Fashion Textiles (Professional Placement Year)

A fast-paced, exciting and ambitious course for determined and inventive individuals who want a career in fashion textiles.

• Benefit from BSU’s position as member of the British Fashion Council Colleges Council, The Graduate Fashion Foundation, UKFT and Association of Fashion and Textile courses.

• A reputation for producing highly individual, award-winning designers and practitioners.

• #5 in the UK and #1 in the South West for Graduate Prospects in Fashion and Textiles (Guardian University Guide 2025).

Fashion at Bath Spa University offers a comprehensive design education for students looking for careers in the fashion industry – the largest of the UK creative industries. The BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles degree enables you to develop a deeper understanding of how textiles shape fashion design.

Our fashion textiles course is based at Locksbrook Campus where you’ll learn and develop in bespoke fashion design studios, preparing you for a career in this exciting industry.

There’s an emphasis on ideas, creativity, traditional skills, and developing students’ own personal ethical and responsible design ethos, underpinned by strong 2D, 3D, digital and product development skills.

You'll have the opportunity to develop your skills in bespoke fashion design studios and benefit from access to one of the world’s leading fashion collections at the Fashion Museum Bath.

More about the Professional Placement Year
A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.