BA (Hons) Fashion

Fashion is an ever-changing industry that needs professionals who can respond to its challenges. On our course, students develop their knowledge and skills in a broad range of subject areas, including the fundamentals of fashion business, creative design, communication and technical practices. Students then have the chance to specialise in an area of their choice that will inform their future career goals.
Placements, live projects and collaborations play a large part in the course, aiding our students to build their CV enough to gain employment after graduation. We also ensure students are aware of the bigger picture within the fashion industry, so sustainability, ethics and diversity are explored in-depth in a module in first year then encouraged throughout the course.  This Fashion degree brings together creative, technical, academic and professional skills needed to sustain a career in the fashion industry.
Key features - 100% Coursework (No exams), Small group sizes, ensuring you get enough contact hours with staff
Well equipped workshops with industry standard kit, Flexibility to negotiate modules to reflect your specialisms
Collaborative working with across other courses in the University
Expand your technical and creative skills to include digital fabric printing, laser cutting, wood, metal, ceramics, plaster and plastics
Access to the unique Betty Smithers Design Collection
You’ll master the practical and technical skills used in fashion design, covering areas such as pattern cutting and computer aided design. You’ll also gain a solid understanding of design theory, exploring the history of fashion, fashion business and the wider cultural context of fashion.
Negotiated Studies modules will encourage you to further pursue your personal career ambitions in your chosen specialism.

Careers
Our degree offers you the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of fashion. You then negotiate your specialism, depending on your personal interests, which means graduates from our Fashion degree are likely to find work as: Fashion Designers, Pattern Cutters,Garment Technologists
Stylists,Trend Forecasters,Illustrators,Buyers,Merchandisers