Fashion and Design History - BA (Hons)
University of Brighton
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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If you have a keen interest in fashion and design in a global context, this course will develop your understanding of the changing significance of what we wear and use, from designer items to everyday objects.Taught by experts in fashion and design history, you will learn about the making and use of clothing and design in the past and present. Engaging with a range of images, objects and texts, you will explore how fashion and design relate to social, political and cultural identities and ...Read more

If you have a keen interest in fashion and design in a global context, this course will develop your understanding of the changing significance of what we wear and use, from designer items to everyday objects.Taught by experts in fashion and design history, you will learn about the making and use of clothing and design in the past and present. Engaging with a range of images, objects and texts, you will explore how fashion and design relate to social, political and cultural identities and meanings.You will be encouraged to work individually and in groups, and will graduate equipped with a wide range of written, oral and exhibition-based presentation skills. You will develop as a critical thinker, researcher and communicator ready for work in fashion, the museum sector or any number of industries.The Fashion and Design History degree course allows you access to resources including our Teaching Collection, as well as our world-renowned Design Archives and Screen Archive South East, all based at the university.Location Brighton: MoulsecoombUCAS code V371Full-time 3 years

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89/279
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47th
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88th

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104 - 120 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

P45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

26 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Wales

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£17,250 per year

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University of Brighton
University of Brighton , Brighton

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Mithras House Lewes Road Brighton Brighton & Hove BN2 4AT United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Moulsecoomb  0.2 miles away

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