Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use learning, library and digital resources effectively
- communicate ideas professionally and effectively in a variety of formats including digital
- demonstrate relevant interpersonal skills
- study independently and produce work to set deadlines
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- establish a personal design identity by critically assessing your realised outcomes
- identify the skills you need to practice professionally in fashion design
- apply enquiry and reflection enabling you to critically evaluate your work
- make independent critical judgments in the selection and use of ideas, materials, and techniques
- challenge the conceptual and technical practices of fashion design
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- confidently use specialist machines and equipment
- professionally apply materials, techniques and processes to realise practical outcomes
- resolve conceptual and technical problems in the production and realisation of garments and products
- select materials, techniques and processes relevant to Menswear or Womenswear
- identify an individual approach to fashion design through the realisation of practical work
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- an in-depth understanding of your specialist pathway encompassing design, industry practices and theory
- contemporary fashion practice
- how to identify and apply the skills you will need to practice professionally in the fashion and creative industries
- how to apply fashion concepts, techniques, and processes
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Wider reading or practice | 30 |
Follow-up work | 90 |
Lecture | 10 |
Tutorial | 22 |
Supervised time in studio/workshop | 78 |
Practical classes and workshops | 90 |
Completion of assessment task | 120 |
Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Blackboard. http://blackboard.soton.ac.uk Panopto via Blackboard An ongoing relevant reading list will be outlined in the project brief/s available on Blackboard. The following is a list of recommended equipment for the Fashion Design programme in Part 3: A4 and A3 Sketchbooks, Tracing paper and layout pad, A4 ring bound folders, Magic and masking tape, Glue stick, Drawing and painting material including pens, pencils, chalks, marker pens, inks, paints, brushes etc., paper shears [minimum 20cm], Fabric shears [minimum 23cm], Tape measure, Ruler [30cm], pattern-master ruler, Fine steel pins, calico, pattern cutting paper, various materials and fabrics for the projects. This is not a complete list of equipment and material needed, however it is an indication of what students need as a basic provision. Fabric and material costs will vary dependent on the students own choices and decisions suited to the projects undertaken.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |