Module choices in Creative Arts

Please follow the guidance on the information sheet very carefully. If you apply to study modules that are not permitted by your School/Department, your learning agreement may be returned to you.

Number of credits

Number of credits:

The recommended number of ECTS per semester is 30 ECTS credits (60 Loughborough credits). Students are advised not to exceed this recommendation.

Module options

Restrictions may apply, based on your previous level of experience in any given subject area.

Students applying to the Fine Art (pathway 3), Fashion Design and Technology (pathway 4) and Textile Design (pathway 5) pathways will be required to submit a portfolio to support their application. 

The Exchange Co-ordinator will discuss the suitability of your module choices with you in more detail if required.

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Modules marked with † feature Sensitive Content

Semester 1

Module Code Module Title ECTS Credits

Pathway 1 (Graphic Design)
25ACA111 Creative Production 5
25ACA140 Graphic Design Context 10
25ACA141 Type and Language 10
25ACA142 Visual Thinking 5

Pathway 2 (Graphic Design)
25ACB140 Social Design  10
25ACB141 Visualisation 5
25ACB142 Narrative and Sequence 10
25ACB143 Collaboration 5

Pathway 3 (Fine Art)*
25ACB130 Identifying Individual Practice 10
25ACB131 Reading Art Theory 5
25ACB132 Developing Individual Practice 10
25ACB133 Ethical, Political, and Environmental Contexts in Art 5

Pathway 4 (Fashion Design and Technology)*
25ACB153 Professional and Business Practice 5
25ACB260 Contextualising Fashion 5
25ACB261 Advanced Digital Design Processes 10
25ACB262 Sustainable Design Systems 10

Pathway 5 (Textile Design)*
+25ACB150 Textile Practice in Context 10
25ACB151 Qualitative Research and Design Methods 5
25ACB153 Professional and Business Practice 5
25ACB154 Textile Design and Technology 10

Semester 2

Module Code Module Title ECTS Credits

Pathway 1 (Graphic Design)
+25ACA113 Writing for Practice 5
25ACA143 Visual Practices 10
25ACA145 Branding and Strategy 10
25DSA306 Digital Storytelling 5

Pathway 2 (Graphic Design)
25ACB144 Audience and Environment 10
25ACB145 Design Research Methods 5
25DSB306 Speculative Futures 10
AND Choose 1 option from the Semester 2 options list  

Pathway 3 (Fine Art)*
25ACB134 Locating Individual Practice 10
25ACB135 Curating Art Practice 5
25ACB137 Consolidating Individual Practice 10
AND Choose 1 option from the Semester 2 options list  

Pathway 4 (Fashion Design and Technology)*
25ACB263 Apparel Innovations: Components and Materials 10
25ACB264 Research and Design Methods 5
25DSB306 Speculative Futures 10
AND Choose 1 option from the Semester 2 options list  

Pathway 5 (Textile Design)*
25ACB152 Concept Development and Emerging Design Practices 10
25ACB157 Quantitative and Material Research Methods 5
25ACB265 Speculative Futures for Fashion & Textiles 10
AND Choose 1 option from the Semester 2 options list  

Semester 2  - Options (choose one)

Module Code Module Title ECTS Credits
25ACB201 Arts Management 5
25ACB202 Responsible Practice: Making your Manifesto 5
+25ACB203 Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art 5
25ACB204 Creative Placemaking 5
25ACB208 Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity 5
25ACB210 Story Design for Creative Industries 5
25ACB213 Fashion to Function: Designing Clothes and Wearable Products 5
25ACB214 The Ethics & Aesthetics of Generative AI in Design 5
25ACB215 Phantom Threads: Fashion, Costume and Culture in Film 5

Can I choose modules from other Schools/Departments?

No, you must choose all your modules from within Creative Arts.

You must take all your modules in Creative Arts on a specific programme in a particular year.  This arrangement prevents you from having any timetable clashes.

Exchange Co-ordinator

Dr Emilene Zitkus

Contact the Creative Arts School

Module Catalogue

Full details on the content and assessment methods for all modules can be found in the University’s module catalogue:

Go to our Module Specification pages