The aims of this module are to

• apply ideas in a new context and investigate processes which extend technical knowledge and understanding
• create informed and experimental design ideas derived from contextual research and investigation applicable to individual practice
• take ownership and apply independent methods during the research, design and production of prototypes appropriate to their application

The aims of this module are to:

• Give students the opportunity to select, design and conduct independent research on a topic relevant to their creative practice, degree programme or career aspirations.
• Equip students with the relevant skills, knowledge and understanding to embark on their independent research.
• Enable students to develop their organisational skills in planning, time management, preparing and producing an extended written account of their work.
• Guide students in developing a specialist understanding of their chosen topic and the communication skills to convey this understanding in a rigorous and compelling way.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide students with the opportunity to originate, negotiate and assume responsibility for the production of independent research in an area of industry related to their creative practice.
• Enable students to identify and critically engage with specific concepts related to their area of industry through a rigorous exploration of its practical and contemporaneous framework: formal, social, cultural, political, environmental, technological and industrial contexts.
• Develop organisational skills in planning, researching, preparing and revising a substantial piece of written work.
• Enable the students to pursue an industry-focused route in a way that may enhance and inform their own studio practice.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop a self-directed project that explores an original concept that connects to the contemporary or future practice of Textiles.
• Select and refine experimental design ideas, contextual research and investigation, and an understanding of relevant applications that apply to the self-directed brief.
• Produce a professional showcase of independent and original work relevant to a commercial, artistic, or research application.
• Consolidate learning from the entire Degree programme in demonstration of technical mastery in chosen processes.