Studio 3: Specialization Clothing Design and Costume Design

Brief course description

This is the third specialization course in fashion and costume design. The students work on concretizing their chosen area of specialization for the study programme’s final year, and on developing a project description and plan for their work in the up-coming courses and Master Project. At the end of the course, the students present their plan for the Master Project, through written, oral, visual and material documentation, as well as a timetable.

The course’s learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the students will:

• be able to develop a long-term plan for doing independent work and to describe design methods for carrying out a design project.
• demonstrate knowledge and expertise in materials and technologies and create form within the chosen area of specialization.

Teaching and learning methods

Independent work, instruction and group critique sessions.

Coursework requirements

• completion and submission of all assignments by the scheduled deadlines
• participation in instruction and activities that are defined as mandatory in the course description

Assessment

Coursework requirements must be met in order for the student to receive a final assessment in the course. The student’s work is assessed in relation to the learning outcomes and assessment criteria set for the course. The assessment is made by the teacher with course responsibility and may also be done in collaboration with internal subject teachers and / or external guest teachers.