2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Textile Design
| Programme code: | BA-TEXT/TD | UCAS code: | W232 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Philip Henry | Contact address: | p.m.henry@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
In accordance with the School of Design admissions policy: please see our website (www.design.leeds.ac.uk) for details
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Design
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Design
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Art & Design
Programme specification:
Using industry-standard equipment in our textile design studio, you'll develop practical skills, in knitted, woven, stitched and digitally printed textiles, with the opportunity to specialise in one process. All pathways provide the opportunity to work on designs for fashion or interiors using industry-led briefs, taught by world-leading staff and with excellent technical support. You’ll also study the general principles of design, including historical and cultural contexts of design practice, and explore the fundamental aspects of textile design in an intellectually stimulating research environment. This gives you an excellent academic grounding in design, developing skills that appeal to employers. You'll also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience by undertaking a work placement as part of our Year in Industry programme or Cultural exchange with our Year Abroad programme.
In Year 1, You will undertake a studio based introduction to the major textile design processes including knit, weave and print, supported by studio based visual research including stitch and a theoretical introduction to fabric technology and virtual manufacture. You will undertake core studies in the historic, cultural and technological aspects of art & design. You will have the opportunity to personalise your studies through our extensive list of optional and discovery modules.
In Year 2, you will focus your textile design practice in either knit, weave or digital print. Each process is suitable for fashion or interior outcomes. You will develop your design and technical skills supported by appropriate visual research, cultural and market analysis skills and further your independent research shills. You will develop your academic understanding of the core design subjects and an awareness of professional standards. You will have a further opportunity to personalise your study through industry focused optional and discovery modules.
In Year 3, you will synthesise work towards a final collection of design work and produce a written investigation into a textiles subject of your choice. All teaching is informed by internationally leading research undertaken in the School of Design.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as ’PFP’
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| DESN1250 | Fundamentals of Imaging | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN1547 | Textiles: Visual Studies and Research 1 | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN1548 | Textile Technology | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN1847 | Design History, Design Futures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules:
| DESN1248 | Sustainable Fashion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN1415 | Introduction to Photography (Digital) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN1575 | Patterns and Culture | 10 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| DESN1633 | Colour and the Design Process | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN1658 | Fashion Brand Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN1705 | Drawing 1A | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN1706 | Drawing 1B | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN1830 | Technologies for Art and Design | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students may also study 0-20 credits of Discovery Modules.
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to withdraw and introduce new optional modules in line with the annual review and development of teaching within the School. It may also be necessary on occasion to withdraw modules due to staff absence or very low enrolment numbers.
Students should note that they are not permitted to study the same module more than once.
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 0 - 20 credits of Discovery Modules
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as ’PFP’
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| DESN2287 | Research Methods | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN2350 | Marketing Creativity and Innovation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2547 | Textile Design Skills Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2548 | Textile Design Product Development | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules:
| DESN2139 | New Materialism: Science and Technology Meet Art, Craft and Design | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2147 | Introduction to Contemporary Moving Image Production | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN2155 | Illustration | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2170 | Knitted Fabric Technology for Design | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2180 | Garment Technology for Knitwear | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2265 | Art, Craft and Design Now: an international overview of contemporary practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2405 | Contemporary Art and Memory | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2415 | Photography (Digital) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2465 | Class, Taste and Society: Interpreting Designed Objects. | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2500 | Eco-Design: Understanding Design's Role in Global Ecology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2525 | Design for Sports and Performance Clothing | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2633 | Colour: Art and Science | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2645 | Design Theory | 10 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| DESN2657 | 20th Century Fashion History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN2721 | Book Arts | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN2947 | Design Application: Print and Screen | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may also study 0-20 credits of Discovery Modules.
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to withdraw and introduce new optional modules in line with the annual review and development of teaching within the School. It may also be necessary on occasion to withdraw modules due to staff absence or very low enrolment numbers.
Students should note that they are not permitted to study the same module more than once.
Discovery modules:
Candidates maystudy 0 - 20 credits of Discovery Modules
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as ’PFP’
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| DESN3547 | Textile Design: Design Research and Critical Analysis | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN3566 | Design for Textiles 3 - Specialisms | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN3660 | Independent Study Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules:
| DESN3139 | New Materialism Studio: Theory Meets Practice | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| DESN3405 | Landscape, Place and Environment in Contemporary Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN3445 | Time and the Image in Contemporary Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN3582 | Fashion Styling and Photography | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN3585 | Collaborative Marketing and Promotion | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN3635 | Computer Aided Design and Professional Design Presentation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN3725 | Information Design | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| DESN3765 | Brand Communications | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| DESN3770 | Contemporary Advertising | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may also study 0-20 credits of Discovery Modules.
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to withdraw and introduce new optional modules in line with the annual review and development of teaching within the School. It may also be necessary on occasion to withdraw modules due to staff absence or very low enrolment numbers.
Students should note that they are not permitted to study the same module more than once.
Discovery modules:
Students may choose 0-20 credits of discovery modules. These must be at level 2 or level 3 unless they are special skills Discovery modules.
Candidates may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules
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