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The University of South Wales Design and Fashion courses really bring the subjects to life. If you come to visit us at the City Campus, Newport you'll see that the whole of the very top floor of our impressive campus is taken over by Design & Fashion.........we have a large fashion studio filled with mannequins where you can see fashion students pattern cutting and getting creative every day. On the other side of the building you will find our Advertising design space, a wonderfully light and inspiring teaching space fully equipped with Macs and space for creative brilliance! We have an active lecture series within Design: Newport Design Centre, which comprises of lectures from alumni, staff and industry, and our graduates go on to do amazing things.

 Latest Design & Fashion News
Advertising students pitch with ambition and attitude
Second year BA(Hons) Advertising Design students left Newport last week in order to demonstrate their creative talent to designers at one the most successful advertising agencies in the world.
Fashion Design graduate lands top job in New York
Antonella Commatteo, who graduated from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design in September, has already secured her dream job across the pond.
Newport students make bold plans to rename the city
Advertising Design students at the University of Wales, Newport have suggested a unique way to encourage more business investment into the city – renaming Newport.
Student success at International Advertising Awards
Students and staff on the BA (Hons) Advertising Design course at the University of Wales, Newport are celebrating this week after winning first prize and special commendations at a top advertising event.
Fashion graduate moves in to entrepreneurial centre
One of Newport’s most successful Fashion Design graduates has become the first tenant entrepreneur at The Bright Ideas Centre – an enterprise hub to help University of Wales, Newport students and graduates to start their own business.
‘The Tick’ helps students select the best
The University of Wales, Newport's degree courses in Advertising Design and Documentary Film & Television have been awarded the Creative Skillset Tick – the industry kitemark of quality.
Advertising Design students impress leading company
Weeks of hard work paid off for the University of Wales, Newport’s Advertising Design students when they presented their creative projects to design agency Sequence.
Newport graduate named Entrepreneur of the Year
A former student of the University of Wales, Newport has been named as the University’s Graduate Entrepreneur of the Year 2012.

 Here are the courses for this subject area :
Undergraduate
Advertising Design - BA (Hons)
The award-winning Advertising Design course at Newport offers a dynamic and challenging programme of study within the creative design environment of our new campus.
Animation Direction & Production - BA (Hons)
The animation programme is one of the few UK Skillset accredited Animation programmes, and also benefits from being part of the Skillset Media Academy Wales
Art, Design & Media - Level 3/4 Diploma - Foundation Studies
Foundation studies Art, Media, Design is the beginning of your journey of self-discovery. It is your opportunity for you to explore new methods and materials, ideas and directions, skills and concepts.
Computer Games Design - BA (Hons)
The University’s Computer Games Design course is one of the oldest and most established Games Design courses in the UK.
Fashion Design - BA (Hons)
The award winning Fashion Design programme provides fashion students with the essential skills, knowledge and experience necessary to work within the dynamic and ever-changing fashion industry.
Photography for Fashion & Advertising - BA (Hons)
Photography for Fashion & Advertising (PFA) at the University of South Wales, is a unique course considers a broad spectrum of commercial and applied photography.
Short Course
Adobe Photoshop - Rookie
This course will provide you with the concepts and skills to use Adobe Photoshop effectively, giving you hands-on experience working with basic through to intermediate techniques to get the most out of the learning experience.
Adobe Photoshop – Semi Pro (Accredited)
You will work with advanced image handling tools and features available in Adobe Photoshop, and then prepare for, and take, the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam at the end of Day 3.
Adobe Photoshop - Starter to Star (Accredited)
The Adobe Photoshop Rookie course and the Adobe Photoshop–Semi Pro course have been combined to provide this intensive Photoshop Masterclass, to turn Photoshop Starters into Stars over five days.

 Graduate Profiles
Rachel George - Fashion Design
Fashion Graduate Rachel George - life after Graduate Fashion Week.
Khadijah Eniafe - Fashion Design
Deciding to study Fashion was a whirlwind decision, It happened so fast.
Lowri Ann Jones - Fashion Design
If I was to give someone starting the course some advice, it would be to not be afraid to let your personality come through in your work.
Rachel Williams - Fashion Design
I joined the Fashion Design BA course at Newport because Fashion Design has always fascinated me and because I fell in love with the natural beauty and history of the South Wales.
Ryan Waring - Advertising Design
Ryan Waring, 2011 graduate was awarded first prize in the ‘Best Advertising Campaign’ category of Welsh Graduate of the Year at the Cardiff Design festival this year.
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