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Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Sandwich
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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2026-2027
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Course summary

This highly respected degree offers you full creative control over the design and creation of fabrics, garments and products for fashion or interiors. You will develop your creative potential through developing technical and design skills, including innovative digital knit processes that are in high demand in the fashion and textile industry.

Our experienced staff will guide you through the journey, helping you transform your vision into tangible creations. With a perfect balance between technical teaching and project-based work, our Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles course will empower you to bring your creative aspirations to life while laying a solid foundation for a successful and fulfilling career in the dynamic world of fashion and knitwear.

Key features

  • Gain hands-on industry experience: You’ll have the opportunity to complete a work experience placement of up to a year in length. Dependent on the duration of your placement, you could gain an additional Diploma or Certificate in Professional Practice.

  • Work on live briefs with leading brands: Work on live briefs with top brands like Next, John Smedley, Boden, Finisterre, and The Society of Dyers and Colourists. Participate in industry competitions, and access educational grants and sponsorships offered by our industry partners.

  • Showcase work at major events: Have the opportunity to showcase your work at Graduate Fashion Week and New Designers in London and through collaborations with organisations such as SPINEXPO and Pitti Filatti.

  • Take part in global opportunities: Apply for a European or international exchange to partner institutions like Hong Kong Polytechnic University or Amsterdam Fashion Institute. You’ll also visit international trade fairs and exhibitions, including Pitti Filati in Florence.

Employability

Graduates go into fields such as design, product development, styling and promotion and global sourcing.

Recent graduate destinations include:

  • Abercrombie & Fitch

  • Alphatex

  • Calvin Klein

  • DKNY

  • Hugo Boss

  • John Smedley

  • Josh Goot

  • Julian MacDonald

  • Lauren Richards

  • Nike

  • Pantherella

  • Sophie Steller

  • Stine Ladefoged

  • Sun Hing Ltd.

Modules

[Year One]

• Curiosity: Creative Exploration and Research (40 credit points, full year)
• Curiosity: Creative Development and Application for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (80 credit points, full year)

[Year Two]

• Directions: Industry and Context for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (40 credit points, first half of the year)
• Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (40 credit points, second half of the year)
• Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-Taking (20 credit points, second half of the year)
Optional Module (20 credit points, first half of the year). Choose from:
• Slow Making and Craftsmanship
• Trend Forecasting
• Buying, Merchandising and Product Fundamentals
• Creative Entrepreneurship
• Web3 & Creative Autonomy
• Drawing & Exploring with Natural Materials
• Fashion Styling
• Prop Making

[Year Three]

• Work Placement Year

[Final year]

• Resolutions: Culture and Context (20 credit points, first half of the year / 40 credit points, full year)
• Resolutions: Practice and Context for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (100 / 80 credit points, full year)

Assessment method

People excel in different ways, and we want everybody to have the best possible chance of success. On this course you will be assessed on a range of individual and group presentations, and your final year project.

Year 1 coursework (100%)
Year 2 coursework (90%), practical exams (10%)
Year 3 optional placement year
Year 4 course work (100%)
Your work in Year Two accounts for 20% of your final degree mark, and your work in your final year accounts for the other 80%.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Sandwich • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W222
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W222
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 104 - 112 points

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

A level

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM

DMM from a BTEC Extended Diploma

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and up to two other qualifications.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three other qualifications (one of which must be A-Level equivalent).

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university.

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

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Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 22 other design studies courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For Nottingham Trent University, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BBB Most common
  1. AAA
  2. Highest grades
  3. CDD
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

87% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
EU£18700Year 1
International£18700Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The tuition fees above are subject to parliamentary procedure. They haven't been confirmed yet, but we expect them to be finalised by May 2026. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

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