Fashion Styling & Art Direction

Course Summary

Influence the future of fashion as you take on the world of fashion styling. Underpinned by a progressive foundation of sustainability and ethical practice, you’ll receive guidance from current industry specialists and work in collaboration with other disciplines from across the University on an exciting array of live briefs. You'll graduate with the skills you need to become a freelance practitioner or step into an in-house role, working with teams from a variety of backgrounds. You will: Gain skills in fashion styling and creative direction from commercial to high-end conceptual fashion applications. Develop a knowledge and understanding of the entire fashion styling process, including a history of fashion and exploring the way that different cultural themes and issues are materialised in clothing and trends. Learn how to become a confident leader – managing teams and the expectations of senior crew and talent. Learn self-management skills, such as budget control, scheduling and personal financial management as a freelance practitioner. Have access to facilities, such as industrial sewing machines and specialist construction equipment, our dye lab and our dress and textile archive, containing costume pieces from contemporary history.

Course Details - Modules

Throughout this course you’ll develop the knowledge, practical skills and professional understanding to launch a successful career in fashion styling. You’ll explore the entire fashion styling process, work on live briefs with multi-skilled teams and examine the cultural, ethical and historical contexts of the global fashion industry. Year One: Year one is all about building a solid foundation for your degree and your future career. You’ll gain an understanding of diversity, equality and sustainability within the global styling industry; explore and analyse the contexts and uses of personal style and sharpen your research skills to enable you to develop designed responses to styling treatments. You’ll also get to work on real projects and collaborate with students across the University. Modules: Style People Stories Earth Practice Year Two: In the second year, you’ll further explore industry processes and practices across the fashion styling spectrum, from commercial to high-end conceptual fashion. You’ll also enhance your professional profile and develop essential project management and collaboration skills, while gaining an increased awareness of freelance practice and self-management. Modules: Dress Experiment Apply Year Three: In your final year, you’ll refine your skills through a range of collaborative final major styling projects and produce a professional portfolio, ready for entry into industry. Modules: Experimental Practice Dare Portfolio The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Continuous assessment of visual, verbal and written assignments. Final-year dissertation and major project

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January 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: W234

Institution code: F33

Campus Name: Penryn Campus

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

We welcome A Levels in a wide range of subjects, especially in those relevant to the course for which you apply.

A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 equivalent qualifications, such as A levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma, or current, relevant experience. Grade 4 (or C) or above in GCSE English Language, or equivalent, is a minimum language requirement for all applicants. Due to the creative nature of our courses, you will be considered on your own individual merit and potential to succeed on your chosen course. Please contact the Applicant Services team for advice if you are predicted UCAS points below this range, or if you have questions about the qualifications or experience you have.