FA3S49 - Professional Portfolio 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FA3S49
Module Title: Professional Portfolio
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Fashion, Marketing and Photography
Faculty Sub Group: Fashion Marketing and Photography
Module Leader: Fiona Howells
Module Team: Steven Wright, Torunn Kjolberg, Jayne Barne, Joanne Terrar Young
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

For students to present a refined body of work within a Graduate Portfolio to showcase and promote their skills and attributes to a defined segment of the fashion design industry.

Content Summary

The Professional Portfolio module represents the culmination of the students’ body of work and is a defining moment in the student’s experience enabling them to enter professional life with a strong creative body of work and professional visual identity.

The portfolio content will be the choice of the individual learner as an outcome of discussion with staff, and must provide clear opportunities for the student to demonstrate an understanding of all aspects of the design process, visually communicating their professional attributes. The professional portfolio is designed to highlight students strengths, visually communicating their ideas from initial concept through to design development, technical specifications to finalized projects in order to support their entry into the design industry.

Throughout the module, students will have the opportunity to develop, debate and evaluate their portfolio in relation to shifts and changes in the industry.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 5
Seminar 6
Tutorial 1
Project supervision 3
Practical classes and workshops 20
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 64
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 1
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Visually communicate professionally through a range of creative outputs to defined industry sectors.
LO2 Utilize a range of innovative professional, creative and technical skills to a professional standard.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 A refined body of work communicating the creative and technical attributes of the graduate. This would typically include design images, sketches, process documentation, technical drawing, photographs and other creative imagery. 0 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1

Reading List

ARMSTRONG, J., IVAS, L. and ARMSTRONG, W. (2006). From pencil to pen tool: understanding and creating the digital fashion image. New York: Fairchild.
BORRELLI, L. (2008). Fashion illustration by fashion designers. London: Thames & Hudson
COLE, D. (2009). The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design. London: Laurence King Publishing.
HESS, J. and PASZTOREK, S. (2010). Graphic Design for Fashion. London: Laurence King Publishing.
HOPKINS, J. (2011). Fashion design: the complete guide. Lausanne; Northing: AVA Academia.
JEFFREY, M. and EVANS, N. (2011). Costing for the fashion industry. Oxford: Berg.
MBONU, E. (2014). Fashion design research. London: Laurence King Publishing.
MINNEY, S. (2016). Slow Fashion. Oxford: New Internationalist.
SORGER, R. and UDALE, J. 2006. The fundamentals of fashion design. Lausanne: AVA Academia.
WORKSHOPVICTION: E. (2015). Behind collections: Graphic design and promotion for fashion brands. North Point, Hong Kong: Viction Workshop.