Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- professionally apply materials, techniques and processes to realise advanced practical outcomes
- resolve conceptual and technical problems in the production and realisation of garments, products and collections
- select materials, techniques and processes relevant to Menswear or Womenswear
- confidently use specialist machines and equipment to a professional level
- identify an individual approach to fashion design through the realisation of practical work ready for presentation
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, theory and collection formulation
- how to apply fashion concepts, techniques, and processes
- contemporary fashion practice
- how to apply the skills you will need to practice professionally in the fashion industry
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- further develop your personal design identity by critically assessing realised outcomes
- make independent critical judgments in the selection and use of ideas, materials, and techniques
- apply enquiry and reflection enabling you to critically evaluate your work
- challenge the conceptual and technical practices of fashion design
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- present your work appropriately in a professional context
- use learning, library and digital resources effectively
- demonstrate relevant interpersonal skills
- study independently and produce work to set deadlines
- communicate ideas professionally and effectively in a variety of formats
- generate ideas and solve problems independently
- independently identify appropriate aims for professional practice and employability
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Completion of assessment task | 80 |
Wider reading or practice | 30 |
Practical classes and workshops | 90 |
Supervised time in studio/workshop | 78 |
Follow-up work | 120 |
Lecture | 10 |
Tutorial | 22 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Blackboard. http://blackboard.soton.ac.uk Panopto via Blackboard
Study Skills Workshops. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/workshops/
Academic Integrity support. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/what-is-academic-integrity
The Academic Skills Library page for study skills support. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash
Harvard citing and referencing support including citethemright online resource. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/referencing
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Presentation | 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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Presentation | 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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Presentation | 100% |