What will I learn?

Push the boundaries of fashion design in this practical course, ideal for aspiring designers ready to create original garments and accessories that respond to today’s creative and industry challenges.- Tackle live briefs and industry-led projects.- Build independent thinking and practical design skills.- Explore global fashion trends and sustainability issues.**Why you should study this course** - Learn by doing: develop fashion artefacts through active, hands-on studio practice.- Hear directly from visiting industry experts and guest speakers.- Gain a global outlook on fashion through research, collaboration and critical discussion.- Be supported in groups by experienced tutors who help shape your design identity.- Build a strong foundation for a career across the fashion industry, from design to production.**About the School of Arts and Creative Industries**- Our hands-on, practitioner-led approach is rooted in project-based learning. This creates opportunities for cross-disciplinary working and engagement with external collaborators. Where appropriate, you may work with peers from other courses -bringing specialist skills to interdisciplinary projects in ways that reflect the collaborative nature of creative studios and agencies in the creative industries. - Our learning and teaching mirror the needs of the creative industries, so our graduates have the opportunity to develop the skills and attributes needed to become industry specialists, leaders and innovators.- Our studio culture seeks to ensure you are socially responsible in our creative community and develop critical thinking in research and making processes.- Our global initiatives aim to give you skills to become a collaborative communicator and make you culturally competent.- Our excellent industry links typically enable us to host an exciting programme of guest speakers covering topics such as fashion merchandising, sustainability in practice and fashion journalism.- Past students have worked on projects as diverse as sportswear design for Reebok and jewellery design for Tatty Devine.*Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.