Creative Direction and Curation for Fashion BA (Hons)

This module will introduce students to the concept of curation and direction through the development of wider knowledge of the global market place.

Students will be encouraged to develop skills around ideation through research and active participation in the learning environment.

This module will embed a cultural curiosity in students through the development of a habitual and focused research process.

Students will develop their understanding of a curatorial approach through the consistent growth of knowledge through research practice and will develop their broader research skills by investigating their personal perspective as practitioners.

Students will be able to curate research to generate ideas to form a series of creative propositions.

This will involve:

• Introduction of a curatorial approach to generate ideas.
• Developing an understanding of why the processes gleaned from 'Research & Evaluate' can come before or after the Idea alongside the development of dexterity in moving between ideation and research.
• Introduction of critique and opinion as part of the creative process.
• Development of confidence in idea generation without consequence of feasibility

This module is focused on allowing students the ability to begin their investigation into the possibilities the workplace has to offer in the world of fashion curation and direction.

Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own personal skills and passions and use this knowledge as part of their active investigation.

This module allows students to develop their knowledge and skill base within the world of curation in the broadest sense within the fashion industry.

Focusing on the importance of curation as the basis for the creative output both as a curated or directed solution, the module continues to encourage the students to focus on the research process as the underpinning a curatorial approach which is applied in the telling of compelling and innovative narratives in fashion.

This module allows students to take their curatorial knowledge and apply their learning to a fashion direction environment.

Encouraging the students to work collaboratively to develop their co-creation skills but also fostering a practical and proactive approach to creative problem solving and innovation as a way to generate relevant and timely creative solutions.

Through active participation with team-based problem solving, you will work together in mixed teams on a project where you will use your creative ideas to generate solutions to the challenge or brief. Your project will allow you to explore how creativity can make an impact in society, as you choose a theme of sustainability, social justice, enterprise and innovation or community. This collaborative learning experience will expose you to a range of new processes and approaches that will develop your creative thinking.

Explore innovative approaches to publishing in this optional module, combining analogue and experimental formats with traditional processes. Acting as visual editors and makers, you'll interpret content creatively through workshops and independent practice. Studied in mixed-course groups, the module encourages personalisation and cross-course collaboration while developing industry-relevant design, craft, and communication skills.

This workshop-based module introduces visual storytelling, exploring image-text relationships, audience, and narrative structure. You'll develop a personal project, applying these skills to your area of interest while meeting industry standards. Open to all Art and Design students, it encourages collaboration across courses, allowing you to personalise your learning and build a broader creative community.

Explore how photography can respond to the world around you in this optional module. Through workshops and seminars, you'll experiment with analogue and digital techniques, develop visual responses to contemporary issues, and produce original photographic work. This module offers the chance to personalise your course and collaborate with students from across the School of Art & Design.

Students will gain a broad understanding of how to create and use live events as part of a wider portfolio of activations to create a narrative and shape a conversation. Students will be introduced to the key themes within creative live event production including creating concepts/pitch decks, the importance of location, technical considerations such as lighting, sound and set and the power of collaboration as the centre of successful creative event production.

This module explores Web3 technologies, ideologies, and culture through individual and group projects. Students research NFT projects, develop and launch original NFT collections, and engage in a creative Web3 community. Topics include blockchain, smart contracts, NFTs, AI, and agile methods. Emphasis is on hands-on experience, community building, and preparing for emerging careers in the Web3 creative industries.

This module offers the opportunity to work on a live commercial brief from an established record label, developing and producing a music video for multimedia platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. You'll pitch your own concept, then collaborate in cross-course teams to produce the selected idea. The module builds creative, technical, and professional skills in areas including research, direction, filming, editing, ethical practice, and industry-focused teamwork.

This optional module allows you to personalise your course and collaborate with students from across the Nottingham School of Art & Design. You'll gain hands-on experience in fashion styling, exploring personal and cultural identity while responding to global trends. Through creative image-making and critical reflection, you'll build a portfolio that demonstrates how styling can communicate powerful narratives and challenge social norms.

This module provides a detailed exploration of Virtual Production, a cutting-edge filmmaking technique that integrates live-action footage with digital environments in real-time. Students will explore a range of advanced technologies such as CGI, augmented reality, motion capture, and LED walls in order to shoot content using immersive and realistic virtual sets. The module will introduce students to the workflow of Virtual Production, from pre-visualisation and real-time engine integration to in-camera visual effects and performance capture.

We have an option for all of our students to undertake a placement year and allow you to decide whether this is right for you once you have completed years 1 and 2 of your course. This time spent working in industry provides our students with crucial work experience, which is highly prized and much sought after by employers upon graduation. If you are successful in securing a placement you will have the chance to gain an additional Certificate or Diploma in Professional Practice, dependent on duration.

The additional placement year incurs a fee. For international students considering the transfer to the 4-yr SW route it's important to seek advice from the International Student Support team and the Home Office regarding any potential visa implications and costs. For UK students, advice should also be sought regarding SLC eligibility, if applicable.

* If you choose to take the sandwich route option, you will need to apply for this course by using the full-time UCAS code.

If you're studying on our sandwich route you can also opt to study abroad for a full academic year, or for a semester, during Year Three. This is an optional and additional period of study that complements your degree at NTU as an alternative to taking a work placement.

This is an exciting opportunity to experience a different national culture, teaching and learning styles and subjects in an international environment. The destination university must be a year abroad / exchange partner of NTU or member of a formally recognised scheme such as the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP).

Our NTU Global and student mobility team will support you in finding the right opportunity from one of the many international partners available around the world.

Successful completion of a period of international study will earn you a standalone award an International Study Certificate (minimum six weeks) or the International Study Diploma (minimum 36 weeks).

Students will develop a proposal for a final creative negotiated project at this stage.

Students are encouraged to develop proposals which foster their own creative passions with a focus on their own goals within the workplace. Negotiated with their tutor the students are then allowed to explore their creativity within the final projects produced.

The professional practice module allows students to negotiate a real-world project or series of projects to enable them to achieve confidence and professional skills within their chosen sphere of work. Negotiated in advance the student can choose to work with one client or a number of clients over the intended period of study.

This module will allow students to draw on their understanding of the industry and their own personal aspirations to develop a portfolio which is focused and work ready.