Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Pharmacy Science and Health] From University of the West of Scotland

The BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Product Design and Innovation course, situated in the School of Design and Technology, is concerned with the design, development and realisation of fashion footwear products for the fashion footwear industry.

You will learn the skills of research, how to produce initial design ideas, and how to develop designs through to a finished 3D prototype. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the fashion footwear industry, its markets, and the particular role of the fashion footwear product designer and developer within the industry. The Cordwainers and Leathersellers livery companies support the Cordwainers courses through prizes, scholarships and industrial visits. Cordwainers Footwear is one of a group of fashion product courses, all of which are designed and delivered with employment in the relevant industry in mind.

To this end you will study a range of units that will equip you with the relevant professional, communication and business skills, and undertake live projects set by industry where there will be presentations to and from the companies involved. You will have the option of doing a placement year between the second and final year of the course. Successful completion of this year will give you an additional qualification, and you will have the opportunity to make contacts and build relationships within the industry before the end of your studies.

This course focuses on producing graduates who are encouraged to make an innovative and visionary contribution to footwear product development within the fashion industry.

Cordwainers Footwear is based at Golden Lane, on the edge of the City of London and very near to the Barbican Arts Centre, with its exhibition gallery, concert hall, theatre, cinema and cafes and restaurants. Clerkenwell, Hoxton and Smithfield, with their interesting mixes of shops, creative businesses, galleries, cafes, bars and clubs, are within walking distance, as is the Museum of London. The Barbican Estate is an excellent example of post-war urban architecture, and the nearby Whitecross Street has a very good lunchtime food market during the week, where you can select hot or cold food from a wide range of different cuisines.