Full Time Textile Design - BA(Hons)

Textile Design - BA(Hons)
Course Length: 3 Years
Site: West Durrington Campus
Attendance: Full time
Course Code: FHBST1

The Course
UCAS code: W220
Former course title: "Surface and Textile Design".
Students will experience a broad range of activities in textile design to create new and innovative surfaces and fabrics. There is a strong emphasis on drawing through to design and to develop the student as an individual, encouraging specific interests and abilities so as to foster designers who are creative, analytical and self-motivated.

Students on this course will have specifically chosen Textile Design to experience and explore the potential of areas such as fashion fabrics, furnishings, knitwear, stitched and applied fabrics, home furnishings and related items such as gift wrap, illustration and wall coverings. Visual research and colour studies are vital elements of the course and form the basis of all project work. Some projects are industrially focused and student placements can occur in design related companies.

Course Content
Year One
Year Two

Year Three

Progression/Career Path
The BA (Hons) Textile Design course aims to prepare students with a range of transferable skills for employment or further study and future career opportunities within the textile and related creative industries.
Career opportunities include:
Studio designers
Freelance designers
Colourists
Stylists
Gift designers
Trend predictions
as well as areas within retail and galleries
A number of graduates have also successfully progressed onto Post Graduate study at Central St Martins and on to PGCE (teacher training courses).

Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements and UCAS Information

Further Details
For further information about the BA (Hons) programme or if you would like to book a tour of the Fashion and Textiles Department at Northbrook College.

Applications
Applications are to be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) quoting institution code: N41 and Institution code name: NBRK