Fashion Design

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Course summary:

- Explore innovative technologies and sustainable fashion design systems for the future

- Investigate current global fashion systems and create individual design responses

- Build confidence in a creative community and engage with real-world experiences beyond the University

- Direct your own personal growth and future with a hybrid of traditional and virtual tools

- Create a unique portfolio, take part in live projects and showcase your designs at industry-recognised events

This course gives you the skills and design acumen to thrive in the exciting world of fashion. Through practical and applied projects, you’ll experience a diverse range of sectors, in preparation for finding your individual focus.

This course also allows you to specialise in and receive a different named award – BA Fashion Design (Digital) – which includes emerging fields such as avatar and games design.

How you learn:

- Studio practice

- Workshops and lectures

- Technical demonstrations

- Group and individual tutorials

- Creative reviews

- Live briefs

- Guest talks

- External visits and field trips

Our courses are designed with key principles of engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing a supportive environment where you can thrive.

Based in our bespoke studios, workshops, and digital spaces, you’ll become part of a dynamic and collaborative learning community. Together, you’ll undertake creative adventures, explore possibilities, and challenge conventions.

Key themes
Skills such as fashion illustration, construction and manufacturing methods, digital design and manufacturing are at the centre of the course. You’ll also learn advanced techniques to transform two-dimensional ideas into 3D and 4D designs.

You’ll explore all aspects of fashion design, learning core skills in a wide range of product areas from luxury and ready-to-wear fashion to sportwear and digital design. You’ll build essential knowledge in design theory, research and fashion concepts.

You’ll learn how to champion environmental and social issues through design, supply chain management and manufacturing processes – and you’ll discover how your work connects to global audiences and evolving trends which encourage diverse perspectives.

At the end of the course, you’ll have the option to transfer to BA Digital Fashion Design. This lets you specialise in emerging fashion vocations, including digital design and manufacturing, avatar and games design, for augmented and virtual reality platforms.

Whichever final year route you choose, we’ll help you flourish as a confident, individual and eminent designer, fully equipped for the future world of fashion.

Work placements

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a year-long work placement (25 weeks minimum) or multiple placements before your final year. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.

Live Projects

You’ll work on live briefs set by commercial organisations, presenting you with real-world challenges and giving you invaluable insights into industry life.

Course Support
- Access our Skills Centre with one-to-ones and online resources to help with planning and structuring your assignments

- Access our office and studio space, expert workshops, freelancing opportunities and a vast business network to tap into

- Industry-specific employability activities and careers support for up to five years after you graduate