BA (Hons) Fashion Studies
When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements
Why choose this course?
- You'll have excellent placement opportunities. Madeleine Rigby worked as a product developer for menswear, underwear and loungewear at BC International.
- 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 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.
About the course
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.
Visit our placements pages for more information.
Your career
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!
What our students say
"My collection aims to promote the British manufacturing industry through fabrics, which include oilskins, tartan checks and Harris tweeds. Most of the materials in the collection have have been sourced from the UK. My inspiration comes from iconic British brands such as Burberry, Barbour and Laura Ashley. The print is inspired by the English country garden and the garments combine traditional fabrics with modern processes such as disperse dyeing." - Laura Fox
How you'll learn
Students develop and realise their potential through a varied programme of studio based projects, competitions, live projects, group critiques, field visits, tutorials, technical demonstrations, written assignments, seminars and practical workshops.
How you're assessed
100% coursework
Fieldtrips
Students have the opportunity to study abroad through our well established link with Hame Polytechnic/Wetterhoff in Finland.
A Paris Study visit is undertaken in February each year and students from all stages of the programme are welcome to attend. Stage 3 students also purchase fabrics for collections with staff assistance and all students attend Premiere Vision - a fashion fabric fair - and various exhibitions across the capital. Study visits to London and other major British cities are a regular occurrence, as is attendance at Designer Forum events across the region.
Anything else?
Find out more about about applying for the second or third year of this course.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September 2012
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September 2012
UCAS code
W221
Fees
This is a specialist course.
UK/EU students
- Full time: £7,995 (each year)
- Part time: £1,000 per module (you usually take 18 of these modules in total).
International students
- Full time: £10,250 (each year)
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available
Course length
Full time: 3 years, or 4 years with Year Zero, 5 with optional placement year (University Diploma in Professional Practice).
Part time: available by negotiation
Entry requirements
Our entry requirements are usually 260 UCAS points from A levels or equivalent qualifications, ...
