Fashion and Textiles

Course Structure

1. [\'Research: methodologies, analytical skills, visual analysis, research management and organisation.\', "Enterprise: business strategy and planning, analytical and entrepreneurial skills, and knowledge. It\'s specifically and purposefully designed for creative thinkers using innovative and apposite methods of delivery, including an opportunity to work within an established or integrated fashion label within the course itself adopting the Atelier approach.", \'Concept and Design: brand identity, flexible and future focused market thinking, range planning end user analysis and product development.\', \'Skill and Manufacture: mastering existing skills in a recognisable niche product area through specialist workshops and facilities.\', \'Professional Practice: embedded throughout the programme with high quality visiting lecturers and practitioners alongside the University\\x92s award winning careers department.\', \'A Question of Research: 30 credits. This unit provides an introduction to debates and research methods relevant for creative practitioners and your application to a pertinent research question. It also encourages self reflection on the research process.\', \'Fashion/Textile Enterprise: 30 credits. Explore business research strategy and planning, develop analytical and entrepreneurial skills, and become adept at flexible and future focused market thinking.\', \'Fashion/Textile Industry: 60 credits. Work with an established or integrated fashion and textiles label.\', \'Fashion/Textile Major Project: 60 credits. Supervised by Academic and/or Business mentor(s) to undertake an extended self-directed project, informed by research.\']