Textile Design

This module encourages traditional drawing skills to explore image, form, function, and surface, as well as the development of ideas.

This module introduces you to the study of Design History in the context of the style and culture at various periods in History, eg examining the role of the Designer in Society, and it's historical, cultural, and geographical considerations as well as gender and race perspectives.

You will learn basic techniques and processes to sample and explore a range of textiles. You will gain an understanding of Health and Safety requirements for materials and equipment use. You will also explore creative thinking, innovation, experimentation, product, craft, and design skills, as well as practical skills. The module introduces the history and ethics of textiles.

This module will develop your skills in drawing practice to support your textile design methodology.

This module will examine the motivation behind the adornment of the body and why humans have constantly desired to modify their appearance.

This module enables you to facilitate the application of creative thinking and design skills to the development of innovative textile products, develop personal identity and direction through live commercial briefs, competitions, live exhibition, gallery work and further visual.

In this module you will develop your design skills and creative thinking by designing patterns for two and three-dimensional surfaces. You'll also work on your visual, verbal and written communication skills.

On this module you'll explore the manipulation of surfaces, colouring, patterning, structuring and transformation of fabric, fibre and other materials. You'll develop your design skills and creative thinking to facilitate the design of Surface Pattern, further visual, verbal and written communication skills.

As well as approximately 50 hours of work experience, in this module you will demonstrate competency in the necessary key skills and critically reflect on your progress through an on-line Personal Reflective Diary. You will apply the theoretical and practical aspects of your study to the work place, therefore giving you the opportunity to fully integrate your academic study with meaningful work experience.

This module is common to all undergraduate courses in the Department of Design. It determines the award of Honours to achieve a named award with the prefix BA(Hons) or BSc(Hons).

This module will discuss marketing techniques and the presentation of design in a commercial world via a variety of approaches in the study of fashion theories. You will investigate changing patterns of consumption, taste and ideology through stage, film and retail and study the presentation of dress through exhibition and gallery display.

This module aims to develop your self-critical awareness and personal motivation. You'll consolidate your own research, ideas, creative thinking and presentation skills. You'll also learn to facilitate the development of ideas through to preliminary outcomes.

This module informs critical and contextual awareness, particularly in the area of professional practice and business. You will develop knowledge and skills necessary for contemporary design practice and cultivate knowledge and understanding of the professional experience of other design practitioners.