ABOUT THE COURSE
If you have an eye for style and are looking to delve into the world of fashion, Solent’s fashion styling and creative direction degree can help you turn your creativity into a fast-paced and exciting career.
Throughout the course you will acquire skills not only in styling, but also in make-up and hair, photography, retouching, trend forecasting and branding – making you a complete creative director with the skillset to become a distinctive and visionary voice within the fashion industry.
You will be supported to grow confidence in your understanding and use of independent learning and show an awareness of professional and personal development. And will be taught how to professionally apply the practical and technical skills developed throughout the studies for a diverse range of media and design platforms.
Crucial for this is collaboration and working as part of a creative team, with the ability to have an open and flexible approach to ideas. You will be encouraged to show initiative and demonstrate the ability to research and discuss sociocultural issues and perspectives that are related to the progression of visual design practice.
You will evaluate both contemporary, and historical fashion and lifestyle trends, for the formulation of creative and visual communication. And throughout this process, will practice self-reflection and critically challenge your own work and that of others, to develop a deeper understanding of your own development as a creative practitioner whilst being conscious and aware of how their work and research can impact on the wider community, both locally and globally.
Your learning is aided by free access to specialist hair and make-up studios. These studios include airbrush guns, studio lights and other industry-standard fixtures. Solent’s media academy boasts high-spec photography studios and IT facilities, as well as a range of the latest editing software.
YOUR FUTURE
The course can lead to a wide range of exciting career prospects including:
- Stylist and image consultant
- Make-up artist/designer
- Fashion and beauty editorial
- Fashion and beauty features writer
- Forecasting
- Public relations
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Event manager
- Visual merchandiser
- Shoot production
INDUSTRY LINKS
The course has close industry links to individuals and organisations that regularly hold guest lectures, provide internship opportunities, visit the school or provide masterclasses. This has recently included well-known names in the industry such as multi-award-winning journalist, blogger, film producer and director Ateh Jewel, make-up artist Lee Pyecroft, the MAC artist team and Leni’s model agency. The Guardian and Weekend Observer magazines have also taken part in previous projects and Queenie Yang, BoF China Editorial Director has visited for a guest lecture.
During the second year you will study a unit that includes an industry brief which is an exciting styling project, enabling you to work with two brands with global reach, these have previously included the French eyewear brand BAARS Eyewear and the UK based ethical brand Artisans & Adventurers.
Solent is also home to the innovative retail space Re:So, an award winning, unique project, supporting student entrepreneurship, work based learning and increasing employability skills through hosting guest speakers from the fashion and design industries, workshops, photo shoots and exhibitions.PLACEMENTS
All students engage in work-based learning as part of the course. This will consist of 200 consecutive or split hours worked in industry contexts as part of their second-year studies.
The course provides assistance to students in order to find placements, in particular through a taught unit that concentrates on CV and cover letter writing skills and personal branding including establishing a professional online presence. The department can also offer university-based work placements including the management of the course-specific fashion cupboard and other placements.
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