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Fashion Buying with Design BA Hons
Fashion buying requires both strong commercial understanding as well as theoretical knowledge. This course will prepare you for a diverse range of roles within the global fashion industry by developing
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Entry requirements for Creative Arts and Design and Design Studies at De Montfort University (DMU)
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Required subjects for Fashion Buying with Design BA Hons at De Montfort University (DMU)
112 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent OR Pass Foundation in Art and Design
UCAS points for current students on Creative Arts and Design and Design Studies at De Montfort University (DMU)
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Part one of review; If you want to pursue BA Hons Fashion design, there is a lot to consider, as a current second year student to the course. Firstly, you’re only paying the £9,250 or £14,000 (international students) to attend the sessions. You have to pay a lot into the projects, such as; sketchbooks, paints, pencils, pattern maker, fabrics and printing. You do get a university bursary, £150 for the first year, £300 for second year and £500 for the final year. This doesn’t fully cover the whole year in comparison. Furthermore, depending on each lecturer, the design teaching staff is poor. For instance; when it comes to getting criticism from feedback, half of it would be vague, therefore it would be difficult to act upon it for future projects. During the studio sessions, I get the impression that each lecturer has a favourite student and tends to work on their improvement, compare to the other students. read more
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im doing fashion communication and styling but my course is not showing ://// read more
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4th June 21
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member959053
27th May 21
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26th May 21
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20th May 21
Interior Design, BA Hons FullTime
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14th May 21
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2nd March 20
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Hard course however dmu is one of the best for this particular study and does create good opportunities read more
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member1045392
9th February 20
Fashion Design, BA Hons FullTime
The first year tutors don’t allow you to be creative and use different methods of research or design that they don’t approve of. Very opinionated, you are told if you don’t create your design the way they specifically want you to they will mark you down for not listening to their opinions such as making the sleeves on a garment out of a specific fabric in a certain width or length. Everyone in my class I have spoken to has said how discouraging they feel, doubting themselves and why they have worked so hard to get to this point. There is little feedback and advice about how to structure your book/work, we are put down when we are struggling with lecturers telling us we’ll never get employed. Some lessons like pattern cutting and garment construction are too fast teaching the lesson, there is no step by step instructions it’s thrown at you and you have a short amount of time to catch up. Pattern cutting the first year lecturer, she is unorganised, refuses to help. read more
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member840133
5th July 19
Fashion Design, BA Hons FullTime
Very bad please take no admissions here read more
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