Year 1 – Underpinning
Through a range of projects Year 1 provides students with opportunities to learn and develop fundamental fashion design skills, which investigate a variety of approaches to research, drawing, colour, exploration of ideas and outcomes. Collaborative projects and group work provide opportunities to gain cross-disciplinary insights, develop team working, communication and presentation skills.
Year 2 – Grounding
This year focuses on the acquisition of a broad set of technical skills, processes and safe working practices associated with fashion design, cutting and construction. Alongside this workshop based learning, students continue to develop essential core design skills through studio-based projects.
Year 3 – Contextualisation
Industry-based projects, participation in national competitions and ‘live’ events allow students to explore working in a range of Fashion design and related contexts. Year 3 students develop professional skills and entrepreneurial aptitudes through individual and group work. The focus is on the development of subject specialist and individual approaches to concept development, research, drawing, silhouette, shape design exploration and the resolution of work in response to set project briefs.
Year 4 – Expertise
The final year of the BA (Hons) Fashion Design studio course is self-directed, students form and follow their own project proposal which permits the pursuit, exploration and realisation of individual design aspirations. This is an opportunity for students to develop a personal design signature and become a specialist Fashion practitioner. Time and resource management, critical judgement and communication skills are essential throughout. The final year culminates in the realisation of a graduate collection and portfolio for degree examination, to prepare students for entering industry, self-employed professional practice or undertaking further study. Work is exhibited at events in both Glasgow and/or London.
