BA (HONS) FASHION DESIGN

The BA (Hons) Fashion Design course is designed to prepare you for anexciting career in the fashion industry. With a focus on contemporary fashion design, the course encourages creativity whilst equipping you with all the skills

needed to work successfully in the fashion industry.

You will gain important industry experience during your 2nd year via highprofile work placements with some exceptional companies. We have structured

the course in such a way that as a graduating student we ensure you are fully accomplished in all areas from research, design development, pattern cutting and

garment manufacture through to portfolio presentation.

At the end of the 1st and 2nd year, you are guaranteed a place to showcase your work at a major fashion show in Cambridge. On successful completion of the 3rd

year, you also have the opportunity to celebrate your final collection at one or more external venues in London and possibly outside the UK.

BA (HONS) FASHION DESIGN

WHAT TO EXPECT

YEAR ONE...

To help you realise your designs in 3D, you will learn key skills that underpin research, design and development.

You’ll achieve this through a mixture of classes and workshops teaching sewing and presentation skills to

digital skills and pattern cutting using Gerber CAD/CAM. You will complete the year showcasing your work at a

professional fashion show.

YEAR TWO...

Core skills are refined and advanced via hands-onworkshops and classes. The focus is on ‘live’ design

projects where you will negotiate a professionalplacement within the industry to better understand all

aspects of fashion commerciality. Building from last year, you will round off the year showcasing a selection of

your work at a fashion show.

YEAR THREE...

The final year demands a self-directed approach with modules including a series of ‘warm-up’ projects followed

by the development and presentation of your final collection. You’ll take ownership of your portfolio

choosing how to digitally present it and, in some cases, a short promotional video is created. On successful

completion of the course, f inal year students will have the opportunity to participate in our high profile

Graduate Show in London and possibly outside of the UK.

awarded by

“The course has definitely exceeded my expectations! The projects are varied and in-teresting and there is so much bespoke, one-on-one teaching, so we get plenty of valuable

help and support.”

Esmeralda Tuomi BA (Hons) Fashion Design

“I found out about CSVPA through UCAS and when I came for my interview I fell in

love with the place. The atmosphere is really great, the people are lovely and I felt this was for me. It is so good here you have so much

help and so much support.”

Smita Shantilal Mistry BA (Hons) Fashion Design

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Age 18 years +

Educational Level A levels plus Foundation, Access to Higher Education or equivalent

English Level IELTS 6.0+ (IELTS 5.5+ will be considered, with no element below 5.5)

Portfolio Good portfolio of work

UCAS Code C06

UCAS Course Code W230

Course Length 3 years

Course Start September

Contact Time Up to 27 hours per week

English Language Up to 5 hours per week if required

Progression You can study at Postgraduate level or find industry careers within design, styling, marketing, manufacturing, visual merchandising or buying and selling

YEAR ONE SUBJECT MODULES...

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

DESIGN PROCESSThe module introduces you to key processes employed in the field of Fashion Design.

It allows for a wide range of previous learning experiences. Typically the module begins with exploratory quick fire projects and process-based workshops. The workshops

involve activities which will introduce you to key drawing, research and design skills for example: visualisation of ideas, Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign, surface design/digital print,

understanding fabrics, developing reflective journals, fashion project development and analysing trends and influences.

You will present their work in a portfolio/folder which will be used for assessment.

FASHION PROJECT 1The module provides an introduction to the process of design development within the context of a set brief. It explores aesthetics, structures and 3 dimensional forms; you will be encouraged to explore fashion in

relation to social/cultural contexts. The module leads you to establish a practical skills base and encourages

you to challenge your perceptions of creative practice. Projects build on the skills learned in ‘Design Process’

and ‘Technical skills 1’; outcomes will be in three dimensions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS 1The module introduces you to fundamental manual

skills and technologies involved in the process of designing and making clothes. It includes an introduction

to construction methods, fabric qualities, basic pattern cutting, garment development and production

techniques. Inductions to workshops will involve issues related to health and safety awareness. You

are expected to document your work and compile a technical folder as you progress through the module.

HISTORY OF FASHIONThe module will familiarise you with the history of Fashion to enable you to begin to develop an

understanding of conventions within the field. It will pay particular attention to changes in the field during the last few decades. It will introduce you to a range

of the key issues that have arisen around the field and introduce you to the basic concepts and theories

influencing some of the critical debates used to examine contemporary Fashion Design. You will be exposed to

a wide range of historical, social, political, economic and cultural contexts. The module will encourage you

to reflect critically and to begin to locate your own work in a broad contextual framework. You will be

introduced to key study skills and academic protocols. Throughout Levels 4, 5 and 6, subject lectures occur

alongside research and writing skills seminars, which aim to provide you with the skills necessary to formulate informed arguments, and to present your ideas using appropriate methods and protocols. At Level 4, these

seminars focus primarily on writing skills.

YEAR TWO SUBJECT MODULES...

COLLABORATIVE & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

This module is concerned with the development of professional and collaborative practice skills and the

understanding of a range of routes and roles possible within Fashion Design. During the module you will negotiate an industry work placement or initiate an industry linked project of a self-employed nature.

You will document all efforts to gain placement/ work experience, record all live projects undertaken, create

a CV and produce a written report. Professional placements and work experience will be recorded in a log/journal. You will also undertake group project

work to enable the development of collaborative design skills, focusing on the industrial and commercial context

of fashion and clothing; business practices, ethics, economics and culture. Indicatively this part of the

module will involve a Fashion business research project. You’ll share all learning activities with peers; students

in groups will negotiate project outcomes and will research, design and present: Business report, lookbook,

collaborative design and peer evaluation report.

Core skills are refined and advanced via hands-on workshop and classes. The focus is on 'live' design projects where you will negotiate a professional

placement within the industry to better understand all aspects of fashion commerciality. Building from last year,

you will round off the year showcasing a selection of your work at a fashion show.

FASHION PROJECT 2In this module you will begin to place your work in a

commercial context. It provides experience of customer analysis and market placement. You will research and

document retail environments and begin to define categories of fashion. The emphasis of the module is on design in relation to market and consumer. The module

is based on Live Projects and Competitions – giving you the experience of answering a real design brief in a commercial context. Projects are two-dimensionally

based and will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio including all development work.

TECHNICAL SKILLS 2The module will develop knowledge and experience of the manual skills and technologies involved in the process of designing and making clothes. It builds on the skills established in Technical Skills 1. The module includes: advanced construction methods, advanced

pattern cutting, garment development and production techniques. You are expected to compile a technical

folder and document work as you progress through the module.

FASHION DESIGN RESEARCH: CONCEPTS, IDEAS & THEORIES

The module provides you with an opportunity to reflect critically upon your own work and to locate it in the context of contemporary practice. Attention is given to the analysis of concepts, ideas and theories

related to the your own creative practice. The module will enable you to develop conceptual and analy tical

skills and to deconstruct assumptions. All issues covered will be described in relation to the work of

contemporary practitioners.

This module introduces you to some of the key issues informing contemporary design research. The module

explores some of the psychological motivations underpinning design practice and the sublimated

impulses behind consumption. You will be introduced to some of the analy tical and critical methodologies

used to describe design, material and visual culture to a standard appropriate to Level 5 study. While writing

skills remain an integral part of the curriculum, the emphasis of seminars is on critical analysis. Level 5

students are required to reflect upon key texts from their chosen discipline, with the aim of improving their

critical analysis skills so that they may be prepared for compiling the literature review which forms an

important part of their work at level 6.

PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOThis module covers all two-dimensional aspects relating to the illustration and promotion of the final collection. Projects within this module will

support the three-dimensional outcome of a capsule collection of a minimum of six outfits. You will also be introduced to Fashion styling,

photography and fashion film making. You will be given the opportunity to attend a workshop with a professional specialising in each of these areas in order to present your collection, or the concept

behind it, via a photoshoot and short film.

The module is also concerned with professional promotion skills; you are required to develop and present a professional portfolio, CV, business card

and the opportunity to develop a blog/ website, which shows understanding of how best to promote

and present their work, and skills, to potential clients within the Fashion industry.

FASHION PROJECTS 3This is the Capstone project, which is a large

and final piece of work for the undergraduate degree, requiring extensive research, development

and high production values and is supervised by one or more lecturers. The module will cover

the main stages of designing for Fashion Design: research, design development and presentation. The module begins with ‘warm up’ experimental design briefs that support a critical, individual and imaginative approach to Fashion Design, followed by the research and design development of their

final major project – The Final Collection. You will consider elements such as range planning, fabric

development (knitted and woven), trimmings, accessories and styling.

TECHNICAL SKILLS 3This module involves advanced technical workshops, building on the skills developed in Technical Skills 1

and Technical Skills 2, and feeds into the development and realisation of the final collection. The final

collection will be the production of final garments, including sourcing of fabrics and trims, through

management of the collection and developing the ability to direct technical staff to achieve the initial collection proposal in 3D form. You will complete a collection of six outfits f inished to a professional standard. Indicative content includes: experimental

pattern cutting and draping; advanced digital pattern cutting. Working independently, but supported by specialist workshops and individual tutorials, you’ll complete a toiled collection to be presented at the

end of teaching block 1 and the final collection at the end of teaching block 2.

DISSERTATIONThe module requires you to work independently; to exercise and deploy knowledge and skills acquired

in earlier stages of the programme; to focus in depth on a specific and discrete topic in a given field; to develop and sustain a thesis, within a

guiding theoretical framework. The preparation of a dissertation proposal, is to be approved by the

Module Leader.

The final year demands a self-directed approach with modules including a series of ‘warm-up’ projects

followed by the development and presentation of your final collection. You’ll take ownership of your

portfolio choosing how to digitally present it and, in some cases, a short promotional video is created. On successful completion of the course, f inal year students will have the opportunity to participate in our high profile Graduate Show in London and

possibly outside of the UK.

YEAR THREE SUBJECT MODULES...

WE DON’T JUST P ICK THE BEST STUDENTS, EVERYONE TAKES PART IN THE END-OF-YEAR EXHIBITION

OR FASHION SHOW

...THIS IS WHAT MAKES CSVPA UNIQUE

• A mannequin for each student

• All calico for toiles

• All pattern cutting paper and card

• Various fabrics for set projects including corsetry and tailoring supplies

• Basic interlinings

• Screen printing with inks and foil

• Fabric dyes

• 5 days a week teaching, more than anyone else

• Small class sizes, no more than 15 students to 1 teacher

• Your own dedicated workspace

• Lecturers based in your studio all day every day

• Studio access 7 days a week

• Guaranteed participation in an end-of-year show

• Guaranteed Graduate Show in London

• Outstanding teachers who are working designers, bringing industry links and real insight to the world of work

• Support for every individual student and tailor the programme to the career pathway you wish to take.

• Exceptionally talented teachers who will teach you real skills that will be invaluable throughout your whole career

• A dynamic and global community bringing opportunities, international contacts and friendships.

• English support to help with essay and dissertation writing

• Free printing up to A3 colour (average cost at other institutions £1 per A3 colour sheet)

WE PROVIDE

SEMESTER AMonday 26th September 2016 to Friday 27th January 2017

Christmas Vacation: Saturday 17th December 2016 to Sunday 8th January 2017

SEMESTER BMonday 30th January 2017 to Wednesday 28th June 2017

Easter Vacation: Thursday 6th April 2017 to Wednesday 19th April 2017

SEMESTER DATES 2016–17

TUITION FEES 2016–17

HOME/EU TUITION FEES 2016 TO 2017

INTERNATIONAL TUITION FEES 2016 TO 2017

*A 2% advance payment discount is given on programmes of 2 semesters or more if payment for tuition and accommodation fees is made in full at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the course.

All programmes are subject to a £200 registration fee and a refundable deposit payment of £2,300 (refundable after the completion of your course)

Annual Fees

BA(Hons) Fashion Design Awarded by Kingston University £9,000

Discounted Advance Price*

2 Semesterly Payments

Per Semester

BA(Hons) Fashion Design Awarded by Kingston University £18,700 £19,080 £9,450

The catered accommodation fees include breakfast, lunch and an evening meal on weekdays and brunch and supper at the weekend during term time. Day students or self-catered students will need to purchase meals required. College policy is such that all under 18s are catered.

Catered Early Bird Discount#

Discounted Advance Price #

3 Terms Termly Semesterly

Halls of residence, catered £12,655 £13,055 £13,320 £4,440 £6,660

Homestay, catered £8,810 £9,085 £9,270 £3,090 £4,635

Self Catered Early Bird Discount#

Discounted Advance Price #

3 Terms Termly Semesterly

Halls of residence, self-catered £10,350 £10,675 £10,890 £3,630 £5,445

Additional Fees

Registration Fee £200

Refundable Deposit £2,300

Weekly Fees During Vacation:Catered - Under 18 years old £670

Catered - Over 18 years old £400

Self-catered - Over 18 years old £300

Additional Fees

• Coursebooks, some materials and examination fees (as applicable)• Optional social activities (as applicable)

Storing Belongings During Vacations

No charge until Term 3 or Semester 2 finishes. Students who wish to store their belongings over the Summer will incur a storage fee. Prices from £110 (for 12 wks) but students must confirm with the College after arrival.

Please note:Christmas vacation – CSVPA and all accommodation will be completely closed during this time. All students are required to return home or stay with approved family or guardians.

Easter/Summer Vacation – students may choose to stay in college accommodation during this time. However, an additional weekly fee will be charged and stays must be arranged one term in advance (in the first term students must notify the college within 2 weeks of arrival). Students may be required to move to alternative accommodation at this time.

ACCOMMODATION FEES 2016–17

Airport TransfersAll unaccompanied students under 16 will incur an additional £50 fee

Heathrow £190

Gatwick £220

Stansted £110

Other London £190

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