Fashion Design BA (Hons) Newport School of Art, Media and Design.

 

Fashion Design BA (Hons)

 

The Course

 

The creative and practical nature of the course is designed to help students acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence to express their individuality and to recognise their career potential. Each year students have the opportunity to undertake ‘live’ sponsored projects and every year we stage a full-scale show where students can experience what it is like to show their work in a professional environment, as well as having a great time!

 

Our aim is to nurture the students’ creativity by developing skills and confidence in dealing with ideas, materials and processes. In addition, students are encouraged to become aware of the issues and debates surrounding the industry such as: the ethics of design, the representation of the body, the use of new technologies, and so on.

 

Year 1

 

Students are introduced to the range of issues and challenges confronted by the contemporary fashion designer and deal with ideas, materials and construction. This is supported by a design theory and contextual studies programme.

 

Year 2

 

The course develops a more advanced technical understanding of materials and technologies, while addressing the central issues of design and innovation within fashion design. The theory programme continues to develop an understanding of the context of design practice while allowing an increasing specialisation and focus on particular interests.

 

Year 3

 

Through consultation, students are given the freedom to develop an individual programme of study that contextualises personal design aspirations. A broad cultural perspective on contemporary issues and professional practice is encouraged and supported through the production of a dissertation that will establish a strong creative identity throughout the body of innovative fashion design work.

 

Career Prospects

 

Our graduates are qualified to work in a number of fashion related sectors including: commercial design, design management, fashion styling, retail buying and fashion journalism or to pursue further academic study at postgraduate level. Many of our students have been successful in gaining work experience and employment with national and international designers, retailers, and media organisations.

 

UCAS Information

UCAS Codes:

*Route A: W230

*Route B: E230

Campus: Caerleon

Typical Offer:

*Minimum 200 UCAS Tariff Points

*Art Foundation: Pass

*BTEC National Diploma: Merit; Distinction Profile

 

Further Information

http://artschool.newport.ac.uk/fashiondesignba.html

 

Newport School of Art, Media and Design

 

Art education in Newport has a long and distinguished history. The Newport School of Art was one of the first Schools to be awarded degree status in 1963 and enjoyed a high reputation in Painting and Sculpture throughout the 1960s and 1970s. During the last two decades it has achieved international prominence for innovative programmes in interactive arts and digital media as well as outstanding photographic, film and design courses.

 

The School is located in a prestigious purpose-built complex on the Caerleon campus of University of Wales, Newport, just off the M4 motorway in South Wales between Cardiff and Bristol. There are several regional airports and fast rail links to London. The School is able to offer able, motivated students a superb range of courses in the fields of Art, Media and Design with real prospects of successful careers after graduation. We have a strong national and international reputation for excellence and innovation and are continually refreshing our portfolio to reflect changes in market trends and technology.

 

Enhancing our international reputation in advanced research, the school was awarded a 5 rating in the latest Research Assessment Exercise. This top grade puts us on a par with institutions like The London Institute, the Royal College of Art, the University of Reading and Goldsmith’s College.

 

Why Choose Us?

 

There are a number of reasons why you should choose to study with us here at Newport. We offer:

 

• Prestigious and vibrant international research centres and post-graduate programmes

 

• One of the best graduate employment records of any comparable institution in the country

 

• Among the most respected courses in Film and Photography in the country

 

• Some of the most advanced and best serviced workshops for interactive art in Europe

 

• Among the best equipped fabrication workshops, photographic facilities and fashion studios in Europe

 

• Staff who regularly publish, exhibit and broadcast their work internationally

 

• Guaranteed on-campus accommodation for first year students in affordable, safe and comfortable study bedrooms

 

• Excellent facilities and reception services for overseas students who are guaranteed on-campus accommodation for the length of their course.