BA (Hons) Fashion Studies
Why choose this course?
- Our BA (Hons) Fashion Studies course scored 92% in overall course satisfaction in the 2012 National Student Survey (NSS).
- You'll have the chance to exhibit internationally. Lucy Outhwaite and Ravinder Marathu showed their work on the catwalk at the three-day 15th Ningbo International Fashion Fair
- You'll have excellent placement opportunities. Madeleine Rigby worked as a product developer for menswear, underwear and loungewear at BC International
- You'll benefit from industry visits. Company designers at Sports Direct challenged first year students to come up with some bold new designs for SportsDirect.com's own sports and leisurewear brands
- You'll have the opportunity to exhibit your final year collection at the graduate fashion show. Students are then selected to go to London for Graduate Fashion Week.
UCAS code: W221
Start date: September
Course length: full time: three years, or four years with Year Zero, five with optional placement year (University Diploma in Professional Practice). Part time: available by negotiation.
Campus: Markeaton Street site, Derby Campus
This course is available to international students
During the first semester of your first year you'll be taught alongside the BA (Hons) Textile Design students where you will gain valuable skills such as knit and print, pattern cutting and manufacture. Contextual Studies and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) will continue through to the final year giving you a positive advantage within the fashion and textiles industries. This integration of skills and knowledge has produced innovative and creative textile and fashion designers.
We encourage all second years to take a work placement in industry, which will also give you an additional qualification - the Diploma in Professional Practice. Placements are hard work but give you fantastic experience. Fashion Studies student Krishna Haveliwa secured a placement at Vogue magazine in New York. She began work a few days before New York fashion week and part of her job involved attending a number of the shows.
You'll study a total of 120 credits per year. This will be made up of single or double modules.
Stage one
You'll study modules such as:
- Introduction to Fashion and Textiles
- Visual Studies for Fashion and Textiles
- Contextual Studies 1
Stage two
You'll study modules such as:
- Directed Projects in Fashion
- Contextual Studies 2
- Fashion Exploration
- Placement
Diploma in Professional Practice (optional)
You'll study modules such as:
- Applied Professional Practice
- Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice
Stage three
You'll study modules such as:
- Contextual Studies 3
- Negotiated Study in Fashion
- Fashion Direction
- Independent Study in Fashion
Our entry requirements are usually 260 UCAS points, of which at least 220 will be from your core A2s (full A levels) or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers etc.
We'll accept up to 40 points towards the total from level 3 qualifications such as AS levels (where those AS levels are not taken on to A2 level), the Extended Project or Music qualifications.
We don't accept points from Key Skills Level 3. If you have any questions about what is or isn't accepted, please contact our Admissions team.
We also accept the Access to HE Diploma.
Your points at level 3 will be in addition to 5 GCSEs at grade C or equivalent level 2 qualifications.
The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application, your portfolio, and how you've done in your interview. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.
UK/EU students
- Full time students should apply for this course through UCAS.
- Part time students should apply directly to the University.
International students
- If you want to start in September, you usually need to apply online through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
Information for international applicants
This is a specialist course.
UK/EU students
- Full time: £8,800 (each year)
We'll be announcing our part time and international fees for 2013/14 later in the year.
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
You'll be taught by a variety of learning and teaching methods which include: - problem solving, reflective practice, analysis of given problem with synthesis of solution, portfolio building, group work, the use of influences files, report writing, group critiques, negotiated learning, presentation and demonstration.
Please contact the Programme Leader for information on how you'll be assessed
We've got an excellent record for employment and great links with industry. Over 85% of our graduates over the past six years have found jobs in a broad range of careers, within a year of completing the course.
You could get a career in: fashion design, textile design for fashion or interiors, knitwear, sportswear and accessories design, fashion forecasting, illustration, PR, marketing, media, buying and merchandising, photographic styling...and lots more.
You'll get lots of opportunities to showcase your work and get yourself noticed. Some of our students took a collection to London Alternative Fashion Week.
You could also go on to study our MA in Fashion and Textiles.