end of Kingsland Road.
Term One: Introduction to Study in Higher Education (20 credits); Product Technologies (20 credits)
Term Two: Introduction to Cultural and Historical Studies (20 credits); Product Creativity and Communication (20 credits)
Term Three: Product Design and Development (40 credits)
Year Two Stage Two level 5 120 credits
Term One: Cultural and Historical Studies (20 credits); Creative Professional Practice (20 credits)
Term Two: Research Methods for Product Development (20 credits); Creative Industry Practice (20 credits)
Term Three: Industry Project (40 credits)
Professional Placement Year (optional)
Diploma in Professional Studies
Final Year Stage Three level 6 120 credits
Term One: Concept Development (40 credits)
Terms One Two and Three: Contextualising Your Practice (20 credits)
Terms Two and Three: Product Design and Realisation (60 credits)
Edinburgh University - Fashion Design
At Edinburgh College of Art we have developed a unique and cutting-edge fashion course with a strong emphasis on personal creative freedom and design innovation that ensures our students have the best chance of employment and career development upon graduation.
Our Fashion degree offers a comprehensive programme of study for individuals interested in pursuing a career within the fashion industry. It is unique in its approach to fashion research and design practice and offers invaluable creative design experience by developing your understanding of design, contexts, illustration, accessories, knitwear, creative cutting techniques and applied surface decoration.
We believe that the only way to create the fashion innovators of the future is to promote the students individuality by cultivating expressive and conceptual design abilities. The course enables students to become independent thinkers with an advanced knowledge of the industry by offering a coherent and balanced teaching experience, symbiotically integrating technical, artistic, and design based projects.
Integrated with the practical studio work, contextual and theoretical studies provide a sound understanding of the holistic nature of contemporary fashion design.
Westminster - Fashion Design
This course has an outstanding reputation for developing highly talented and original fashion graduates. We specialise in enabling you to become an individual and creative designer, capable of working within all levels of the international fashion industry.
Throughout the course, the emphasis is on the development of your personal design philosophy. The course offers a comprehensive design education for dedicated and ambitious individuals looking for a specialist career in the creative arena of the fashion industry. Work placements on both the three-year and sandwich course are undertaken at leading international fashion companies and have included Alexander McQueen, Celine, Christopher Kane, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Dior, Alexander Wang, Diane Von Furstenburg, Lanvin, Givenchy and Balenciaga.
Course graduates include Christopher Bailey, Chief Creative Officer of Burberry; Claire Barrow; Ashley Williams; Michael Herz, Creative Director of Bally; Katie Hillier, Consultant Accessory Designer for Marc Jacobs; Jutta Kraus, Creative Director of Bernhard Willhelm; Carri Mundane, Creative Director of Cassette Playa; and Stuart Vevers, Creative Director of Loewe.
Additionally all graduate students also feature on our own portfolio website, at westminsterfashion.com
Subjects of study include:
Selection for the course is highly competitive, and we do not take students straight from A Levels. You will need to have at least five GCSE passes at Grade C or above, including English and Maths, and at least DDM in a BTEC National Award or HNC/HND, or have completed an appropriate Access or Foundation course with a Distinction. If you meet the entry requirements you will be asked to submit example pages from your portfolio. If you are then invited to an interview, you will be asked to present your full portfolio. We are looking for creative individuals who can show evidence of personal expression, creative ideas, related skills, and a depth of subject knowledge.
The BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development course is situated in the School of Design and Technology, and is concerned with the design, development and realisation of fashion products for the fashion clothing industry. You will learn the skills of research, how to produce initial design ideas, and how to develop designs through to a finished 3D prototype. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the fashion industry, its markets, and the particular role of the fashion product designer and developer within the industry. Fashion Design and Development is one of a group of fashion product courses, all of which are designed and delivered with employment in the relevant industry in mind. To this end you will study a range of units that will equip you with the relevant professional, communication and business skills, and undertake live projects set by industry where there will be presentations to and from the companies involved. You will have the option of doing a placement year in the industry between the second and final year of the course. Successful completion of this year will give you an additional qualification, and you will have the opportunity to make contacts and build valuable relationships for your future career before the end of your studies. This course focuses on producing graduates who are encouraged to make an innovative and visionary contribution to product development within the fashion industry.
BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development is based at Curtain Road in Shoreditch, on the edge of the City of London and very near to Hoxton. The area is rich in creative studios, fashion PR companies, magazine head offices, art galleries and hip restaurants, bars and clubs. Specialist markets nearby include Spitalfields and Columbia Road, the White Cube Gallery is just down the road in Hoxton Square and the Geffrye Museum is a short walk away at the bottom end of Kingsland Road.
Course Structure
Year One Stage One level 4 120 creditsTerm One: Introduction to Study in Higher Education (20 credits); Product Technologies (20 credits)
Term Two: Introduction to Cultural and Historical Studies (20 credits); Product Creativity and Communication (20 credits)
Term Three: Product Design and Development (40 credits)
Year Two Stage Two level 5 120 credits
Term One: Cultural and Historical Studies (20 credits); Creative Professional Practice (20 credits)
Term Two: Research Methods for Product Development (20 credits); Creative Industry Practice (20 credits)
Term Three: Industry Project (40 credits)
Professional Placement Year (optional)
Diploma in Professional Studies
Final Year Stage Three level 6 120 credits
Term One: Concept Development (40 credits)
Terms One Two and Three: Contextualising Your Practice (20 credits)
Terms Two and Three: Product Design and Realisation (60 credits)
Edinburgh University - Fashion Design
Overview
Contemporary Fashion Design can often be seen as a reactionary movement to the social and economic climes of our modern age. The fashion industry has multiplied vastly over the last twenty years, consisting of designers with far-reaching and diverse styles, serving many markets and cultures. As a result of this expansion, the need for individuality is paramount to making a mark within the industry.At Edinburgh College of Art we have developed a unique and cutting-edge fashion course with a strong emphasis on personal creative freedom and design innovation that ensures our students have the best chance of employment and career development upon graduation.
Our Fashion degree offers a comprehensive programme of study for individuals interested in pursuing a career within the fashion industry. It is unique in its approach to fashion research and design practice and offers invaluable creative design experience by developing your understanding of design, contexts, illustration, accessories, knitwear, creative cutting techniques and applied surface decoration.
We believe that the only way to create the fashion innovators of the future is to promote the students individuality by cultivating expressive and conceptual design abilities. The course enables students to become independent thinkers with an advanced knowledge of the industry by offering a coherent and balanced teaching experience, symbiotically integrating technical, artistic, and design based projects.
Integrated with the practical studio work, contextual and theoretical studies provide a sound understanding of the holistic nature of contemporary fashion design.
Westminster - Fashion Design
This course has an outstanding reputation for developing highly talented and original fashion graduates. We specialise in enabling you to become an individual and creative designer, capable of working within all levels of the international fashion industry.
Throughout the course, the emphasis is on the development of your personal design philosophy. The course offers a comprehensive design education for dedicated and ambitious individuals looking for a specialist career in the creative arena of the fashion industry. Work placements on both the three-year and sandwich course are undertaken at leading international fashion companies and have included Alexander McQueen, Celine, Christopher Kane, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Dior, Alexander Wang, Diane Von Furstenburg, Lanvin, Givenchy and Balenciaga.
Course graduates include Christopher Bailey, Chief Creative Officer of Burberry; Claire Barrow; Ashley Williams; Michael Herz, Creative Director of Bally; Katie Hillier, Consultant Accessory Designer for Marc Jacobs; Jutta Kraus, Creative Director of Bernhard Willhelm; Carri Mundane, Creative Director of Cassette Playa; and Stuart Vevers, Creative Director of Loewe.
Course content
The course’s philosophy is to develop you as an individual to become an innovative and creative designer, and challenge you to develop an aesthetic style relevant to the contemporary international fashion industry. The course’s exceptional links with the fashion industry ensure fast-track access to both cutting-edge and established designers.Year 1 (Credit Level 4)
This level covers the basic elements of the fashion design discipline, including 2D and 3D practice, design, research, illustration, pattern cutting, construction, trend research, print and CAD. Modules include:- Experimental Design and Modernity
- Fashion Research for Design Development
- Introduction to Design Development and Creative Cut
- Introduction to Fabrication and Print
- Introduction to Tailoring and Menswear
- Technology for Illustration
Year 2 (Credit Level 5)
In the second year you will focus on working with the fashion industry, either with live projects set by industry partners, or through a sustained eight-week period of work placement within the international fashion industry. You will be encouraged to develop a more personal design style, and to develop collections through research, design development and design translation. Modules include:- Design for Sportswear
- Future Textiles Fabrication and Print
- Historical Research for Design Innovation
- Industrial Work Placement
- The Fashion Business Proposal
Optional sandwich placement year
The optional year-long industry placement between Years 2 and 3 allows you to put into practice your learning to date and to apply it to the context of the international fashion industry. The optional sandwich year is subject to an annual university administration fee. Work placements on both the three-year and sandwich course are undertaken at leading fashion organisations.Year 3 (Credit Level 6)
You will develop your signature design style, leading to a final portfolio and a fully realised runway collection. You will also develop a diffusion collection from this, and a personal marketing strategy. An industry panel of designers and journalists selects the very best students from the final year to present their collections at a runway show to the fashion industry in May.Additionally all graduate students also feature on our own portfolio website, at westminsterfashion.com
Subjects of study include:
- Brand Identity and the Fashion Product
- Fashion Thesis
- Final Portfolio Project
- Major Project: Research, Pre-collection, Design and Realisation
- Market Specific Portfolio
Selection for the course is highly competitive, and we do not take students straight from A Levels. You will need to have at least five GCSE passes at Grade C or above, including English and Maths, and at least DDM in a BTEC National Award or HNC/HND, or have completed an appropriate Access or Foundation course with a Distinction. If you meet the entry requirements you will be asked to submit example pages from your portfolio. If you are then invited to an interview, you will be asked to present your full portfolio. We are looking for creative individuals who can show evidence of personal expression, creative ideas, related skills, and a depth of subject knowledge.
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