This course will equip you with a wide range of creative skills and specialist knowledge to support your creative potential as a fashion or textile designer. Creative innovation, business and market awareness will be at the core of your projects.

A particular strength of the course is the overlapping of all fashion and textile areas, creating outputs that are reflective of the changing areas of fashion design. You are encouraged to express a personal design signature whilst responding to a range of studio and workshop-based projects.

The majority of your projects will be in partnership with industry, providing a very ‘real’ experience of how the role of the designer impacts on the consumer. Study is underpinned by research methods, visualisation including CAD, design process, critical and contextual studies, marketing and professional studies.

This course will start in September 2012, subject to validation. More information will be available in the near future.

At the start of the course you will undertake a range of intensive workshops which will address skills in digital and ‘wet' textiles, flat pattern cutting, modelling on the stand techniques, constructed textiles (weave), garment manufacture, CAD, styling and marketing.

These workshops are designed to equip you with the practical and theoretical skills to enable you to take a project from concept to realisation. Alongside these workshops will be continued reference to fabric, colour and silhouette trend forecasting. As you continue to develop your creative skills in stages two and three, you will be encouraged to focus on your chosen area of specialism for your final year; these are as follows:-

• fashion design: the design and manufacture of garments where the major focus is concentrated on cut and silhouette, or the design of textiles for fashion carried through to the production of garments
• textile design: the design and production (samples and sample lengths) of textiles for fashion

As you continue to develop your skills base, you will increasingly be aware of the importance and impact of fashion marketing and the task of taking your designs to the market place. This is an essential part of the design process and invaluable experience in support of life after graduation.

Live projects, international study visits, industrial placements and design competitions provide an awareness of context and develop professional skills. Building on this knowledge you will be using the final year of your degree to develop a capsule collection of your chosen specialism. Students who have chosen to produce a collection of garments will present work to be selected for the end of year fashion show. All students will show in the Degree Show.

Year 1 Entry

SQA Higher: BBC to include English and Art/Design.

GCE A Level: BC to include English and Art/Design.

Irish Leaving Certificate Higher: B2B2C1 to include English and Art/Design or equivalent.

IB Diploma: 24, including Visual Arts and English at Higher Level.

Degree Link Programme: A relevant HNC from one of our partner FE colleges may be considered for year 2 entry.

Year 2 Entry

Entry to year 2 and later would be subject to the presentation of a portfolio of work relative to the specific course. Accompanying qualifications may include HND, Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art or equivalent qualifications.

Interview/Portfolio Review

Suitable applicants will be invited to attend the School with their portfolio for an informal review/discussion with academic staff. This allows you to meet staff, see the teaching environment and allows the School to explore our ambitions whilst reviewing your work. We will discuss your folio work and specific interests within art and design, as well as your aspirations. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions.

* All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide and represent the minimum required to be considered for entry. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated.

Placement
An optional work placement in year 3, semester 2.

Study Abroad
There are international exchange opportunities in year 3, semester 2.

If you are a Scottish resident or EU national you are not liable to pay fees and should apply to SAAS for funding.

Students from other parts of the UK should visit the appropriate website:

• England - www.studentfinanceengland.co.uk
• Wales - www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
  
• Northern Ireland - www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

All course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

You must apply online at UCAS - www.ucas.com/apply.

Once you register and create your username and password, you are guided through the process of applying. After submission, log in to your UCAS Track account to see the progress of your application, and view and respond to your offers.

Our graduates are creative and passionate about fashion and textiles. Career opportunities include:

• fashion design
• accessory design
• fashion marketing/promotion
• fashion management
• merchandising
• fashion buyer
• stylist

Recent employment destinations include:

• freelance designer
• designer-maker
• studio textile designer
• CAD designer
• accessories designer
• buyer
• colour forecasting/predictions
• stylist
• fashion journalism