Textiles (including foundation year) - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
Our Textiles (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree has a built-in foundation year that will give you the chance to explore broader art subjects alongside textiles and textile design during a preparatory foundation year. It’s an ideal choice if you can’t meet the entry criteria for a standard three-year degree in textile design.
Your foundation year will allow you to experiment with a wide range of media and approaches before going on to specialise in your subsequent years of study when you will study the same course content as students on our traditional three-year textiles course.
You’ll begin your foundation year with small-scale studio and workshop projects that combine visual imagery and practical making before undertaking projects that focus more specifically on textiles later in the year.
You’ll have the chance to explore woven, constructed and printed textiles alongside other textiles and fashion related processes such as fashion drawing, pattern designing and cutting, and photography.
You’ll also attend a series of lectures and seminars that explore creative practice within historical, contemporary, conceptual and cultural contexts.
As a creative practitioner, it is important to have regular opportunities to reflect on your work and gain feedback from others, so throughout your course you will present your work to fellow students and lecturers who will help you on your creative journey and provide vital artistic direction.
There will also be opportunities to expose your work to the public during our annual summer exhibition at the end of year.
By the end of your foundation year you’ll have produced a substantial portfolio of work and be well-equipped to study textiles at undergraduate level.
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About this course
at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
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Subjects
- IT
- Design
- University
- Industry
- Skills and Training
- Textiles
- 3d training
- Textile Design
- 3D
- Project
Course programme
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 0 modules include:
- Critical & Contextual Studies: Foundation (core, 30 credits)
- Formats (core, 30 credits)
- Project (core, 30 credits)
- Techniques (core, 30 credits)
- 3D Design Principles (core, 30 credits)
- 3D Visual Research and Communication (core, 30 credits)
- Critical & Contextual Studies 1 (3D) (core, 30 credits)
- Workshop Practice (core, 30 credits)
- 3D Design (core, 30 credits)
- Critical & Contextual Studies 2 (3D) (core, 30 credits)
- Design Resolution (core, 30 credits)
- Materials, Technology and Markets (core, 30 credits)
- 3D Project Design & Development (core, 30 credits)
- Critical & Contextual Studies 3: Dissertation (3D) (core, 30 credits)
- Major Project Realisation: Textile Design (core, 30 credits)
- World of Work (core, 30 credits)
Your assessments will include project work, essays and an individual portfolio.
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Textiles (including foundation year) - BA (Hons)