FA3S53 - Fashion Studies 3 01 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FA3S53
Module Title: Fashion Studies 3
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Fashion, Marketing and Photography
Faculty Sub Group: Fashion Marketing and Photography
Module Leader: Jennifer Whitney
Module Team: Emma Jones, Steven Wright
First Intended Intake: SEP 2023 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
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Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Aug 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

To offer students the opportunity to engage in a process of sustained research within a line of enquiry relevant to their professional interests and ambitions.

To facilitate the production of innovative and distinctive research outcomes appropriate to the student’s individual profile and aspirations, encouraging them to push boundaries to realise their creative and academic potential.

To provide students with the tools to present themselves as confident, literate and well-informed professional communicators within the field of fashion promotion and wider creative contexts.

Content Summary

This module offers a range of appropriate research methodologies relevant to the given topic. Students are supported further to refine their critical thinking and writing skills, and to carry out primary and secondary research from a range of sources as befits their choice of topic and outcomes.

Module content also includes evaluation of the processes of development and execution of research projects; and exemplars of successful research outcomes in a range of formats to accommodate individual learning styles, strengths and preferences.

Students are encouraged to ‘think big’, to tackle issues of global scope and reach, and to see themselves as ambitious change-makers in whatever capacity they decide is most effective in terms of making a significant impact within the creative industries. This may include exploring issues around social and civic responsibility, the needs of not-for-profit organisations, and similar outward-facing activities with a community-focused remit.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 6
Seminar 12
Tutorial 4
Project supervision 12
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 64
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Conduct and critically evaluate research within their field of study or area of professional practice, using a range of sources and methodologies.
LO2 Apply research findings with originality and flair to produce distinctive outcomes that demonstrate the assured use of technical and communication skills, as appropriate to format and content.
LO3 Demonstrate a sound awareness of global issues within fashion promotion and / or the wider creative contexts, enabling them to shape their own futures as creative, adaptable fashion professionals within a dynamic, evolving industry.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Project Output 1 An academically rigorous and fully realised research outcome as agreed between student and tutor eg. Essay, Case Study of Video 0 6000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Project Output 1

Reading List

Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (2010) How to Research. 4th edn. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/ Open University Press
Kawamura, Y. (2020) Doing Research in Fashion and Dress. 2nd edn. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Wells, L. (2019) The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity. Abingdon; New York: Routledge
Wisker, G. (2009) The Undergraduate Research Handbook. London: Palgrave Macmillan

Print journals:
• Drapers
• i-D
• Nylon
• Selvedge
• Textile View
• Vogue
eJournals:
• Costume: Journal of the Costume Society
• Fashion Practice
• Fashion Theory
• Journal of Fashion Marketing and management