Glamorgan’s fashion design course aims to help you become a professional 21st century designer who can provide design innovation, use digital technology and show market awareness
Essential Info
On this fashion design degree, based in Cromwell House in central Cardiff, you will work on industry-informed briefs to develop your creativity and technical ability. Through your studio practice, you will learn how to integrate design, technology and theory to create the finished product. As well as practical skills, you will explore the wider concerns of contemporary fashion, such as ethics, global resources and the environment.
To enhance your career opportunities, we place emphasis on creative and consumer market research, creative design, technological innovation and digital visualisation. For experience of this fast-paced industry, you can take extended professional work placements during an optional sandwich year, or study overseas through the Erasmus exchange programme.
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What You Will Study
Your first year focuses on core skills, visualisation techniques, understanding and applying colour, surface manipulation, trends, 3D realisation of garments and outfits, pattern cutting, garment construction, and contextual studies. You will build on these skills in the second year, where your studio practice will focus on the working environment, with industry-sponsored briefs, live projects and competitions. You will learn about the principles of range building, manufacture, production and product development, which underpin all commercial design work.
The final year draws on everything you have learned. Based on your trend book and a solid business model, you will instigate studio practice on your own terms, negotiating your brief to create a preview and then a full collection of outfits, with supporting portfolios and rationale. Your studies will culminate in a high-profile catwalk and an exhibition showcase of your graduate work.
The following modules are attached to this award:
Year One
Core Skills Fashion in Context 1
Core Skills Methods & Principles
Core Skills Colour & Fabric
Core Skills Visualisation
Fashion Innovations 2
Year Two
Fashion in Context 2
Fashion Brand Concept Development
Fashion Design and Industry
Fashion Innovations 2
Year Three
Critical Research
Fashion Forecasting
Professional Strategies
Major Fashion Design Project
How You Will Study
You will develop your skills in the studio using our specialist facilities, including dedicated studios and workshops five days a week. You will have access to specialist computer-aided design and manufacturing facilities, and be at the heart of Cardiff’s innovative cultural environment. To build your theoretical knowledge, there are lectures, workshops, demonstrations, tutorials and visiting speakers. You can also work on projects with Fashion Promotion students, including styling, photography and merchandising.
Prospects
Possible Career Options
You will have the potential to work across the industry for designer labels and high street retailers with the power to influence the latest styles and trends. Graduates can progress to a range of design-related careers such as fashion researcher, menswear/womenswear designer, design assistant, pattern technologist, production co-ordinator, fashion illustrator and fashion stylist.
