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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
Final
PART 1: COURSE SUMMARY INFORMATION
Course summary
Final award BA (Hons) Fashion with Business Studies
Intermediate award BA Fashion with Business Studies
DipHE Fashion with Business Studies
CertHE Fashion with Business Studies
Course status Validated
Awarding body University of Brighton
College College of Arts and Humanities
School School of Art, Design and Media
Location of study/ campus Grand Parade / City Campus
Partner institution(s)
Name of institution Host department Course status
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Admissions
Admissions agency UCAS
Entry requirements Include
any progression opportunities
into the course.
Check the University’s website for current entry requirements.
Qualifications:
Successful applicants would normally have achieved recognised Qualifications, in preparation for study at degree level. These would typically amount to the equivalent of A Level grades ABB. A foundation diploma is desirable but students may be considered with A-level qualifications or International Baccalaureate only at the levels stated below.
Art and Design Foundation Diploma PASS
BTEC National Diploma in Design DDM
A-Levels: Applicants with predicted ABB or above, with at least one art and design based subject.
International Baccalaureate: 32 Points
QAA approved access course with subject- specific modules is acceptable at PASS with 30 Credits at Merit
For non-native speakers of English: IELTS 6.0 overall; 6.0 in writing, 5.5 in listening, reading and speaking (requirements of the UK Border Agency)
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Please note that we will require GCSE (minimum grade C) in English Language and Mathematics.
Interview and Portfolio Review:
All applicants must be interviewed and portfolio reviewed prior to any offer being made, no offer is made on qualifications alone.
Following receipt of the application form, applicants who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to submit a Flickr portfolio. If successful applicants will then be invited to attend an interview and portfolio review as part of the selection process.
Detailed advice on the interview and portfolio review procedure will be provided with the invitation to interview. Through the application and selection process applicants must demonstrate the potential to benefit from the programme of study and for successful completion, which should be evidenced through a combination of qualifications gained, a portfolio of work and the interview.
We will be looking for:
A good understanding of drawing, painting, composition, form, proportion and colour
An experimental and enquiring approach to different materials and media
Visual research including several sketchbooks showing development of ideas through investigative drawing, experimentation and testing
Evidence of experimental work in 2D and 3D
The ability to create innovatively
An awareness of fashion design within a fashion context
A real passion and drive to study and succeed in Art and Design
Evidence presented through prior work experience and other qualifications will be considered in conjunction with those listed above.
Start date (mmm-yy)
Normally September
September 2017
Mode of study
Mode of study Duration of study (standard) Maximum registration period
Full-time 3 years 8 years
Part-time - -
Sandwich 4 years 8 years
Distance - -
Course codes/categories
UCAS code W2N1 / W2N2
Contacts
Course Leader (or Course Development Leader)
Craig Higgins
Admissions Tutor Jane Shepherd
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Examination and Assessment
External Examiner(s)
Name Place of work Date tenure expires
Steven Dell
Sue Timney
Prof. Jessica Hemmings
Associate Professor, Kingston University
Visiting Professor, Royal College of Art
Professor of Visual Culture, National College of Art, Dublin
September 2021
September 2018
September 2018
Examination Board(s) (AEB/CEB)
Course Examination Board for the Academic Programme in Fashion and Textiles
Approval and review
Approval date Review date
Validation July 20111
April 2016
Programme Specification January 20172
January 20183
Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body 1 (if applicable):
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Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body 2 (if applicable):
Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body 3 (if applicable):
1 Date of original validation.
2 Month and year this version of the programme specification was approved (normally September).
3 Date programme specification will be reviewed (normally approval date + 1 year). If programme specification is
applicable to a particular cohort, please state here. 4
Date of most recent review by accrediting/ approving external body.
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PART 2: COURSE DETAILS AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
Aims
The aims of the course are:
The aims of the course are consistent with the current aims of the University Strategic Plan. In addition the following values from the University Strategy 2016-2021 discussions, underpin the aims of the course:
To positively engage in transforming lives within a connected and vibrant learning community
To enable students to engage in socially purposeful knowledge, education and research
To invest in talent to create an environment of learning, discovery and practice
To globally connect and encourage life long individuality and critical thinking https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/strategy/Pages/welcome.aspx
The BA (Hons) Fashion with Business Studies course is industry orientated. It aims to graduate highly motivated innovators in fashion design or the fashion-related industries, equipped for the professional design and production of fashion, through studio and workshop practice.
BA (Hons) Fashion with Business Studies provides a framework for accumulative learning from a broad educational base of Level 4 to subject expertise at Level 6, through an undergraduate route to BA (Hons) final award. The aims of that framework are to enable students to:
apply knowledge and skills appropriate for contemporary fashion designers to foster scholarship and
challenge precedent in order to advance the fashion specialism within an industrial and/or academic context;
develop 2 and 3 dimensional fashion design strategies and use appropriate skills, materials, processes and techniques to conceive, design and produce a range of fashion designs/products that demonstrate increasingly sophisticated creative capability;
generate knowledge and understanding of the social, cultural, historical, ethical, and environmental issues that impact upon the contemporary fashion industry worldwide;
develop knowledge and the ability to design fashion in response to specific conceptual ideas, market-led projects or a given context;
cultivate critical understanding and awareness of the historical, contemporary, social and cultural contexts and means of production of fashion ;
demonstrate business, professional and entrepreneurial skills and a knowledge of the international fashion industry and the diversity of design careers in a highly competitive market;
develop written, oral, visual and practical design skills underpinned by research, communication and independent learning skills appropriate to contemporary fashion design;
evolve a refined personal visual and critical language, which confidently and clearly defines creative intentions and fashion design proposals through a range of communicative means and in an engaging and professional way;
develop an understanding of the significance of the contemporary digital environment, and to establish appropriate design and communication skills using relevant software for the fashion industry.
The programme is designed to enable progressive development of knowledge and awareness as well as a range of subject specific and transferable skills.
An industrial placement (27 weeks minimum) is optional for students between Stages 2 and 3 (Levels 5 and 6) of study. Subject to negotiation and availability, students will be recommended for Work Placement experience at the end of Level 5 on condition that they have fully engaged with the programme, and demonstrated a professional attitude in all aspects of their work during Levels 4 and 5. The placement is configured as a single 120-credit module, which is assessed on a pass/fail basis to accommodate each student’s individual and unique 27-week placement experience(s) together with the submission of an online report summary and completed questionnaire. It enables students to experience industrial placements, allowing them to apply subject knowledge and their business and professional
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practice skills within the context of the fashion and associated industries. The placement experience is of mutual benefit to the student and the host company and assists with the integration of all aspects of study at Level 6.
Learning outcomes
The outcomes of the main award provide information about how the primary aims are demonstrated by students following the course. These are mapped to external reference points where appropriate
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Knowledge and theory On successful completion of the course students will have gained, through a graduated study programme of increasing depth and range:
1. Knowledge, experience and understanding of contemporary design
practices through the process of making and manufacture;
2. An individual, intellectual and critical understanding of historical and contemporary cultural contexts of fashion design, and an awareness of its’ societal influence and impact;
3. Knowledge, experience and understanding of the role of visual and representational language in the processes of creative design practice;
4. Knowledge and experience of the commercial, entrepreneurial and professional context of creative design practices;
5. Experience and aptitude in constructing and expressing tailored narratives and creative discourse related to the specific nature of your design practice;
6. Understanding of the importance of the creative/critical relationship in their studies and of critical enquiry;
7. Knowledge and awareness of professional, business and legal frameworks associated with the fashion media and the fashion and textiles industries;
8. Awareness of the cultural, social, ethical and environmental issues associated within the fashion media and fashion related industries;
9. Understanding of professional and business practice including the digital environment, cycles of fashion, market awareness and industrial production.
Skills
Includes intellectual skills (i.e. generic skills relating to academic study, problem solving, evaluation, research etc.) and professional/ practical skills.
Preparation for self-directed study in L6/L7 is undertaken in the first 2 years of the course, addressing specific skills required for further study and the developmental paths that exist following graduation.
Working knowledge of safe practices in workshops, supported by the completion of formal inductions and technical demonstration is expected throughout the course.
On successful completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate:
10. Competence with the processes, materials and technical requirements
relevant to fashion design, making and production;
11. Ability to use a range of methods of enquiry and research to advance study through the knowledge gathered;
12. Ability to develop design concepts and successfully advance their garment design to conclusion through the synthesis of visual research, applied technical skills and knowledge;
13. A developed understanding and a personal approach within 2 dimensional design presentation and communication using appropriate media and digital design software;
14. Professional and transferable skills in fashion design that demonstrate their employability within a related industrial context;
15. Awareness of contemporary issues within textiles or fashion design practice and the ability to discuss and contextualise these;
16. Ability to undertake primary and secondary research in both historical and critical studies and complete a series of reflective essays;
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Please refer to Course Development and Review Handbook or QAA website for details.
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17. Ability to work with others and conduct a dialogue within the context of work-related learning, public debate or exhibition;
18. Ability to establish a range of individual research methods and concepts, techniques and applications that make an appropriate contribution to fashion design practice;
19. Ability to critically reflect upon knowledge and approaches gained through the study of fashion design, pattern cutting, garment construction and textiles selection, and how these impact upon the form and structure of garments in relation to the human body;
20. Experience-led competence in delivering convincing communication materials, which facilitates clear understanding of conceptual, and theoretical ideas and physical design proposals;
21. Ability to develop and conclude a fashion collection and professional portfolio that incorporates and is informed by knowledge of historical precedents, dress history, international fashion media, contemporary and professional debates;
22. Refined skills in essay and report writing and presentation to professional standards.
In addition to the specialist knowledge and subject specific skills students on the course will gain the following transferable skills:
23. Time-management and self-organisation; 24. Competency to simultaneously plan, direct and manage the development
and execution of multiple tasks to a deadline;
25. Ability to research, analyse, structure and critically evaluate original source material;
26. Aptitude in generating and locating relevant knowledge from various research sources;
27. Independent judgment and analysis;
28. Effective communication by visual, verbal and written means;
29. Ability to work effectively, both independently and as a part of team, valuing collaboration and exchange;
30. Accumulation of IT skills;
31. Interpersonal and social skills;
32. Networking and relating to professionals.
On completion of the industrial placement, students will be able to demonstrate:
33. Awareness and understanding of aspects of the fashion/textiles industry; 34. Expertise gained from working in the creative industries in, for example,
fashion design and presentation, pattern-cutting, tailoring, garment manufacture, or studio management;
35. Ability to work in a professional manner and as part of a team; 36. Advanced understanding of the role of design, design practitioners and
business in the creative industries through critical analysis and reflection; 37. The ability to reflect on work based learning experiences and inform their
personal development; 38. Ability to collect and collate research materials and business information,
including technical skills learnt or acquired and demonstrate effective presentation and communication of business information and concepts;
39. Ability to deliver a dynamic, well-designed and coherent presentation for the debriefing seminar.
QAA subject benchmark statement (where
applicable)6
-- This course is developed with reference to the following subject benchmarks:- Art and Design 2008 and History of Art, Architecture and Design 2008 History of art, architecture and design (2008); Art and design (2008)
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/honours-degree-subjects
6 Please refer to the QAA website for details.
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PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODIES (where applicable)
Where a course is accredited by a PSRB, full details of how the course meets external requirements, and what students are required to undertake, are included.
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LEARNING AND TEACHING
Learning and teaching methods
This section sets out the primary learning and teaching methods, including total learning hours and any specific requirements in terms of practical/ clinical-based learning. The indicative list of learning and teaching methods includes information on the proportion of the course delivered by each method and details where a particular method relates to a particular element of the course.
The information included in this section complements that found in the Key Information Set (KIS), with
the programme specification providing further information about the learning and teaching methods used
on the course.
The strategy for learning and teaching is informed by and is consistent with the University’s Learning and
Teaching Strategy 2012-15 and supports the five themes of the Strategy.
The programme uses project work as a main teaching and learning strategy employing a range of
teaching and learning methods. As a general indication of teaching and learning methods used, students
will experience most of the following during their course:
- Lectures
This is used to support the content and learning outcomes of modules where necessary and appropriate.
Its purpose is to introduce efficiently to a large number of students in a year/cohort of a course to issues
of concern and current understandings of a subject/discipline. It is a method of teaching used primarily in
Business Studies and the Historical and Critical Studies aspects of the course.
- Seminars and Group Tutorials
This form of teaching is the dominant one within the programme and would normally consist of a group
of students with a tutor or tutors. It is primarily used within the context of students presenting and
discussing their practical work in small groups. Other contexts for a seminar beyond student
work/critique sessions are used within Business Studies and the Historical and Critical Studies aspects
of the programme. In addition the group critique/seminar may also be the main context in which
assessment of certain studio practice modules would occur particularly in Levels 4 and 5.
- Individual Tutorial Supervision
For the individual student one to one teaching will occur less frequently than the group tutorial or
seminar. It is an important form of teaching which provides a more personal, less public forum for
students to engage with their ongoing practices/projects and to seek individual/academic advice about it
with a tutor. Particular use of tutorial teaching in the programme would be made in the undergraduate
final year for certain aspects of studio work and written research essay work, for example.
- Independent and enquiry-based learning
This is an important part of learning for students on the programme, drawing upon a range of resources
to support research and development activities. Students will be expected to engage in their practice in
whatever form that their particular discipline prescribes and to make use of the available time and
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facilities (libraries, computer suites, studios, workshops, etc.) provided to produce their work for activities
outlined by project briefs.
- Inductions Workshops and Technical Demonstrations
This form of teaching is mainly delivered within levels 4 and 5, delivered by an academic or technical
member of staff it has its primary emphasis on not so much the question ‘what to do’ but the question
‘how to do it’. The range of technical demonstrations and inductions are diverse and increase in
complexity and specialism as the course progresses.
- Peer and Self-Assessment
Peer and self-assessment is usually included as a part of each module, using module specific peer and
self-assessment forms. In addition the group critique/seminar may also be the main context in which
peer and self-assessment of certain studio practice modules would occur particularly in Levels 4 and 5.
- Personal Tutorial Support
The University of Brighton has a personal tutoring policy that is complemented by Student Services.
W ithin the course, personal tutoring is conducted by either the year tutor, year co-ordinator or course
leader.
- Virtual Learning Environment (StudentCentral)
StudentCentral is a student intranet for the University of Brighton; it is a one-stop-shop for everything
students need while studying at the University of Brighton. Generally, all handout materials,
bibliographies, written summaries of the lectures given to students are lodged on StudentCentral.
StudentCentral provides an easy way for staff to make teaching material available on-line. Course
material can include text, downloadable files, images, or even multimedia such as audio or video files. In
addition to course-specific guidance, online resources to help students study effectively are available
through the ASK Study Guide on StudentCentral.
- Placement Learning
Placement learning and work experience is seen as an important part of the programme, and of
students’ individual knowledge and skills development. The programme offers placement learning
between Stages 2 and 3 (Levels 5 and 6) of study, subject to negotiation and availability. This is
configured as a single 120-credit module at Level 5b, which is assessed on a pass/fail basis.
All modules taken by students carry a notional 100 hours of student learning effort per 10 credits, in
accordance with GEAR. Normally, for each university based module, the intensive, taught element is
one-third and independent study two-thirds.
All modules taken by students carry a notional 100 hours of student learning effort per 10 credits, in
accordance with GEAR. Normally, for each university based module, the intensive, taught element is
one-third and independent study two-thirds.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment methods
This section sets out the summative assessment methods on the course and includes details on where to find further information on the criteria used in assessing coursework. It also provides an assessment matrix which reflects the variety of modes of assessment, and the volume of assessment in the course.
The information included in this section complements that found in the Key Information Set (KIS), with
the programme specification providing further information about how the course is assessed. The
course contains some compulsory formative assessments not included in the breakdown provided on the
KIS because they cannot be directly linked to credit. Full details of assessments within a module can be
found on the University’s VLE, StudentCentral.
Assessment Process:
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The primary method of assessment used across the course for all practice-based/ studio modules will be
the presentation of project work as required by the individual project briefs.
Project work for practice-based modules will usually be reviewed at a project critique when students will
normally be expected to show and discuss their work with tutors and peers. This is an opportunity for
peer and tutor feedback on the strengths within students’ work and to highlight areas for improvement.
Summative Assessment: Project work for practice-based modules will usually be summatively assessed
at the end of the module by the tutors. Students will be expected to submit all project work undertaken as
part of the module. Work submitted will be double marked and graded against the Learning Outcomes
and students will be provided with written and verbal feedback and given an overall mark for the module.
All Written Assignments for Business Studies and Historical and Critical Studies are submitted, assessed
and feedback provided on-line using Turnitin.
Learning Outcome Assessment method Module Number of
credits
4, 9, 15, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32
Coursework (Report = 50%
Project Output 50%)
AD129
20
1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 25, 26,
27, 28
Coursework (Project Output =
100%)
AD132
40
1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
27, 28
Coursework (Project Output =
100%)
AD133
40
2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 23, 24, 26, 30
Coursework (Written
Assignment = 100%)
HD450
20
4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
28, 30, 32
Coursework (Written
Assignment = 100%)
AD280
20
1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18,
19, 24, 26, 28, 30
Coursework (Project Output =
100%)
AD287
20
1, 3, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 24,
26, 27, 28, 29
Coursework (Project Output =
100%)
AD288
20
1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 23, 24,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Coursework (Project Output =
80% Portfolio = 20%)
AD593
20
2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
28, 30
Coursework (Written
Assignment = 100%)
HD550
20
Coursework L5 College Option 20
4, 9, 22, 23, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Coursework (Report = 100%)
AD331
120
4, 7, 9, 15, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27,
28, 30, 32
Coursework (Written
Assignment = 100%)
AD314
20
1, 3, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 29
Coursework (Portfolio = 100%)
AD694
20
1, 3, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32
Coursework (Portfolio = 100%)
AD330
60
2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25,
27, 28, 30
Coursework (Written
Assignment = 100%)
HD630
20
SUPPORT AND INFORMATION
Institutional/ University All students benefit from:
University induction week
Course Handbook
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Extensive library facilities
Computer pool rooms
E-mail address
Welfare service
Personal tutor for advice and guidance
Course-specific
Additional support,
specifically where courses have non- traditional patterns of delivery (e.g. distance learning and work-based learning) include:
In addition, students on this course benefit from:
Tailored access to StudentCentral, the University’s online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Content on this site includes a wide range of learning materials to support individual modules including; lecture notes, presentations and hand-outs, suggested further reading and references using Aspire reading lists, technical notes and information from technical demonstrations. There are also many useful links to other sources of information to support students’ independent learning.
Students are supported in finding and securing industrial placements by a dedicated team, working within the Fashion and Textiles Placements Office. This support includes advice and support on applications, CV, portfolio and interview preparation and assistance with funding and visa applications.
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PART 3: COURSE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS COURSE STRUCTURE
This section includes an outline of the structure of the programme, including stages of study and progression points. Course Leaders may choose to include a structure diagram here.
The four-year BA (Hons) programme has a 2+2 structure in years, where levels 4 and 5 explore the
foundations, skills and context for the self-directed study Level 5b and Level 6. The transition to self-
directed studies begins in Level 5. Students engage with both experimental and critical approaches,
which begin to inform individual interests and specialisms.
The BA (Hons) Fashion with Business Studies course is split into 3 curriculum areas which are
embedded within the course at all levels;
Fashion Design / Studio Practice
Business Studies
Historical and Critical Studies
These three areas are complimentary and interrelated with aspects of business studies in particular,
being integrated into studio projects in the form of professional practice.
Level 4
In Level 4 students will develop the fundamental knowledge and technical skills of fashion design,
including visual research, design development, pattern cutting, draping and garment manufacture, while
designing and exploring the cultural and commercial contexts of fashion. Students will also act as an
assistant to a final year student within semester 2 as a simulated work experience.
Modules Studied:
AD132 - Fashion Design Process
AD133 - Personal Design Development
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AD129 - Market Research and Business in the Creative Industries
HD450 - Design and Culture Under Scrutiny
Level 5
Within Level 5, design projects will broaden students’ knowledge of different fashion market sectors
through diverse projects, which test their knowledge and design skills. Introduction of specialist areas
such as tailoring, sportswear, materials innovation and fabrication as well as the creative use of CAD will
support students’ learning and transition towards independent study. Students will build a body of design
work and garment samples to conclude in a professional portfolio. Within level 5 students will be required
to select one Level 5 Option module to be undertaken in either semester 1 or semester 2 chosen from a
portfolio of modules available across the college. Towards the end of Level 5 students will be supported in
selecting the study route which best suits their individual learning styles and future career aspirations.
Modules Studied:
AD287 - Fashion Design and Market Awareness
AD288 - Fashion Design Specialism
AD593 - Concepts, Contexts and Collaboration
AD280 - Preparing for and Engaging with Business
HD550 - The Clothes and Fabrics of Society
Level 5 Option Module
Level 5b
Industrial placement opportunities are available within the fashion and related creative industries within
the UK, Europe and the USA. A minimum requirement of 27 weeks must be undertaken in Level 5b. An
online questionnaire, individual work placement reports and a presentation are required to complete the
module.
Module Studied:
AD331 - Professional Experience
Level 6
Throughout level 6 students will develop, design and make a collection of market-specific outfits for
womenswear or menswear alongside a professional portfolio of design work in the form of a range of
project work, either set or self negotiated. Students will also complete an HCS dissertation on a topic of
their choice and a full business plan.
Modules Studied:
AD330 - Fashion Design Collection and Professional Portfolio
AD694 - Fashion Design Research
HD630 - Historical and Critical Studies Research Project (Dissertation)
AD314 - Design Management and Business Plan
The programme has a dual structure in the following sense: that of constructing relationships between
“issues or themes” and “practices”:
Thematic: explored through lectures, specialist presentations, seminars and reviews and linked with the
structure and tutoring of the Statement of Intent and thematic connections made within the studio and
workshops – thematic examples include:
Technology, knowledge and representation
The material world, materials, materiality, meaning
Sustainability and fashion practices and products
Design and digital practices
Society, collaboration, the working and cultural environment
Tradition, history conventions and the contemporary in fashion/dress culture
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The body, fashion skins, haptic, visual and sensual knowledge
The empty garment
Practices: developed through workshop based learning, lectures, presentations and reviews and tutored
in both discipline-specific and cross-discipline formats:
Fashion Design Culture
Historical and Critical Studies
Design and Critique
Business Studies and Professional Practice
Visual Research and Communication
College Option Modules from across the College of Arts and Humanities (L5)
Modules
Level7
Module
code
Status Module title Credit
4 AD129 C Market Research and Business in the Creative
Industries
20
4 AD132 C Fashion Design Process 40
4 AD133 C Personal Design Development 40
4 HD450 C Design and Culture under Scrutiny 20
5 AD280 C Preparing for and Engaging with Business 20
5 AD287 C Fashion Design and Market Awareness 20
5 AD288 C Fashion Design Specialism 20
5 AD593 C Concepts, Contexts and Collaboration 20
5 HD550 C The Clothes and Fabrics of Society 20
5 - C Level 5 Option Module 20
5b AD331 O Professional Experience 120
6 AD314 C Design Management and Business Plan 20
6 AD330 C Fashion Design Collection and Professional Portfolio 60
6 AD694 C Fashion Design Research 20
6 HD630 C Historical and Critical Studies Research Project
(Dissertation)
20
Status:
M = Mandatory (modules which must be taken and passed to be eligible for the award)
C = Compulsory (modules which must be taken to be eligible for the award)
O = Optional (optional modules)*
A = Additional (modules which must be taken to be eligible for an award accredited by a professional, statutory or regulatory body, including any non-credit bearing modules)
*Optional modules listed are indicative only and may be subject to change, depending on timetabling and
staff availability
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All modules have learning outcomes commensurate with the FHEQ levels 0, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. List the level which corresponds with the learning outcomes of each module.
AWARD AND CLASSIFICATION
Award type Award* Title Level Eligibility for award Classification of award
Total credits8
Minimum credits9
Ratio of marks10
: Class of award
Final BA (Hons)
Final BA (Hons)
Fashion with Business Studies 6 Total credit 480 Minimum credit at level of award 90 6
Fashion with Business Studies 6 Total credit 360 Minimum credit at level of award90 6
Level 6 marks Honours degree
Level 6 marks Honours degree
Intermediate BA Fashion with Business Studies 6 Total credit 300 Minimum credit at level of award 60 6
Intermediate DipHE Fashion with Business Studies 5 Total credit 240 Minimum credit at level of award 90 5
Intermediate CertHE Fashion with Business Studies 4 Total credit 120 Minimum credit at level of award 90 4
Level 6 marks Degree without honours
Level 5 marks Not applicable
Level 4 marks Not applicable
*Foundation degrees only
Progression routes from award:
Award classifications Mark/ band % Foundation degree Honours degree Postgraduate11
degree (excludes PGCE and BM BS)
70% - 100% Distinction First (1) Distinction
60% - 69.99% Merit Upper second (2:1) Merit
50% - 59.99% Pass
Lower second (2:2) Pass
40% - 49.99% Third (3)
8 Total number of credits required to be eligible for the award.
9 Minimum number of credits required, at level of award, to be eligible for the award.
10 Algorithm used to determine the classification of the final award (all marks are credit-weighted). For a Masters degree, the mark for the final element (e.g, dissertation) must be in the corresponding
class of award. 11
Refers to taught provision: PG Cert, PG Dip, Masters.
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EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS
Please refer to the Course Approval and Review Handbook when completing this section.
The examination and assessment regulations for the course should be in accordance with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses (available from staffcentral or studentcentral).
Specific regulations which materially affect assessment, progression and award on the course e.g. Where referrals or repeat of modules are not permitted in line with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses.
The assessment and progression regulations are in accordance with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations.
The calculation of the final honours award is based on marks attained for L6 modules only.
Exceptions required by PSRB
These require the approval of the Chair of the Academic Board
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