BA (Hons) Fashion Design Degree

Brighton MET (Brighton Metropolitan College)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course provides a ‘boutique’; educational experience that stimulates and nurtures individual creative talent and innovation. The course aims to equip you with a range of intellectual, analytical, practical and entrepreneurial skills in preparation for a career in the global fashion industry.
Key features

• Student collections have won several awards
• Employment-focused course
• Purpose-built studios for fashion design and textile print
• Dedicated Flexible Learning Area, including fashion publications, future trend resources, Apple Macs and CAD for fashion
• Opportunity to show your final work at internal and external shows
• Taught by industry practitioners, the course reflects current industry expectations and most graduates are employed in the fashion and creative sector. Excellent industry links provide work placements and competitions with high profile brands.

From the beginning of this course students experience workshop skills in illustration and design, pattern cutting, sewing and garment manufacture, printed textiles and work across a broad range of design modules that include live industry projects and a full collection.

2D and 3D practice focuses on creative pattern cutting, garment construction and tailoring, and printed textiles, with students becoming confident users of CAD for design development, portfolio and presentation.