Fashion Design BA (Hons)

You'll get to work directly with various fabrics, getting to know their characteristics and technical aspects. We'll teach you how to sketch fashion figures and detail your designs. In our studio projects, you'll enhance your skills in pattern drafting, making garments, and designing textiles. You'll also delve into the history and modern methods of fashion through research. Learn how to set objectives, organise your tasks, and meet deadlines, honing your professional skills.

By the end of the module, you'll have a strong foundation in the technical, creative, and research aspects needed to shine in the fashion and textiles industry.

You'll explore drawing as a research method, you'll conceptualise, sample and refine techniques aligned to your vision. Understanding historical and cultural contexts, you'll follow professional design processes to create coordinated designs.

You'll learn to communicate ideas effectively while gaining essential abilities to craft innovative work.

You’ll explore professional software to learn digital printing, pattern illustration, and image manipulation techniques. We’ll help you improve your portfolio, guiding you to design a forward-thinking digital collection. Work with others to share your modern ideas about the global influences on fashion’s future.

After completing this module, you’ll be equipped to refresh old ways of designing with a mix of digital and traditional methods, addressing what today’s customers want. Be a part of setting the trend in digital fashion and textiles.

By analysing innovations and designer case studies, you’ll gain critical insights into the evolution and disruption happening in the world of fashion.

You’ll develop an online platform demonstrating your learning while strengthening your design abilities. With enriched context on roles, processes and creative opportunities, this module enables you to locate personal growth areas within this dynamic sector.

You’ll analyse global supply chain alongside circular economy principles and you’ll be equipped to devise recommendations advancing sustainability - whether production transparency or material innovation. Through persuasive writing geared to shifting consumer behaviours, the module enables you to mobilise insight for positive impact - preparing for advocacy or editorial roles aligned with industry progress.

You'll be introduced to design futures and forecasting methods as you research and develop original and creative responses to a brief through experimentation and sampling.

You'll decide on appropriate materials, methods and processes for your designs, learning how to apply skills and knowledge in various techniques and processes relevant to fashion and textile design.

You'll enhance your knowledge in research, project management, problem-solving, and critical thinking as you take on practical challenges relevant to the fashion industry.

We'll encourage you to innovate, collaborate, and push your creative boundaries in response to a live brief.

You'll develop practical skills and innovative thinking, enabling you to create a resolved body of work.

You'll also design and develop promotional materials that align with current market trends and with the context of the live brief.

Through a study exchange overseas, you'll manage tasks and projects relevant to your course, working independently or collaboratively as part of a team.

The experience enables you to showcase your talents on a global stage while reflecting on your personal growth. With enhanced employability prospects, you return home with a new perspective to inform your practice.

Join a team of creative students and do a project together. Try new things and see how they can help you.

You’ll also grasp how to use your skills with others. Sometimes you’ll be a leader, sometimes a helper. Talk about your ideas and learn from them. You’ll make something to show what you learned and share it with others.

This module helps you gain new skills and understand other fields. You’ll be a smart and creative person, ready to solve real-world problems.

Pick a topic related to materials or processes that catches your interest. Then, use different research methods and sources to thoughtfully choose the right materials.

By experimenting, you’ll find new and inventive ways to change and use these materials.

You’ll become better at finding inspiration, making prototypes in stages, and creating new fashion and textile designs.

This module encourages you to take creative risks, break new ground, and turn everyday things into something amazing.

You’ll choose learning tasks that add up to 60 hours, like internships, volunteering, research, or remote study that match your career plans. Workshops will help you make meaningful goals and think about what you’ve accomplished. Through this, you’ll grow the knowledge, skills, and qualities you need to thrive in the workplace.

By looking at your growth through active participation and reading, you’ll become a perceptive, eager job-seeker who stands out.

As a team, you will embark on a journey of entrepreneurship, starting with ideation and ending with the launch of your product or service. You will analyse complex factors influencing a successful launch, conduct thorough research to assess feasibility and gain valuable insights into marketing, manufacturing, and sales strategies.

Working together on pitch presentations, you will discover your strengths as an entrepreneur or team member. This module provides transferable skills essential to thrive in creative industries, whether you plan to launch your own company or seek employment with top organisations. You will develop the mindset and abilities to spot opportunities and act on them, which will benefit your career.

The first step will be to develop a significant and relevant theme that aligns with the current social and cultural trends worldwide. You will conduct extensive research, including visual and written sources, to develop a unique creative direction.

The module will explore the history, society, economy, and ethics of the fashion and textiles industry. You will use critical thinking and reflection to incorporate your idea into current trends and more significant concepts. This will help you establish a strong, culturally rich foundation for your designs.

By the end of this module, you will have the confidence to pursue your interests and perspectives backed by thorough research. This will enable you to showcase your vision as a new designer.

You will put in a lot of hard work, including toiling (making trial versions), sampling, and experimenting with new techniques to improve and refine your designs. Through self-directed learning and collaboration with others, you will learn advanced techniques to develop your initial ideas into a finished toile (a preliminary version of a garment).

You will then evaluate your designs carefully and make changes as needed to ensure that they are of a professional standard and reflect your unique artistic style.

This module is designed to help you develop your focus, specialised knowledge, and self-management skills, which are essential for success in the fashion and textiles industry.

You will refine and complete your designs by creating trial versions, testing different options, and carefully evaluating the results.

You'll create a preliminary collection by using appropriate materials and techniques, including technical details. This will showcase your creativity and skills in project management, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking.

During this module, you will learn independently, set your own goals, manage your work, and meet deadlines, even if changes need to be made.

This is your chance to combine your passion, resourcefulness, and industry knowledge to elevate your work to a professional level. By doing so, you will stand out in the field.

You'll explore and refine visual presentation techniques across various media, designing and producing portfolio pages for your Major Project and additional design briefs.

You'll also create a professional CV and promotional assets, such as fashion film and photography for sharing on relevant platforms, and prepare for the promotion and public exhibition of your work in the annual shows.

With the guidance of your tutors, you get to select a theme for an extensive research project, commonly known as a dissertation. Your project will showcase your in-depth research and analysis, which will be based on both original and secondary sources.

You will meticulously examine your sources, conduct your own research, and learn the best practices for writing a compelling academic paper. This dissertation project will enhance your ability to formulate research questions, consolidate information, make persuasive arguments, and present your ideas clearly.

Once you complete the project, you will have conducted an in-depth and thorough study. It will demonstrate your profound understanding and interest in a particular aspect of visual culture.

Critically analysing cultural artefacts and debates to formulate a response, you'll engage theory, historical contexts and academic conventions. You'll carry out practice-based research through prototyping and visual studies.

This will culminate in a scholarly body of work and a reflective portfolio that will showcase research mastery and creative thinking.

Complete relevant tasks demonstrating your specialised skills and independence.

Gain global perspective, reflect deeply on personal growth, and build valued transferable abilities for professional life after university. Return home with experiences that inspire your practice and understanding of art’s global connectivity.

During this module, you'll spend 6 months working on your own business venture, then 3 months gaining industry experience. This opportunity allows you to apply what you've learned in a practical setting while exploring different career options. You'll also have the chance to develop professional relationships and expand your network.

Assess your personal strengths and weaknesses to set goals for the future. Throughout the module, you'll demonstrate increasing independence while still valuing the support of others. Gain a broader understanding of the world through real-world experiences and insights. Additionally, you'll earn valuable credits for your CV and enhance your skill set.

By the end of this module, you'll graduate with the practical experience that employers are seeking.

This experience lets you learn firsthand how to set up and run a small business. You’ll absorb professional practices and business situations that matter to your entrepreneurial goals. Make important connections while working independently within set rules. Think deeply about your strengths, weaknesses, criteria for success, and future plans.

This opportunity is useful for your career. It lets you use what you’ve learnt in your degree in the real world and helps you understand your capabilities.

After finishing this placement and the related assessments, you’ll get more credits for your sandwich degree. This practical experience is a valuable step in developing an entrepreneurial way of thinking.

You’ll spend 24–48 weeks at a chosen company, learning from professionals and helping out with actual projects. Gain confidence, knowledge, and skills by taking on more responsibility with gradually less help. As you progress, you’ll make professional connections and think about how you’re doing. Take in what you learn about how industries and businesses work.

This placement is an ideal chance to grow in your career. By using what you’ve learnt in a workplace, you’ll understand more about your own strengths, what you need to work on, and your plans after you graduate.

After this placement and the related assessments, you’ll get extra credits for your sandwich degree. This practical experience is a valuable part of your education.

Evaluating international contexts, you'll critically relate on-site activities to your disciplinary knowledge, gaining global insights. Working independently overseas, you'll complete relevant assignments, refining skills transferable to future creative studies and practice.

Upon returning, thoughtful reflection will reveal your personal growth as you process new worldviews and cross-cultural competencies. This invaluable opportunity provides a chance to broaden your creative knowledge while developing adaptability as a global citizen.