Fashion BA (Hons)

In this module, you will explore some of the most important emerging design issues and practices that are shaping contemporary design and design research. As designers, we are in a perpetual state of evolution, responding to a world that is constantly in flux, where new challenges and opportunities arise on an almost daily basis.



This module occurs at a critical and timely stage in your design education, where you will delve into the heart of design's developing practice opportunities or most compelling dilemmas. You will learn to identify, analyse, and propose innovative opportunities to these dynamic and often complex situations. You will also learn to react to these challenges by working with others, leveraging your collective skills and knowledge to develop more nuanced design outcomes.



Emerging issues and practices may include a diverse range of topics, from sustainability, responsibility, inclusivity and diversity to technology and innovation, which may in turn have implications for cross-cultural design and global design trends.

This module develops critical fashion thinking skills through the exploration of the symbiotic relationship between creative fashion practice, the most current debates and critical issues faced by the fashion industry and the theories used to explain fashion phenomena. It challenges and equips you to approach your fashion practice through the development of critical thinking, cultural and social understanding, and ethical awareness not only vital for academic success but also a successful career in fashion design with potential to effect change through practice.

In this module you will be given the opportunity to explore your fashion practice in relationship to the most pressing social, environmental, cultural, political and technological issues with which the fashion industry is grappling today. You will be introduced to different theories to help make sense of real-world phenomena and be facilitated to respond through your creative practice. Topics for exploration could include environmental and social sustainability; issues of class, gender and queer identity; sub- and counterculture; agism and body image; storytelling and branding; globalisation and localisation; fashion, the body and embodied experience; the impact of technological change on fashion; and ethnicity, race, colonial legacy and the decolonisation of fashion.

Current debates and critical issues will be introduced and analysed through a mixture of lectures, seminar discussions and debates as well as workshops. You will continue to finetune your ability to conduct and apply detailed analytical research, object and visual analysis to fashion design practice and increase your confidence to articulate your viewpoints in speech and writing.

In the studio, you will be encouraged to respond to at least one of the critical issues explored through sampling, making or local initiatives. You will fuel your curiosity in researching a fashion design question pertinent to your own creative practice and generate original written and practical outcomes, and by using mixed research methodologies to inspire your creative practice generating original written and practical outcomes.

In this module, you will interpret contemporary global design issues aligned to your own values, creative identity and creative ambitions. You will develop progressive knowledge of aesthetic principles and skills in fashion craftsmanship for future fashion scenarios, and the development of your creative identity.

By developing your design skills and technical knowledge developed in Level 4, you will create a research-rich, fashion-forward concept to explore new ways of thinking about and fabricating fashion. Your research and development will be recorded in a creative 2D output to communicate your distinctive individual fashion interests and style.

Theoretical research appropriate to fashion practice will inform your creative fashion practice via specialist skills development in pattern cutting and garment construction, constructed knitwear or printed surface textiles. By engaging in meaningful design development via a thinking-through-making methodology, you will undertake creative sampling, prototyping and ideation in 2D and 3D formats; developing your knowledge, craftsmanship and conceptual thinking aligned to your personal values, areas of personal interest and professional ambitions.

You will be encouraged to integrate traditional and digital media with a view to communicating your fashion outcomes to diverse audiences.

Outcomes from this project will establish a personal design philosophy to underpin the Collaborative Project and provide content for your Professional Practice Portfolio.

The module will develop intellectual, practical and personal skills and attributes relevant to your specialist creative practice.

In this module you will collaborate with the programme’s industrial, cultural, community or educational partners to generate original fashion solutions to real-world problems. You will work with specialist tutors and technicians to develop meaningful fashion outcomes that are grounded in authentic research and move beyond initial aesthetics. You will develop an understanding of the relationship between the creative and commercial requirements of fashion design.

The module will challenge you to broaden your knowledge of fashion and extend your previous experience. You will focus on an ‘elevated’ fashion market level as a conduit for developing progressive knowledge of aesthetic principles and skills in fashion craftsmanship.

Building on knowledge gained in Fashioning Identity, Concept and Craftsmanship you will advance your understanding of pattern cutting and garment construction, constructed knitwear, and surface printed textiles using traditional or digital methods through specialist thinking through make approaches. You will resolve contemporary issues currently facing the industry presented in the collaborative brief. Your conclusions will further develop your creative practice and personal ambitions.

The module will allow you to work with industrial partners to develop your professional skills and understanding through Live project briefs and/or the opportunity to take part in national competitions. This will enable you to initiate your personal professional network and make considered decisions about your career readiness for industrial placement and employment.

Work for this module may contribute to the design placement portfolio in Block 3.
Global themes: Sustainability, climate change, global health, AI, technology, political unrest, etc.
Human or planet-focused responsible design practice: social inclusion, gender, equity, mobility, global thinking, health and wellbeing, hunger, security, UNSDGs, circular fashion practices, climate change, pollution, etc.

This Professional Practice module supports your development as a future fashion professional by nurturing your ability to evaluate and communicate your specialist practice knowledge, skills and personal attributes to a diverse audience. You will learn about placement and study abroad experience and destinations, and how to approach the application process for a successful outcome.

The module is designed to extend your knowledge of the fashion industry and workplace, facilitate the development of your professional skill set, and enable you to build career readiness within the context of your own professional ambitions, beginning with your third year Design Placement, Design Study Abroad, and Creative Studio options. It will enable the development of the digital and interpersonal communication skills you will need to take full advantage of future opportunities through your Professional Practice Toolkit, and Digital Portfolio.

Your Professional Practice Toolkit will facilitate and record your reflective approach to learning, engagement with your studies, and support your career readiness through analytical, self-initiated research into the fashion industry and its relevant careers and roles. It will document the creation of professional digital assets, such as a creative C.V. and cover letter.

Your Digital Portfolio, as an electronic showcase of your work, will express your creative identity, capture your design processes and present your most engaging content aligned to fashion industry practices, relevant to your third year option applications. It challenges you to expand and creatively explore a range of multimedia, using both digital and physical techniques, and use it to present your previous project work purposefully and professionally.

You will develop your understanding of academic conventions in UK higher education aligned to your level of study, including expectations around critical analysis, structure, argumentation, evidencing, and referencing. The module focuses on developing communication strategies that will help you express your ideas clearly and coherently in written assignments and spoken activities. You will also reflect on your current academic and language skills and develop strategies for development ahead of your assessments.

On this module, you will undertake a brief that will either tackle current challenges to designers or explore design’s role in near-future visions of society. The module will challenge, inspire, and propel you into the future as a visionary designer or ‘change maker’ equipped to address some of the pressing issues of our time.



Design challenges and our responses are increasingly complex. Technology has automated many of the simplest design tasks, leaving designers to focus on solving more complex problems. To help tackle them, most designers work in multi-disciplinary teams. Even more individual design specialists such as designer-makers work co-operatively with other craft specialists, manufacturers and business professionals to bring their work to market.



Therefore, this module led by design tutors and other subject specialists enables you to work with peers and collaborators to address contemporary challenges or future opportunities. The choice of briefs may be developed in partnership with professional design teams, set by design competitions or written by your tutors in response to important design research or practice challenges.

In this module you will explore the interplay between theoretical, technical and creative practice to propose a concept and methodology for a fashion collection. You will develop a personal fashion design research proposal written and referenced to academic standard that contextualises the proposed work in a contemporary industrial and cultural context, positioning your collection at its centre. In parallel, you will propose and explore specialist 2D and 3D experimental technical and creative practice that develops your practical research methodology and confirms your personal creative identity.

You will learn how to work independently to conduct primary and secondary research with integrity and purpose, and to explore and interpret key themes and challenges that impact the future of fashion and your own areas of interest and personal practice.

Using thinking-through-making methods relating to your specialist creative practice you will scope the potential of your proposed concept and initial ideation. In practical studio and workshop sessions you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise and knowledge in the use of specialist Fashion skills and technologies, and to contextualise pattern cutting, constructed knitted fabrics, printed textiles or digital technology within your Fashion collection.

The outcome of this module will provide substantial evidence of your autonomy and unique fashion design abilities in preparation for your progression into the fashion workplace or post-graduate education. You will create a Career Readiness Plan (CRP) that contextualises your concept research and developing specialist creative practice to your own professional goals.

In this two-component module, you will learn to interpret and position your proposed Fashion Concept within the contemporary global fashion arena through the development and presentation of a conclusive critical written study, and practical resolution as specialist samples, garments or artefacts that define your project methodology.

By conducting a critical written study in component 1, you will develop your contextual research skills in reference to the latest critical debates, evaluation methods, or design strategies for fashion, that will underpin your fashion concept integrity and cultural relevance. In component 2, you will choose a study option that shapes your Specialist Creative Practice in a Fashion Atelier, Runway or Digital pathway in line with your Career Readiness Plan (CRP), that develops your expertise in the skilled use of fashion applications, tools, methods and production processes to professional standards.

You will learn to critically analyse fashion design research and development through a well-illustrated and communicated process book or media equivalent and technical specification, that demonstrates your specialist practical methodology, technical abilities and reflective practice skills whilst identifying areas for self-improvement or future exploration, presenting your fashion concept to professional standards ready for realisation in consecutive modules.

In this module, you will learn how to realise your Fashion Collection for a new season, fashion genre or market level through application of your identified Specialist Creative Practice (pattern-cutting, printed textiles or constructed knitwear) within an Atelier, Runway or Digital study option pathway. Working independently in studio and workshop sessions that simulate real-life industry situations and supported by academic and technical specialists, you will learn how to translate your proposed fashion concept into a series of professional samples and garment prototypes in response to the current zeitgeist and relevant design challenges that impact your own vision for the future of fashion. Through the process of documented experiential learning and reflective practice, you will develop your individual design handwriting and technical ability, building confidence in your design ability and demonstrating your capability to creatively and contextually challenge existing fashion conventions. Whilst realising your collection and documenting your creative process, you will effectively begin to build and present accomplished design content in line with your Career Readiness Plan (CRP) ready for the creation of your professional portfolio in Block 3.

Deliverables: Specialist Creative Practice
Study Option 1: Fashion Digital Project 2 (Visual proposal + 2D + 3D Technical and Creative Process Journal)
Study Option 2: Fashion Atelier Project 2 (visual proposal + 3D sampling + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)
Study Option 3: Fashion Runway Project 2 (Visual Proposal + 3D Toiles + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)

This module prepares you as a designer for the future's challenges by fostering skills in risk-taking and problem-solving. Building upon previous study, you will develop, conclude and present your own vision for the future of fashion to professional standards using advanced intellectual and creative skills that demonstrate your personal design handwriting, specialist knowledge and technical strengths. To produce your collection, you will work in atelier-style design studios and industry-standard pattern-cutting, print and knitwear workshops, with supportive extended studio activity using a range of appropriate equipment, 2D and 3D technology. Working closely with internationally experienced fashion practitioners and researchers and supported by technical expertise to develop your knowledge and understanding in your chosen specialist design area, the unique fashion collection that you produce will reflect your learning and be relevant to your chosen specialism and personal fashion career aspirations. Your engagement in extended specialist creative practice and fashion craftsmanship within this module will underpin your employability and further build and present accomplished design content ready for the creation of your professional portfolio in semester 3.

Deliverables: Digital Clo3D Project, knit, print, sample or garment(s).
Study Options:
1: Fashion Digital Project 3 (2D + 3D crafted realisation + Technical and Creative Process Journal)
2: Fashion Atelier Project 3 (3D crafted realisation + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)
3: Fashion Runway Project 3 (3D crafted realisation + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)

In this module, you will craft a professional fashion portfolio to showcase your creative identity, tailored to your career aspirations in industry, enterprise, or post-graduate education outlined in your Career Readiness Plan (CRP). This portfolio will represent the culmination of your academic, creative, and professional expertise, highlighting your specialised skills in pattern cutting, print, knit, or digital technologies. It will articulate your design philosophy, engage with current debates, and emphasise responsible design practices in align with your own values and interests. To achieve this, you will elevate your communication skills and employ divergent and critical thinking to address the complexities of presenting your Level 6 work to diverse audiences and for a range of purposes, such as interviews, assessments, or competitions. You will demonstrate autonomy and professionalism in responding to opportunities and unexpected challenges in a decisive and professional manner.
Your portfolio will explicitly address entry-level workplace requirements, integrating your unique perspective on global issues, innovative solutions to design problems, and your vision for the future of fashion. You will select portfolio formats (2D, 3D, 4D, or mixed, multichannel approach) aligned with your CRP and promotional opportunities. Content will include a CV and various self-promotional materials, such as social media profiles, personal websites, and industry platforms.

You will develop your understanding of academic conventions in UK higher education aligned to your level of study, including expectations around critical analysis, structure, argumentation, evidencing, and referencing. The module focuses on developing communication strategies that will help you express your ideas clearly and coherently in written assignments and spoken activities. You will also reflect on your current academic and language skills and develop strategies for development ahead of your assessments.

In this module, you will explore some of the most important emerging design issues and practices that are shaping contemporary design and design research. As designers, we are in a perpetual state of evolution, responding to a world that is constantly in flux, where new challenges and opportunities arise on an almost daily basis.



This module occurs at a critical and timely stage in your design education, where you will delve into the heart of design's developing practice opportunities or most compelling dilemmas. You will learn to identify, analyse, and propose innovative opportunities to these dynamic and often complex situations. You will also learn to react to these challenges by working with others, leveraging your collective skills and knowledge to develop more nuanced design outcomes.



Emerging issues and practices may include a diverse range of topics, from sustainability, responsibility, inclusivity and diversity to technology and innovation, which may in turn have implications for cross-cultural design and global design trends.

This module develops critical fashion thinking skills through the exploration of the symbiotic relationship between creative fashion practice, the most current debates and critical issues faced by the fashion industry and the theories used to explain fashion phenomena. It challenges and equips you to approach your fashion practice through the development of critical thinking, cultural and social understanding, and ethical awareness not only vital for academic success but also a successful career in fashion design with potential to effect change through practice.

In this module you will be given the opportunity to explore your fashion practice in relationship to the most pressing social, environmental, cultural, political and technological issues with which the fashion industry is grappling today. You will be introduced to different theories to help make sense of real-world phenomena and be facilitated to respond through your creative practice. Topics for exploration could include environmental and social sustainability; issues of class, gender and queer identity; sub- and counterculture; agism and body image; storytelling and branding; globalisation and localisation; fashion, the body and embodied experience; the impact of technological change on fashion; and ethnicity, race, colonial legacy and the decolonisation of fashion.

Current debates and critical issues will be introduced and analysed through a mixture of lectures, seminar discussions and debates as well as workshops. You will continue to finetune your ability to conduct and apply detailed analytical research, object and visual analysis to fashion design practice and increase your confidence to articulate your viewpoints in speech and writing.

In the studio, you will be encouraged to respond to at least one of the critical issues explored through sampling, making or local initiatives. You will fuel your curiosity in researching a fashion design question pertinent to your own creative practice and generate original written and practical outcomes, and by using mixed research methodologies to inspire your creative practice generating original written and practical outcomes.

In this module, you will interpret contemporary global design issues aligned to your own values, creative identity and creative ambitions. You will develop progressive knowledge of aesthetic principles and skills in fashion craftsmanship for future fashion scenarios, and the development of your creative identity.

By developing your design skills and technical knowledge developed in Level 4, you will create a research-rich, fashion-forward concept to explore new ways of thinking about and fabricating fashion. Your research and development will be recorded in a creative 2D output to communicate your distinctive individual fashion interests and style.

Theoretical research appropriate to fashion practice will inform your creative fashion practice via specialist skills development in pattern cutting and garment construction, constructed knitwear or printed surface textiles. By engaging in meaningful design development via a thinking-through-making methodology, you will undertake creative sampling, prototyping and ideation in 2D and 3D formats; developing your knowledge, craftsmanship and conceptual thinking aligned to your personal values, areas of personal interest and professional ambitions.

You will be encouraged to integrate traditional and digital media with a view to communicating your fashion outcomes to diverse audiences.

Outcomes from this project will establish a personal design philosophy to underpin the Collaborative Project and provide content for your Professional Practice Portfolio.

The module will develop intellectual, practical and personal skills and attributes relevant to your specialist creative practice.

In this module you will collaborate with the programme’s industrial, cultural, community or educational partners to generate original fashion solutions to real-world problems. You will work with specialist tutors and technicians to develop meaningful fashion outcomes that are grounded in authentic research and move beyond initial aesthetics. You will develop an understanding of the relationship between the creative and commercial requirements of fashion design.

The module will challenge you to broaden your knowledge of fashion and extend your previous experience. You will focus on an ‘elevated’ fashion market level as a conduit for developing progressive knowledge of aesthetic principles and skills in fashion craftsmanship.

Building on knowledge gained in Fashioning Identity, Concept and Craftsmanship you will advance your understanding of pattern cutting and garment construction, constructed knitwear, and surface printed textiles using traditional or digital methods through specialist thinking through make approaches. You will resolve contemporary issues currently facing the industry presented in the collaborative brief. Your conclusions will further develop your creative practice and personal ambitions.

The module will allow you to work with industrial partners to develop your professional skills and understanding through Live project briefs and/or the opportunity to take part in national competitions. This will enable you to initiate your personal professional network and make considered decisions about your career readiness for industrial placement and employment.

Work for this module may contribute to the design placement portfolio in Block 3.
Global themes: Sustainability, climate change, global health, AI, technology, political unrest, etc.
Human or planet-focused responsible design practice: social inclusion, gender, equity, mobility, global thinking, health and wellbeing, hunger, security, UNSDGs, circular fashion practices, climate change, pollution, etc.

This Professional Practice module supports your development as a future fashion professional by nurturing your ability to evaluate and communicate your specialist practice knowledge, skills and personal attributes to a diverse audience. You will learn about placement and study abroad experience and destinations, and how to approach the application process for a successful outcome.

The module is designed to extend your knowledge of the fashion industry and workplace, facilitate the development of your professional skill set, and enable you to build career readiness within the context of your own professional ambitions, beginning with your third year Design Placement, Design Study Abroad, and Creative Studio options. It will enable the development of the digital and interpersonal communication skills you will need to take full advantage of future opportunities through your Professional Practice Toolkit, and Digital Portfolio.

Your Professional Practice Toolkit will facilitate and record your reflective approach to learning, engagement with your studies, and support your career readiness through analytical, self-initiated research into the fashion industry and its relevant careers and roles. It will document the creation of professional digital assets, such as a creative C.V. and cover letter.

Your Digital Portfolio, as an electronic showcase of your work, will express your creative identity, capture your design processes and present your most engaging content aligned to fashion industry practices, relevant to your third year option applications. It challenges you to expand and creatively explore a range of multimedia, using both digital and physical techniques, and use it to present your previous project work purposefully and professionally.

You will develop your understanding of academic conventions in UK higher education aligned to your level of study, including expectations around critical analysis, structure, argumentation, evidencing, and referencing. The module focuses on developing communication strategies that will help you express your ideas clearly and coherently in written assignments and spoken activities. You will also reflect on your current academic and language skills and develop strategies for development ahead of your assessments.

On this module, you will undertake a brief that will either tackle current challenges to designers or explore design’s role in near-future visions of society. The module will challenge, inspire, and propel you into the future as a visionary designer or ‘change maker’ equipped to address some of the pressing issues of our time.



Design challenges and our responses are increasingly complex. Technology has automated many of the simplest design tasks, leaving designers to focus on solving more complex problems. To help tackle them, most designers work in multi-disciplinary teams. Even more individual design specialists such as designer-makers work co-operatively with other craft specialists, manufacturers and business professionals to bring their work to market.



Therefore, this module led by design tutors and other subject specialists enables you to work with peers and collaborators to address contemporary challenges or future opportunities. The choice of briefs may be developed in partnership with professional design teams, set by design competitions or written by your tutors in response to important design research or practice challenges.

In this module you will explore the interplay between theoretical, technical and creative practice to propose a concept and methodology for a fashion collection. You will develop a personal fashion design research proposal written and referenced to academic standard that contextualises the proposed work in a contemporary industrial and cultural context, positioning your collection at its centre. In parallel, you will propose and explore specialist 2D and 3D experimental technical and creative practice that develops your practical research methodology and confirms your personal creative identity.

You will learn how to work independently to conduct primary and secondary research with integrity and purpose, and to explore and interpret key themes and challenges that impact the future of fashion and your own areas of interest and personal practice.

Using thinking-through-making methods relating to your specialist creative practice you will scope the potential of your proposed concept and initial ideation. In practical studio and workshop sessions you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise and knowledge in the use of specialist Fashion skills and technologies, and to contextualise pattern cutting, constructed knitted fabrics, printed textiles or digital technology within your Fashion collection.

The outcome of this module will provide substantial evidence of your autonomy and unique fashion design abilities in preparation for your progression into the fashion workplace or post-graduate education. You will create a Career Readiness Plan (CRP) that contextualises your concept research and developing specialist creative practice to your own professional goals.

In this two-component module, you will learn to interpret and position your proposed Fashion Concept within the contemporary global fashion arena through the development and presentation of a conclusive critical written study, and practical resolution as specialist samples, garments or artefacts that define your project methodology.

By conducting a critical written study in component 1, you will develop your contextual research skills in reference to the latest critical debates, evaluation methods, or design strategies for fashion, that will underpin your fashion concept integrity and cultural relevance. In component 2, you will choose a study option that shapes your Specialist Creative Practice in a Fashion Atelier, Runway or Digital pathway in line with your Career Readiness Plan (CRP), that develops your expertise in the skilled use of fashion applications, tools, methods and production processes to professional standards.

You will learn to critically analyse fashion design research and development through a well-illustrated and communicated process book or media equivalent and technical specification, that demonstrates your specialist practical methodology, technical abilities and reflective practice skills whilst identifying areas for self-improvement or future exploration, presenting your fashion concept to professional standards ready for realisation in consecutive modules.

In this module, you will learn how to realise your Fashion Collection for a new season, fashion genre or market level through application of your identified Specialist Creative Practice (pattern-cutting, printed textiles or constructed knitwear) within an Atelier, Runway or Digital study option pathway. Working independently in studio and workshop sessions that simulate real-life industry situations and supported by academic and technical specialists, you will learn how to translate your proposed fashion concept into a series of professional samples and garment prototypes in response to the current zeitgeist and relevant design challenges that impact your own vision for the future of fashion. Through the process of documented experiential learning and reflective practice, you will develop your individual design handwriting and technical ability, building confidence in your design ability and demonstrating your capability to creatively and contextually challenge existing fashion conventions. Whilst realising your collection and documenting your creative process, you will effectively begin to build and present accomplished design content in line with your Career Readiness Plan (CRP) ready for the creation of your professional portfolio in Block 3.

Deliverables: Specialist Creative Practice
Study Option 1: Fashion Digital Project 2 (Visual proposal + 2D + 3D Technical and Creative Process Journal)
Study Option 2: Fashion Atelier Project 2 (visual proposal + 3D sampling + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)
Study Option 3: Fashion Runway Project 2 (Visual Proposal + 3D Toiles + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)

This module prepares you as a designer for the future's challenges by fostering skills in risk-taking and problem-solving. Building upon previous study, you will develop, conclude and present your own vision for the future of fashion to professional standards using advanced intellectual and creative skills that demonstrate your personal design handwriting, specialist knowledge and technical strengths. To produce your collection, you will work in atelier-style design studios and industry-standard pattern-cutting, print and knitwear workshops, with supportive extended studio activity using a range of appropriate equipment, 2D and 3D technology. Working closely with internationally experienced fashion practitioners and researchers and supported by technical expertise to develop your knowledge and understanding in your chosen specialist design area, the unique fashion collection that you produce will reflect your learning and be relevant to your chosen specialism and personal fashion career aspirations. Your engagement in extended specialist creative practice and fashion craftsmanship within this module will underpin your employability and further build and present accomplished design content ready for the creation of your professional portfolio in semester 3.

Deliverables: Digital Clo3D Project, knit, print, sample or garment(s).
Study Options:
1: Fashion Digital Project 3 (2D + 3D crafted realisation + Technical and Creative Process Journal)
2: Fashion Atelier Project 3 (3D crafted realisation + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)
3: Fashion Runway Project 3 (3D crafted realisation + Technical Specification + Creative Process Journal)

In this module, you will craft a professional fashion portfolio to showcase your creative identity, tailored to your career aspirations in industry, enterprise, or post-graduate education outlined in your Career Readiness Plan (CRP). This portfolio will represent the culmination of your academic, creative, and professional expertise, highlighting your specialised skills in pattern cutting, print, knit, or digital technologies. It will articulate your design philosophy, engage with current debates, and emphasise responsible design practices in align with your own values and interests. To achieve this, you will elevate your communication skills and employ divergent and critical thinking to address the complexities of presenting your Level 6 work to diverse audiences and for a range of purposes, such as interviews, assessments, or competitions. You will demonstrate autonomy and professionalism in responding to opportunities and unexpected challenges in a decisive and professional manner.
Your portfolio will explicitly address entry-level workplace requirements, integrating your unique perspective on global issues, innovative solutions to design problems, and your vision for the future of fashion. You will select portfolio formats (2D, 3D, 4D, or mixed, multichannel approach) aligned with your CRP and promotional opportunities. Content will include a CV and various self-promotional materials, such as social media profiles, personal websites, and industry platforms.

You will develop your understanding of academic conventions in UK higher education aligned to your level of study, including expectations around critical analysis, structure, argumentation, evidencing, and referencing. The module focuses on developing communication strategies that will help you express your ideas clearly and coherently in written assignments and spoken activities. You will also reflect on your current academic and language skills and develop strategies for development ahead of your assessments.