Fcp - Why I chose this course

For those of you who don't know, I study Fashion Communication and Promotion at Nottingham Trent University. This was my first and favourite choice of the uni's I'd looked at. Whenever I say the course I'm doing to people who aren't familiar with it the usual response is, 'oh that sounds interesting, what is it?' or 'what made you choose that?'. It's not a well known course, or one that's as obvious as fashion design or management, but it's as equally rewarding and interesting.

The first thing that drew me to the course was the amount of travelling that you do when on the course. For me, travelling is a huge part of my life in general and so I knew that the course I wanted to do had to include it. In the first year you go to New York, second it's Berlin and third year it's Tokyo - which is a big one. I knew from looking at these places that this was the course for me. Other courses I had looked at didn't involve this much travelling and whilst you can of course do a degree without the amount of travelling and get the same results, I just felt that personally I wouldn't get as much out of the course without the travelling side.

The second thing that drew me in was how creative the course is. If you're looking at joining the course then one thing I will tell you is that it is so so creative. More creative than I originally thought. However, this is good because I would say I am a creative person and have often felt like I've had to limit myself in college so it's great to be able to have this amount of freedom. You do many mini projects throughout the year and also quite big ones. The one project I'm looking forward to doing is the perfume one, where you design and make your own perfume. A lot of the projects you do are with other people which is something I was a bit skeptical about because I like to work independently and do things my way. However, I know that this is something that I need to work on because I'm going to have to work with people in the industry.

The lecturers here all have some sort of background in the fashion industry which makes me feel like I'm going to learn a lot more in the course. It's good to know that I'm being taught by people who have actually experienced what they talk about rather than have just been taught it. The teachers are also quite friendly, which makes you feel more relaxed in the classes and they don't look down on you for not knowing something or being quite reserved- they are constantly encouraging you to break out of your comfort zone and will work at your pace if you need them too.

I'm so excited to carry on with the year and seeing what else the course has to offer. I will be posting the work I do on my blog so stay tuned for that and everything else that is to come!