Fashion

Our graduates have gone on to work in design, marketing and more for the likes of Burberry, Tom Ford, Next and ASOS. Now you could be taking the fashion world by storm too.

Fashion is an ever-changing industry that needs professionals who can respond to challenges. On our course, you’ll learn creative design, technical practices and the fashion business skills to turn your ideas into success.

You can personalise your studies with the option of choosing one of three pathways: Fashion and Textiles; Design and Technology; or Marketing and Communication. This will help you focus on a career, such as becoming a fashion designer, garment technician, fashion buyer, textile designer, content creator or brand marketing specialist.

You’ll tackle live projects and industry collaborations to build your experience and portfolio. Our students have also carried out placements with the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Max Mara, Craig Green and Next.

You’ll get hands-on with everything from pattern cutting and CAD drawing to photo shoots and exhibitions. We also explore sustainability and diversity in fashion, along with emerging technologies like Clo3D software for 3D virtual designs.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Fashion

Year One: Fundamentals of Fashion & Textiles, Fashion in Context, Creative Cultures: Making, Research & Reflection; Sustainability, Society and Impact
Year Two: Industry: Business and Practice, Fashion Futures, Collaborative Creative Industries Project
Year Two Optional: Art Trail; Colour + Surface: Print, Texture & Material Exploration; Creative Heritage; Digital Journeys: UX & UI Design; Experimental Formats; Experimental Music and Sound Art; Marketing, Branding and Cultural Production; Still Life Through the Lens; Surround Sound and Multichannel Audio; Visual Effects & Motion Graphics; Hybrid Production Methods
Year Three Core: Final Major Project of Fashion; Contextual and Critical Investigation; Professional Practice

You are assessed in this course by a range of different types of coursework and practical activities. The assessment task for each module will vary dependent upon its content but may include:

A portfolio of completed artwork, professionally presented in the format required by the assignment, project or brief.
Workbooks, sketchbooks etc., documenting the process of generating, developing and resolving thoughts/ideas, and demonstrating the influence of research on practical work.
Research books, folders, dossiers, etc. documenting the gathering, sorting and presentation of research material.
Technical Exercises demonstrating your skills and competencies using particular equipment and/or techniques.
Written essays or reports, in which you are exploring the contextual or professional background to a specific project.
An individual or group seminar presentation and/or the accompanying material which you have used to create the presentation.
Pre-recorded video journals or presentations.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Textile Institute