Course Description
BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production offers an expansive set of skills working in cross-disciplinary units that mirror industry practice. You will acquire experimental, practical and research skills required for conceptual thinking. This will be underpinned by a contemporary and historical knowledge of your creative discipline, situated within the wider perspectives of fashion, society and the environment.
What to expect
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BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production prepares you for a career in Fashion Media, working as a Stylist and Creative Producer in the fashion and imaging industries. The course will facilitate your understanding and knowledge of production as well as styling, which will give you an additional set of skills relevant to your discipline. The course will also introduce you to current technologies and platforms that the industry increasingly expects you to be aware of, and will challenge you to predict future opportunities.
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You will work independently to develop your skills and understanding of styling and production. You will also be introduced to collaborative practice and the importance of teamwork by engaging in cross-disciplinary units that mirror industry practice.
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You will explore physical and material responses to fashion styling alongside the investigation of a multitude of fashion languages. You will acquire practical and research skills required for conceptual thinking in styling and production. You will also develop your analytical and critical awareness which will be underpinned by a contemporary and historical knowledge of your creative discipline, situated within the wider perspectives of fashion, society and the environment.
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Experimental approaches to fashion are encouraged throughout the course whilst concept development for fashion narratives and visual storytelling are key features and the focus of each unit. You will also develop a list of contacts with industry practitioners throughout the course as this increases your opportunities for employment after graduation. Practical, digital and technical workshops will be provided to hone your skills in preparing for future employment.
Course Content
In Stage 1 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 4 in order to progress to Stage 2.
- Introduction to Fashion Styling and Production; 20 credits
- Key Concepts in Styling; 20 credits
- Fashion Cultures and Histories; 20 credits
- Key Concepts in Production; 20 credits
- Collaborative Practice: Fashion Spreads; 40 credits
In Stage 2 you are required to complete 120 credits of which a minimum of 100 must be at level 5.
- Cultural and Historical Studies; 20 credits
- Mediating Fashion; 20 credits
- Situating Your Practice: Placement / Situating Your Practice: International Study Media / Situating Your Practice: Fashioned Spaces
- Research Methods for Fashion Styling and Production; 20 credits
- Style, Genre, Signature; 20 credits
In Stage 3 you are required to complete 120 credits at level 6.
Entry Requirements
The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:
One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.
- A Level Passes at Grade C or above (preferred subjects include Art, Design, Fashion, Media Studies, and Photography);
- Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
- Merit, Pass, Pass at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects Art & Design, Fashion, Media Studies, and Photography);
- Pass at UAL Extended Diploma;
- Access Diploma or 64 tariff new UCAS points from the Access to HE Diploma;
- 64 new UCAS tariff points (equivalent to 160 old UCAS tariff points) from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
- or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma;
- and Three GCSE passes at grade A*-C or grade 9-4.
Assessment Methods
The following assessment methods are employed to support the integrated achievement of the course outcomes:
- Blogs
- Essays, reports and ?dissertation
- Final show examination
- Mid-year reviews
- Peer assessment
- Portfolio of work
- Presentation
- Student self-evaluation
- Tutorials
Additional Information
Autumn term:
Monday 14 September - Friday 4 December 2020
Spring term:
Monday 4 January - Friday 12 March 2021
Summer term:
Monday 12 April - Friday 18 June 2021
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