BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories (with placement year in industry)

Connect design, making and business skills as you develop a professional skillset and work through the design and development process from initial designs to 3D experimentation and prototypes.
Fashion Handbags and Accessories are a key successor in the fashion industry and are responsible for a substantial part of the annual turnover of many Fashion Houses.
BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories is a course that connects design, making and business skills with the objective to prepare the next generation of accessory designers and product developers who can make an innovative, relevant and visionary contribution to accessory design and development within the fashion industry.
The course is delivered with a focus on product innovation, sustainability and employment in the industry in mind.

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.

112 UCAS tariff points from two or more A Levels (preferred subjects include English, Maths, Art, Design, Textiles and Science);

Distinction at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;

Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma preferred subjects Art & Design;

Merit at UAL Extended Diploma;

Access Diploma or 112 new UCAS tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma;

112 new UCAS tariff points from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;

or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum;

and three GCSE passes at grade A*-C or grade 9-4.

Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

Related academic or work experience

The quality of the personal statement

A strong academic or other professional reference

OR a combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.