Course summary
This exciting and comprehensive course will prepare you for a career in the fashion and textiles industry. Throughout the course you will gain realistic ‘industrial’ level experience in order to prepare you for the workplace. Fashion designers generally work in three different areas: ‘haute couture’, designer ready-to-wear and high-street fashion. Within these areas, they will often specialise further, for example in men’s, children’s or sportswear. The course will provide opportunities to develop your personal vision and ideas and explore areas of specific interest to you. It will also encourage you to develop your creative skills. On completion of the course you will be well-versed in the many aspects of fashion design, textile design and production. These skills will be complemented by an understanding of the historical, social, political, and economic influences on fashion design, and a sound knowledge of business and marketing principles to ensure a broad understanding of the industry and its organisation. The course offers a broad experience for fashion illustration and design including projects set by associates from industry. Pattern construction, garment production and textile embellishment all play an important part of the course. You will be encouraged to enter prestigious competitions, to gain placements and employment in the industry, encouraged to progress and establish your own label or to continue to develop your skills to degree level. All students have the opportunity of taking part in a fashion show or high profile fashion shoot. Private study is required.
Modules
By undertaking the HNC Fashion and Textiles you will develop skills to a high level, both personal and technical including: • synthesis of a range of concepts, knowledge and skills relating to fashion and textiles • the application of complex theories to practical realistic work situations in the fashion and textiles sector • independence of approach to study and the generation of fashion and textiles evidence • the ability to engage with complex and/or unpredictable situations in fashion and textiles contexts • the ability to take responsibility to manage and direct your own and others’ activities • insight and judgement in relation to the margins and consequences of error • research and investigative skills. • responsiveness to change and the ability to multi-task • the ability to innovate and work in a creative way Units: Unit 1 Professional Development Unit 2 Contextual Studies Unit 3 Individual Project Unit 4 Techniques & Processes Unit 6 Pattern Cutting & Garment Making Unit 7 Fashion & Textiles Practices Unit 8 Communication In Art & Design Unit 9 - Fashion & Textiles Practices Unit 28- Communication in Art & Design
Assessment method
Assessment is continuous and is based on assignments, projects, group projects, lectures, workshops and formative tasks. Knowledge and understanding of a subject is often developed through lectures and workshops as well through practical formative tasks. Intellectual skills such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and problem solving may be demonstrated and applied through active learning via formative tasks and summative assignments and projects. Practical skills assessment involves practical demonstration through processes and final outcomes / artefacts / performances etc. Transferable skills are readily convertible to employment and other contexts, such as in a problem solving, working effectively as part of team or meeting the needs of client etc. These often address wider skills such as written communication (developed and assessed through essays or reports and evaluations; oral skills through presentations in seminars). Both written and verbal feedback is given.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- 122W
- Institution code:
- W12
- Campus name:
- Walsall College
- Campus code:
- W
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 72 - 96 points
A level - DDD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
GCSE Maths – grade C/4 GCSE English Language– grade C/4 Functional skill Level 2 Maths and English No international applications. Also required: Applications to all FT UG must be made through UCAS. If you only wish to apply to this college, please contact us and we will process your UCAS application. Related work experience will be considered for mature applicants. All applicants will be required to sit an initial assessment and attend an interview, and may be required to sit a written exam. Points of entry: Year 2 (HND) and Year 3. Campus: Wisemore Campus (Main Site). Students must provide a portfolio of work at interview - can be phyical or digital.
Additional entry requirements
Admission tests
Interview
Portfolio
Basic and Key Skill Builder Assessment (BKSB)
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £6000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £6000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £6000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £6000 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Walsall College
Littleton Street West
Walsall
WS2 8ES