HND Fashion: Design and Production with Retail
Developed to meet the demands of employers, this HND provides advanced study for those who follow on from the NQ Fashion or who have either Highers or practical experience.
Students' creativity thrives on this course. During the HND, all fashion students learn a central group of subjects and how to create fashion design, gather textile and market research, design fashion collections, construct garment patterns, sew and produce fashion garments and learn about fashion promotion, merchandising and selling. In both years students also follow Fashion Business or Fashion Creative specialisms. It is important to name the specialist area that you are interested in at the application stage.
Fashion Business
Students also learn marketing and business planning subjects leading to careers in fashion design, fashion buying, fashion management, visual merchandising or self employment within the fashion field.
Fashion Creative
Students follow a creative approach to fashion design while developing a realistic appreciation of commercial manufacturing processes leading to careers in fashion design, fashion manufacturing or self employment within the fashion field.
What You Study
Fashion Business
- Fashion Commercial Design
- Fashion Merchandising
- Textile Technology
- Marketing
- Management
- Business Planning
Fashion Creative
- Fashion Commercial Design
- Fashion Merchandising
- Textile Technology
- Pattern Construction
- Finishing Techniques
- Concept Garment Design
While we make every attempt to ensure the accuracy of course information, this is subject to change, as part of our continuous improvement process.
Duration and Attendance
Entry Requirements
One of the following:
- 2 Highers in relevant subjects and 4 Standard Grades at Grade 2 or above
- NQ Fashion
- Industrial experience or other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis
AND
- Successful interview. Please bring an art/fashion portfolio if you are applying for fashion creative and for fashion business if you have one.
Further Study
2nd/3rd year of:
- BA (Hons) Fashion Business, Glasgow Caledonian
- BA (Hons) Retail Fashion, Queen Margaret University
- BA (Hons) Fashion, Heriot-Watt University
- BA (Hons) Fashion Communication, Heriot-Watt University
- BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Retailing, Heriot-Watt University
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management, Robert Gordon University
Career Opportunities
- Fashion Design
- Fashion Buying
- Fashion Merchandising
- Fashion Retail
- Visual Merchandising
- Retail Management
- Pattern Cutter
- Dressmaker
- Self Employment
This course is currently offered on the date(s) and venue(s) listed below.
| Full Time |
1st Year |
Fashion Business |
03 Sep 2012
|
14 Jun 2013
|
Glenrothes (Stenton Campus) |
apply online
|
| Full Time |
1st Year |
Fashion Creative |
03 Sep 2012
|
14 Jun 2013
|
Glenrothes (Stenton Campus) |
apply online
|
While we make every attempt to ensure the accuracy of course information, this is
subject to change, as part of our continuous improvement process.