Hand Embroidery BA (Hons)

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- The hand embroidery techniques taught on this course are unique.<br/><br/><br/>- Small cohorts enable a high level of student/tutor contact time.<br/><br/><br/>- Learning through making – explore a kinaesthetic methodology across theory and practice.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>This Hand Embroidery course is a specialist degree programme taught by the Royal School of Needlework (RSN). Hand embroidery techniques taught in the first and second year at the RSN are unique; no other provider in the world offers such teaching and learning. Students are expected to engage with experimental approaches to visual research and design, which underpins and informs all hand embroidery practice.<br/><br/>Studio-based learning is by project, with individual and group tutorials and reviews enabling the individual views and knowledge of each student to be valued equally. Students are encouraged to challenge their creative ideas and individual outcomes through our supportive tutorial feedback process.<br/><br/>Students are expected to engage with experimentation and enquiry to inform their theoretical and creative practice. The design of the curriculum connects theoretical and practice-based learning through thematic projects and learning opportunities.<br/><br/>**Future Skills** <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/>**Career opportunities** <br/>Work in costume creation and high-end bespoke fashion design or heritage preservation and craft.

Located just outside of London, you'll benefit from excellent transport links to central London and beyond. You'll have access to great employer connections, with Kingston being on the doorstep of hundreds of prestigious businesses.<br/><br/>Kingston's commitment to high-quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating (TEF 2023). The University has also secured a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br/><br/>Kingston has invested heavily in dedicated study spaces, cutting-edge sports facilities and specialist equipment. You can hone your trading skills at the Bloomberg Trading Room or create your masterpiece in the modern art facilities. Whatever your chosen course, you'll be supported with modern facilities and passionate lecturers.<br/><br/>You can also get involved in over 100 sports clubs and societies and even start their own society. You can also learn a new language through the Kingston Language Scheme - there are ten languages on offer!