Course details
This course develops your fashion awareness and design creativity. You will learn to enhance your creative skills in fashion and design. Students on this popular programme develop a range of other skills which they apply to real life learning in GTI's Annual Fashion Fiesta, a project for Applied Learning.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
Introduce students to the theory and processes of contemporary fashion design Enable students to communicate design ideas effectively Provide students with the educational support and professional expertise necessary to pursue a career in Fashion Design Enable students to prepare a portfolio of work to present at interview with a prospective employer or at a third level college Assist students to develop the range of skills needed to produce a cohesive collection of garments for a fashion show.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent It is advisable to present a notebook, ideas book or portfolio and any garments produced that would illustrate your interest in fashion. Interview Mature applicants welcome
COURSE CONTENT
- Design Skills
- Drawing
- Fashion Industry and Design Studies
- Appreciation of Art Craft and Design
- Combined Materials
- Embroidery
- Garment Construction
- Pattern Drafting
- Work Experience
EXTRA MODULES
Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module.
CERTIFICATION
FETAC Level 5 Award (5M3865)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Assistant Fashion Designer Assistant Pattern Drafter Alterations Assistant
Updated on 08 November, 2015Course Location
About Galway Technical Institute
We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.
Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.
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