2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Fashion Design Innovation

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

ABB or equivalent qualifications in accordance with School’s admissions policy
English language according to University of Leeds admissions policy (IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in any component.)

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Design

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Design

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Art & Design

Programme specification:

There has been a rapid acceleration in adopting digital tools and innovative approaches in the world of fashion that meet new customer behaviours and industry needs (including 3D design, video shopping, augmented/virtual reality). Equally, the notion of fashion with textiles has never been stronger. By considering the whole life cycle of fashion products from the conception of textiles to the end-user and beyond, we gain a holistic perspective of an industry that is undergoing rapid change and offering much greener and zero-waste fashion alternatives.

With this in mind, the BA Fashion Design Innovation combines fashion and textiles heritage with innovative design practices and methods, and with the latest digital and production technologies. Students explore form, material and process through creative thinking, problem-solving strategies and human-centred design approaches to develop beautiful, responsibly produced, and innovative fashion and textile products. Students also learn a range of theories and methods that inform fashion research, as well as fashion's relationship to historical context, cultural practices, social trends and values, and ideological assumptions.

All in all, students learn in an integrated way, combining and balancing hand-making and traditional skills with digital technologies, and applying material and textile innovation to fashion design. At level one, all students take part in a year of common study that encompasses elements of fashion design innovation in an environment that mimics real work conditions in a fashion studio (either physically, virtually, or both). At levels two and three, students develop fashion and textiles specialisms, alongside their continued fashion design practice. Contextual subjects examining design history and theory further help students to develop awareness and judgement in relation to their studio practice and personal development. Research methods and strategic fashion managment, on the other hand, help students to contextualise their design practice and solve real world problems in industry and society.

The programme's emphasis on gaining academic, practical, research, and transferrable skills, equips students for a broad range of prestigious employment, enterprise or postgraduate opportunities. Furthermore, with an emphasis on the role fashion, textiles, innovation and digital technology can play in creating fashion to address future opportunities, requirements and challenges, students gain skills that set them apart from other graduates in this field and at the international level. Such skills allow students to develop their career opportunities across a diverse range of roles within the professional field of fashion, including design, textiles, retail, manufacturing and production, creative and research practice, etc.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates may study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules.

The School of Design is in the process of developing a new suite of optional modules that will be structured under 6 main themes.
Therefore, the optional modules listed are indicative only and what currently exists in the School of Design.

Alternatively, candidates may study 0-20 credits of Discovery modules

Discovery modules:

Candidates must study a total of 120 credits in their first year. These should be distributed as evenly as possible across the semesters.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates may study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules

The School of Design is in the process of developing a new suite of optional modules that will be structured under 6 main themes.
Therefore, the optional modules listed are indicative only and what currently exists in the School of Design.

Alternatively, candidates may study 0-20 credits of Discovery modules

Discovery modules:

Candidates must study a total of 120 credits in their second year. These should be distributed as evenly as possible across the semesters.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates must study the compulsory modules shown below

Optional modules:

Candidates may study 0-20 credits from the following optional modules.

The School of Design is in the process of developing a new suite of optional modules that will be structured under 6 main themes.
Therefore, the optional modules listed are indicative only and what currently exists in the School of Design.

Alternatively, candidates may study 0-20 credits of Discovery modules

Discovery modules:

Candidates must study a total of 120 credits in their final year. These should be distributed as evenly as possible across the semesters.

Last updated: 15/07/2022 14:21:36

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