BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology Bachelor's degree at Loughborough University

Support the development of core digital competencies for the creative production of visual outputs. Introduce core industry standard digital production skills.

Develop a considered approach to investigating design ideas for fashion through the exploration and evaluation of a specific theme and subject. Apply industry-standard approaches to record research insights in a visual form and develop processes for illustrating concepts in response to a brief. Work both independently and collaboratively to gain the confidence to interpret, communicate and present conceptual approaches to fashion design.

Understand the technical processes to create garments suitable for a specific context of user-centred design, utilising professional industrial equipment. Develop knowledge of handling materials and garment manufacturing processes to realise a design idea from 2D to 3D. Experiment with techniques, materials and processes to transform design ideas conscious of their potential environmental, ethical and social impacts.

Develop upon the core digital competencies learnt in Creative Production 1 for the creative production of discipline-specific visual outputs. Introduce advanced industry standard and bespoke digital production skills.

Continue developing skills, knowledge and understanding of the fundamental creative process in fashion design. Understand the form of the human body, fundamentals of ergonomic design and aspects that influence clothing usability. Manipulate fabrics and materials in three-dimensional form considering silhouette and function. Assimilate materials, techniques and concepts towards the construction of a garment prototype.

Develop progressive, experimental and innovative approaches to design which explores the broader context within this field. Implement creative strategies and examine areas for progression in the social, environmental and technical development of future fashion. Gather and present key information and research insight for trends, colour, materials, sustainability and ethical practices.

Explore how technologies enable designers to push the boundaries of traditional fashion disciplines to enhance the utility and functionality of garments. Realise opportunities to design and test the properties of clothing and other materials in actuality and in virtual environments. Develop an understanding of specialist equipment and software through a series of workshops.

Investigate design and manufacturing practice within the fashion and textiles industries that minimise or eradicate any compromise to society and the natural world. Explore existing and developing solutions for sustainability in the design practice through identifying innovative processes, applying thinking strategies and developing a holistic and realistic approach to the design process.

Prepare students for a career in textile design and the creative industries and consider how to create an appropriate profile and promote themselves in a professional and career context. Enable students to gain an insight into the broad opportunities and issues relating to the professional practice and enterprising activities they could pursue. Enable students to explore, evaluate and use information, resources, ideas and resources from different topics.

Develop an in-depth understanding of the subcultures and sociopolitical factors that drive the fashion system today. Utilise an informed knowledge of cultural influences and fashion theories to form design ideas.

Explore how an innovative approach to applying traditional fashion techniques and pattern cutting processes can inspire design ideas. Plan, develop and present fashion-focused products for a specific market in fashion to amplify usability.

Apply ideas in a new context and investigate processes which extend technical knowledge and understanding of fashion and other relevant materials. Create informed experimental design ideas derived from research and investigation into processes applicable to individual practice. Take ownership and apply independent methods during the research, design, development and manufacture of fashion garments.

Produce a collection of contemporary garments that consider function, traditional craft and the assimilation of new technologies. Develop an original concept that challenges the field of fashion and promotes the opportunity to advance the use of materials and technology. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of an intended target audience and markets to develop new narratives, uses and visual aesthetics of fashion. Produce a professional portfolio of work that challenges traditional fashion cont

Give students an awareness and understanding of arts management as a discipline, in the context of arts organisations and the creative industries. Provide students with a context in which to explore ideas and practices related to professional environments they may wish to progress to post-graduation. Present students with the opportunity to evaluate and apply information, resources and ideas to a scenario relevant to their career futures.

This module highlights the social production of art. It explores the extent to which art and cultural production contributes to protest movements and activates social and political transformation. Addressing historical and contemporary connections between art and activist practices, it will provide students with an understanding of the complex relationship between art, politics and wider social movements. In addition to facilitating the development and contextualisation of their own socially-eng

Explore how creative interventions can transform how spaces function. Develop theoretical and practical understanding of how creative practitioners can actively work to inform placemaking.

Raise student's awareness of identity and representation issues in character designs. Equip students with transferrable character design skills that could be applied to a wide range of creative arts subject disciplines.

Understand the core principles of human-centred design and fashion design, and how they apply to clothing and wearable products. Develop effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in multi-disciplinary teams for the successful execution of fashion design products for a specific consumer. Compile a portfolio showcasing individual and team contributions to clothing/wearable product designs, highlighting the integration of human-centred design principles and fashion design p

Develop the students' capabilities in co-designing products with generative AI (GenAI). Including project framing with Large Language Models (LLMs), using image-GenAI and other more advanced 3D model and video tools, and the ethical implications of their use. Upon completion of the module students will have gained an appreciation for what GenAI tools are available and which are currently popular in product and industrial design, foresight into how they are developing and what their future capabi

Introduce enterprise and entrepreneurial skills and practices for creative applications such as pitching, developing market insights and understanding a target audience. Build team working skills to collaboratively work with other creatives with different skill sets and backgrounds. Identify and realise an enterprise concept based on group research findings and personal reflection.

BioDesign and novel bio-material development are emerging growth sectors in creative industries, and are areas of inspiration and innovation across multiple fields, contexts, and applications- from product and packaging design to fashion, textiles and fine art. Explore key theories underpinning ethical and responsible design with and inspired by natural and novel bio-based materials and more-than-human stakeholders. Explore hands-on material innovation, experimentation, and development and build

Develop students' capacity for critical and contextual enquiry into objects as dynamic agents that convey meaning, function, and cultural sentiment across temporal and geographical contexts. Build self-directed, research-led practice in which students construct and communicate knowledge through an investigative framework of their own design. Sharpen critical awareness of the conditions, social, industrial, ecological, and discursive, through which objects are produced, circulated, and interprete

Enable students to understand the capabilities and limitations of human performance from a cognitive, physiological and contextual perspective and how misunderstanding and misconceptions of these limitations can constrain design considerations.

Give students the opportunity to select, design and conduct independent research on a topic