Textile Design

Description

Why study Textile Design at Dundee?

Textile design at Dundee offers you the opportunity to investigate textile design in a broad sense by encouraging you to consider both the practical and relevant way textiles can be applied and used within society.

You will learn and develop visual and practical skills through making and exploring a diverse range of materials. Exposure to making processes which use cutting edge technologies will help you build in-depth technical, sensory and aesthetic knowledge of colour, structure, pattern and texture.

The course aims to develop students who can contextualise practical knowledge and the decorative philosophy that is inherent within textile design, through a range of applications. This includes developing innovative textile design ideas and prototypes for industry as well as exploring the ways that practical knowledge can help solve problems such as sustainability, the ageing population, crime etc.

Textiles are synonymous with domesticity and the body and you will be actively encouraged to challenge perceived definitions within these traditional parameters and beyond.

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• think assertively for yourself
• understand what you have learned on your course
• express design ideas in a professional way
• demonstrate a confident and appropriate use of a range of textile processes and materials
• understand how textile design can be applied in a contemporary context

New Designers

Final year students are given the opportunity to showcase their work at New Designers in London along with over 4,000 other design graduates from around the UK.

New Designers brings the design industry together, helping to launch the careers of the attending design graduates. With over 18,000 visitor throughout the duration of the exhibition there is a great opportunity to be discovered.

86% of exhibiting courses had graduates receive offers of work, placements or commissions.

Careers

Our programmes of study prepare graduates for employment in a wide range of careers or to progress into postgraduate study. Placements, live project work and participation in national and international competitions all hone the employability and aspirations of our students.

Graduates from BDes (Hons) Textile Design have gone on to have successful careers in the following fields:

• designers for fashion and interior products
• surface designers for cloth, ceramic and paper products
• trend forecasting
• buying
• book illustration
• theatre costume design
• textile conservation
• art therapy
• arts administration
• design education
• develop own business

Our graduates have gone on to provide work for companies such as:

• Levi Strauss and Co.
• IKEA
• Clinton Cards
• English National Ballet
• Ted Baker
• Macys

to promote the 2011 Duncan of Jordanstone Degree Show.

Masters degree or PhD programmes.

Enterprise/Freelance

Others have gone on to freelance and establishing their own successful businesses. Extra curriculum activities such as the Enterprise Gym help students cultivate entrepreneurial skills. The Greenhouse Business Pre-Incubator facility provides ambitious students with an office space to explore their business idea.

UCAS Code: W231

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

The fees you pay will, in most cases, depend on your current country of residence.

The fee shown is annual, and may be subject to an increase each year.

Fee category

Fees for students starting September 2015

Scottish students

£1,820 per year of study (for Sept 2014 entry). Fees for September 2015 will be confirmed by the Scottish Government in early 2015.

Rest of UK students

£9,000 per year, for a maximum of 3 years, even if you are studying a four year degree. See our scholarships for rest of UK applicants.

EU students

£1,820 per year of study (for Sept 2014 entry). Fees for September 2015 will be confirmed by the Scottish Government in early 2015.

Overseas students (non-EU)

£12,950 per year of study. See our scholarships for international applicants.

Not specified Start date September 2015 This course Starts in September Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

How you will be taught

One-to-one tuition and small group discussions and critiques are the most important features of teaching which provide essential dialogue between students and staff.

Learning occurs within a dynamic open studio where social interaction, peer and group learning and inter-year participation contributes to a stimulating environment. You will learn through a combination of lectures, tutorials, research and self-initiated projects.

What you will study
Level 1

Students can enter Textile Design after successfully completing our Art and Design (General Foundation) course (apply for course WW12) or on successful completion of a recognised Foundation Course or equivalent (apply for course W231). This is normal for many art and design courses.

In the Art and Design (General Foundation) course you will learn the core values which will enrich and expand your personal visual language, preparing you nicely for a further 3 years in Textile Design.

Level 2

• Material Matters
• The 21st Century Designer or Co-Design in Action
• Border Crossings
• Change by Design or Playful Practices

Level 3

• Partnerships, Networks and Connections 1 and 2
• Overseas Study Trip
• Alternative Futures elective
study option (Research and creative practice, Design and the market, Design and international contexts: Made in China)
• Elective modules such as Advertising and Branding, Critical Making, Design for a Living Planet
• Optional one semester of exchange study at an international institution

Level 4

• Alternative Futures elective study option
• Design in Action Honours Project

Student Blogs

Some of our current students write blogs which explain what they are studying, and show images from the course:

• Judy Scott is a textiles student. Her blog provides examples of her work and discusses the creative processes behind it.
• Sarah Pitcairn is a third year textiles student.
• Jennifer Kwella is a third year textiles student. She uses her blog to discuss her Design Studies lectures, as well as posting up her assignments, lots of interesting articles, photography and findings which inspire her as a designer.

How you will be assessed

Project work is reviewed at the conclusion of modules and assessed at the end of each level. Some theoretical designs are assessed by supporting essays and exams.

Audience

Who should study Textile Design?
You:

• are creative
• are interested in design
• are interested in researching past and present textile design areas
• enjoy drawing and photography
• are interested in exploring all sorts of materials
• like to make things using hands/technology/machinery
• like to engage with contemporary culture i.e. fashion, trends and technologies

You want to:

• learn how to Design
• have a career in a textiles related field
• develop yourself in a supportive environment
• be part of an exciting university with great student facilities

Requirements

See Course Homepage for Full Details

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Dundee.