Level 3 Art and Design Textiles

Art and Design (Textiles)
BTEC National Certificate - Two-year course
This is a two-year programme that can be combined with an optional AS Level in year one for suitably qualified candidates (this option will be discussed at interview).

Textile Design is a creative and versatile discipline with many applications in the fashion, furnishing and retail industries. The full award is equivalent to two A Levels. You will learn to use appropriate techniques to create printed, dyed and constructed textiles for garments, accessories, decorative artefacts and interior design. The course will include a number of educational visits to exhibitions of contemporary textiles, fashion shows and relevant areas for thematic study.

All students will have the opportunity to show their work in SEEVIC College's annual Fashion Show.

To be successful you will require a lively and enquiring mind, a growing interest in art, fashion, textiles and design, a willingness to explore new ideas and a developing ability to communicate your ideas effectively.

Careers and Further Studies
This course will let you build on the essential skills, techniques, attitudes and understanding to start as a successful professional or move on to further study. It is the ideal route into a wide range of design-related degrees at university or Art College in subjects such as: Textile or Interior Design; Fashion Design; Marketing and Merchandising; or Theatre and Costume Design.

General Entry Requirements
At least four GCSEs at grade C or above or a BTEC First Diploma (or equivalent) in a related area at Merit level.