Course summary
This degree will build your understanding of fashion imagery and photography, teaching you the essential skills, knowledge and techniques to excel in industry. You’ll discover the impact of art on fashion, learn about fashion communication and storytelling, and draw on cultural influences to create inspiring visual media. Through lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and projects, you’ll develop the essential skills to succeed in the fashion industry as a photographer, editor, illustrator or art director. You will: • Understand the theories of fashion imagery and storytelling • Be assigned a personal industry mentor to work with throughout the course • Learn the technical skills needed to create engaging imagery for fashion • Develop the technical, research, creative and analytical skills needed for a fashion imagery role • Understand how to draw on cultural influences to create inspiring visual media • Learn about zine culture and independent publishing • Experiment with areas such as photography, moving image/film, 3D design, digital platforms, illustrations, art direction and graphic design • Work on live projects and complete work placements with our industry partners • Complete a self-directed Personal Professional Project that allows you to show your skills and knowledge, and contextualise these in alignment with your career goals
Modules
Throughout the course you’ll develop the technical, analytical and creative skills needed for a successful start to your career in fashion photography and image making. You’ll learn through a mix of classes and lectures, individual study, creative projects and industry enrichment that is integrated throughout the course in the form of masterclasses, live projects, one on one industry mentoring and work placements. Year One The first year of degree study will introduce you to the fundamentals of fashion image making roles. You’ll learn about fashion imagery and storytelling, develop your theoretical awareness and widen your understanding of how fashion intersects with art and commerce. Modules: • Fashion Image – 40 Credits • The Culture Now – 40 Credits • The Art & Fashion – 40 Credits • Study & Research Skills – 20 Credits • The Fashion Industry – 20 Credits • Fashion Storytelling – 20 Credits Year Two In your second year, you’ll develop your knowledge and skills in zine generation (learning about the zeitgeist of independent publishing) and develop your own specialism. You’ll undertake an individualised project that allows you to showcase your professional knowledge and skills. Modules: • Zine Generation – 40 Credits • Personal Professional Project – 40 Credits • Live Project & Industry Experience: Concept Development – 40 Credits • The Client – 20 Credits • Global Markets – 20 Credits • Entrepreneurial Practice – 20 Credits Course structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. *This course is subject to validation. Modules may change during the approvals process. 20 credit modules: total study time 200 hours, taught: 50 hours 40 credit modules: total study time 400 hours, taught: 100 hours
Assessment method
Our courses are assessed via 100% coursework. The assessment tools include, but aren’t limited to, professionally relevant projects, essays and presentations. You will complete work placements as part of the course.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- ADF1
- Institution code:
- F70
- Campus name:
- Fashion Retail Academy
- Campus code:
- F
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
AS
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Extended Project
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
If you are able to demonstrate relevant, current, equivalent experience instead of formal qualifications, we encourage you to apply
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £11100 | Year 1 |
| England | £11100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £11100 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £11100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £11100 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £11100 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Each academic year, you might need to pay one-off costs between £50 and £200 for day trips, final portfolios or shows etc. You might also need to pay up to £300 a year for optional study trips and placements. (Costs are approximate)
Provider information
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street
London
W1T 1QL