Final Major Project (Textile Design)

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• synthesise your advanced textile design skills to realise a creative, ambitious and professional portfolio of work
• present a cohesive design identity and indicate its positioning within the context of the contemporary textiles market
• evidence advanced reflective and analytical skills to select specialist methodologies necessary to formulate professional outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the design, research, planning and realisation of a sustained professional project in textiles
• the advanced contribution of your work to the inclusive, ethical and sustainability responsibilities related to the future of textiles

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• synthesise and create through data, information, methods and appropriate techniques, a project that creates original outputs
• advance critical awareness of inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices related to textiles

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• create a project that demonstrates creative problem-solving and effective communication techniques
• critically reflect on inclusive, ethical and sustainable professional development opportunities

This final module will challenge you to expand upon the skills and experiences accrued during the first two semesters of this programme as you refine your individual brand identity through the creation of a final collection.

You will design and construct an exhibition space to showcase your work and which is representative of your unique design identity, bringing your Textile Design Masters study to a conclusion.

Teaching Methods include:

• Tutor briefings
• Supervision sessions
• Group and one-to-one tutorials
• Critical Reviews/Formative Feedback
• Design and technical workshops
• Input from visiting lecturers/industry guest speakers

Learning Activities include:

• Independent learning, including reflection on verbal and/or written feedback
• Independent research and investigation
• Workshop-based learning
• Digital and studio practice
• Peer-group learning
• Class discussions

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Critical review

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Critical Reviews are intended to support your project development and provide written feedback before your final submission of this module. All feedback is intended to support you and to allow you to critically reflect on your own work and that of your peers. No marks are awarded for formative feedback.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.