Program Overview
This footwear design program immerses students in the industry, providing them with hands-on experience and insights from professionals and top brands. Students develop skills in shoe design, technical making, and presentation, specializing in performance footwear or specific footwear categories. The program features exceptional studio facilities and the opportunity for a paid placement year, ensuring graduates are well-equipped for successful careers in the footwear industry.
Program Outline
With a long and rich heritage from the end of the 19th century to the contemporary footwear industry, this degree will help to equip you with the skills and experience to set you apart in the fashion sector. The focus areas on this course are shoe design and technical making skills, emphasising the crucial relationship between design and manufacture and the needs of the footwear industry. You can specialise in performance footwear, which is unique for a UK university, or men’s, women’s, or children’s footwear. Throughout your studies, you will develop drawing and illustration, bespoke biomechanics and model prototyping skills, along with the ability to present and communicate ideas and concepts to a high professional standard.
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During this course you will have the option to complete a paid placement year, an invaluable opportunity to put the skills developed during your degree into practice. One out of two only universities offering this course in the UK.
