Senior Lecturer

Fashion Design - UH-000801

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If you have alternative qualifications or do not meet the IELTS requirement we also offer a range of <a href="http://www.hud.ac.uk/international/pre-sessionalenglishprogramme/">Pre-Sessional English Programmes.</a>
 The University provides opportunities for the accreditation of prior learning (APL) as stated in <a href="https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/section-3/">Section-3 - University of Huddersfield</a>
 The University’s general minimum entry requirements are specified in Section 1.5 of the <a href="https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/section-1/">Regulations for Awards</a>.
Every person who applies for this course and meets the minimum entry requirement – regardless of any disability – will be given the same opportunity in the selection process.  General advice and information regarding disability and the support the University can give can be found by contacting student services as follows:
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Further advice on the specific skills and abilities needed to successfully undertake this course can be found by contacting the admissions tutor and by visiting our <a href="https://courses.hud.ac.uk/2023-24/sort:title">List of courses for 2023-24 (hud.ac.uk)</a>
However, the specific entry requirements and admission criteria for the courses are detailed below:
Minimum entry requirements fall within the University Regulations. Students will normally apply for the courses through UCAS (Universities &amp; Colleges Admissions Service).
·        School/College leavers to have reached the age of 18 years on admission
·        Satisfactory completion of an interview inspection, if appropriate
·        Achievement of at least 112 UCAS points through a combination of:
-        Passes in five subjects at GCSE level (Maths and English required) and either Advanced GCE (A2 level), or a Vocational A-level award.
-        OR a Scottish Certificate of Education with passes in five subjects, three at the higher grade, or passes in four subjects at the higher grade
-        OR a National Diploma awarded by the EdExcel Foundation in a relevant subject.
-        OR an Irish Leaving Certificate with Grade C or above in four subjects at Higher level.
-     OR a European or International Baccalaureate
-     OR qualifications deemed equivalent to the above
-    OR a national certificate awarded by Ed Excel Foundation (formerly BTEC) in relevant subject area
 Distinction or above and 1 A-level grade B or above.

UH-000801 - Fashion Design

Intermediate Core

Intermediate Optional

Intermediate Compulsory

Intermediate Level

Honours Optional

Honours Core

Honours Compulsory

Honours Level

Foundation Compulsory

Foundation Optional

Foundation Core

Foundation Level

Sandwich Year Out Optional

Sandwich Year Out

Structure

Bachelor of Arts

Diploma of Higher Education

Certificate of Higher Education

Demonstrate independent research and coherent development of concept for fashion design.

Apply ethical principles and personal values to work.

Draft patterns, develop toiles and garments showing consideration to design details and manufacture techniques.

Interact effectively with others through collaboration, collective endeavour and negotiation.

Be receptive to new ideas, identify challenges and establish innovative solutions.

Present and communicate ideas and work to audiences in a range of situations.

Evidence the inputting and collating of appropriate research data for your specialism and make meaningful connections between different areas of knowledge.

Develop design ideas through effective solutions and outcomes.

Share responsibility for allocation of team tasks and outcomes.

Demonstrate awareness and be receptive to new ideas.

Demonstrate the ability to use relevant communication technologies for effective application to creative practice.

Research and develop appropriate concepts.

Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of your selected  specialism (textiles, marketing/digital technology) and how specific techniques are applied within the wider context of fashion design.

Demonstrate your ability to engage critically and reflectively through fashion practise.

Use your evaluative and analytical skills to articulate your research findings in a written framework.

Innovation, creativity and enterprise: the ability to generate, develop and communicate ideas; gain support and deliver successful outcomes. 

Evaluate the suitability and appropriateness of materials used for effective design ideas and the construction of garments.

Enquire into specialist discipline, place within that discipline, and the motivation to advance it. 

Demonstrate a perceptive and aesthetic understanding of the broad range of influences that affect changing trends in fashion design, evidencing innovative primary and secondary sources of research.

Articulate ideas and information comprehensibly in visual, oral and written forms.

Study independently, set goals, manage own workloads and meet deadlines.

Demonstrate an understanding of the development of your skills, knowledge, interests and personal values' PDP' in relation to individual academic aspirations and career choice.

Analyse information and experiences, formulate independent judgements and articulate reasoned arguments through reflection, review and evaluation.

Demonstrate the ability to communicate using a variety of forms.

Anticipate and accommodate change and work within contexts of ambiguity, uncertainty and unfamiliarity.

Source, navigate, select, question, review, evaluate, manipulate and manage information from a variety of sources.

Demonstrate the ability to use initiative both independently and collaboratively in the wider fashion context.

Synthesise exploratory research from appropriate sources to develop ideas specific to your selected specialism (textiles, marketing,digital technology).

Demonstrate the use of historical, contemporary and cultural values, in personal modes of enquiry which stimulate research outcomes.

Translate styles into completed production packages using appropriate techniques and technologies.

Identify personal strengths and needs and reflect on personal development.

Select and employ communication, information and digital technologies.

Manage individual practical and conceptual tasks in a timely, professional manner and present in a structured format relevant to contemporary industrial practice.

Develop verbal and visual skills through the use of communication technologies.

Produce an innovative and original self-initiated project with relevant garments and portfolio.

Understand and demonstrate an awareness of your personal and professional skills and their relevance within different fashion contexts.

UH-000801

Subject review for Fashion and Textiles Subject Area, May 2019.
Conclusions on quality and standards
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<li>The panel was fully confident that the courses met the quality and standards requirements set by the University.</li>
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Please note:  This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the Course and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. 
More detailed information on the learning outcomes, content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each module can be found in the study module guide and course handbook.  The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed by the University and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.

·        A variety of teaching and learning styles are used to encourage and engage students from a practical and theoretical perspective
·        Induction packs sent to students prior to arrival at University followed by an induction programme for orientation and introducing study skills at the beginning of term.
·        Student handbook and on-line module guides.
·        Study Visits (optional)
·        Specialist PC &amp; CAD facilities
·        Virtual learning environment, Unilearn
·        Learning resources bureau - Trendhub
·        Personal Tutor System.
·        Academic Skills Tutor.
·        Optional 48-week placement.
·        A Personal Development Planning (PDP) system
 




Personal Development Planning will be used to enhance student ability to reflect upon their learning within modules. It will be formally introduced to students at the start of each academic year. The process will be embedded within the course so that students will be asked to think about their own work and the work of colleagues and to reflect upon feedback. This mechanism will include self-reflection, recording, target setting, action planning and monitoring.