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Diploma in Fashion & Clothing
The course covers many elements of professional practice from the fashion industry. After tuition in a number of basic techniques students are encouraged to develop their knowledge in a highly personalised way. Students immerse themselves in activities relating to fashion industry job roles such as clothes design, fashion photography and graphic design. Experienced specialists and practising artists deliver the course in our spacious, purpose built open plan studios. Industry standard equipment ranges from Apple Mac computers and design software to quality sewing machines and over-lockers.
Did you know? Recent research shows students studying design are more likely to secure a job related to their studies than is the case in any other vocational area.
Specific requirements
What will I study?
Students will learn a variety of Art and Design skills such as experimenting with a variety of materials and methods of collage,
dyeing, printing and mixed media work both on fabric, paper and computer aided design.
A full understanding of garment construction forms part of the course and students will be encouraged to be creative and inventive in their design work. You will also study modules on Fashion Visualisation and Photography to understand how Fashion companies develop and promote their brand images.
Assessment
100% coursework
In the first year students will be entered for 4 core units and 2 specialist units.
- Unit 1 – Visual Recording in Art and Design
- Unit 2 – Materials, Techniques & Processes in Art & Design
- Unit 3 – Ideas & Concepts in Art & Design
- Unit 4 – Visual Communication in Art & Design
These 4 core units continue throughout the course, enabling students to achieve higher grades as the course progresses. In the first year, students also take two specialist modules:
Production Techniques in Fashion & Clothing, and Fashion Visualisation.
In the second year, students continue with the first 4 core units plus:
- Unit 5 - Contextual Influences in Art & Design
They will also study specialist units in: Textile techniques, garment and accessory production, fashion presentation techniques and fashion promotion.
There are no exams. This subject is 100% coursework
Where does it lead
Students can progress to a wide variety of fashion and design related study and careers including fashion design, retail management, fashion buying, fashion promotion, fashion illustration and fashion journalism.
Exam board: Edexcel
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