Fashion Pattern Cutting, BA (Hons)

The fashion industry requires a range of creative and innovative roles to develop garments and one of these roles relates to pattern cutting and garment development. Pattern cutting is essential for realising and initiating creative ideas, and the product development of a garment. This inclusive BA course based at Nottingham School of Art & Design provides a platform for students to acquire current industry skills including manual and digital pattern cutting methods, pattern making, pattern drafting and draping. Working with industry standard technologies for creative garment development and production and responding to the needs for sustainability in the industry.ModulesModules include: • Creative Exploration & Research (Toolkit)• 2D-3D Realisation: Technical processes for garment development• Applied Design Processes• Creative Design Solutions • Final ProjectOptional placement yearYou can choose to take a year-long work placement during your studies, with the chance to gain an additional Diploma or Certificate in Professional Practice, dependent on duration. A placement year will give you the opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience and valuable skills for the future. Course tutors and our Employability team are on hand to support you in applying for placement and professional practice opportunities.Careers and employabilityGraduates from this course will be effective collaborators, future thinkers and creative innovators who will come away from us with distinctive skills that will help them excel in current, new and emerging roles within fashion.• Creative Pattern cutter• Pattern technologist• Garment technologist• CAD/CAM specialist• Grader• Designer / Pattern cutter• Product Developer• Technical Manager• Product Development ManagerYour space to create at NTU We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities to find out more.Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’ Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at wearecreativesntu.art