FA1S70 - Fashion Studies 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | FA1S70 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Fashion Studies | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Fashion, Marketing and Photography | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Fashion Marketing and Photography | ||
| Module Leader: | Torunn Kjolberg | ||
| Module Team: | Gwyneth Moore, Steven Wright | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2024 | Final Year of Intake: | 2029 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 4 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100054 - fashion | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2024 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
1. To explore the relationship between fashion, culture and society.
2. To encourage critical thinking and debate.
3. To facilitate the development of research, analysis, presentation and writing skills relevant to the subject area.
Content Summary
This module explores the development of ‘fashion’ as a cultural and social phenomenon. We consider how fashion as an industry and cultural system can enable and perpetuate inequalities and unethical practices. Yet we also explore how fashion, style and design can enable people to transform society for the better.
Through critically engaging with fashion as object, image and symbolic tool, the students are introduced to relevant research approaches such as object analysis and critical visual analysis. The multi-disciplinary emphasis, key to the academic field of Fashion Studies, means students are exposed to the intersection between the study of fashion and disciplines such as anthropology, history, sociology, psychology and economics.
This module encourages students to develop their knowledge of fashion, to think critically, to explore and debate relevant issues using specific examples. From there, students will develop research and analytical skills that will enable them to communicate an informed critical position.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 12 |
| Seminar | 10 |
| Tutorials | 1 |
| Practical Classes and Workshops | 4 |
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study (including online independent learning) | 36 |
| Formative Assessment (Scheduled) | 2 |
| Total Hours Selected | 165 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Evidence an informed awareness of the relationship between fashion and society. |
| LO2 | Demonstrate skills in research, debate and academic writing. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Document analysis 1 | Selection, research and analysis of images relevant to the module | 0 | 1500 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 1 | A prepared presentation of ethical issues and debates relevant to fashion, based on group and/or individual research. | 0 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Document analysis 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Project Output 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |