Textile Design: Print and Surface Design with a Foundation Year - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
4 Years
Our BA (Hons) Textile Design degree courses nurture fresh thinking and industry-ready creatives through a dynamic and carefully structured four year programme.
Our Print and Surface Design option appeals to students who love drawing, but also those who are intrigued by how pattern can transform a surface. The focus is on exploring the possibilities of image generation by working across hand and digital processes, to become confident with working with a range of dye and print technologies. Students explore the potential of hybrid approaches incorporating heat-treatment and laser-cutting technologies, testing out how pattern can work on a variety of material bases – textiles and beyond. They learn to become confident with creating different design compositions and working with colour.
Studying with us will provide you with the skills, insights and experiences required to succeed in a broad scope of professional textile related roles. Our Print and Surface Design students secure placements at design studios, trend prediction companies and manufacturers and designer makers – companies (large and small) where pattern, and its relation to surface are key.
By the end of your degree you will have a clear vision of where you fit in the industry and a tailored professional portfolio to take with you. Our BA (Hons) Textile Design: Print and Surface Design graduates have gone on to work as Studio Designers, Designer Makers and Illustrators. They also take up other roles where their material sensitivity, creativity and problem-solving is valued.
Our brand new hub for the arts in the thriving Eastside of the city has been purpose-built to stimulate creative minds within an open-access, contemporary studio environment. You will become a part of our lively and close-knit student community and be guided by an experienced and passionate team of staff who value the importance of getting to know you as an individual.
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OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above
GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above
Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
LEVEL 3 (and above) QUALIFICATIONS
CDD / 80 UCAS points
A maximum of 4 subjects are considered. These can be other A/S Levels (as long in a different subject) A-Levels or Level 3 equivalents.
Why Choose Us?
96% of our students were employed or in further study (DLHE 2017).
Our experienced and award-winning lecturers have extensive and broad insights to share with you, gained from key roles in industry or their experience working as practitioners.
Live briefs expose you to leaders in the design field and help you develop important collaborative skills.
Module timescales are aligned with industry pace, to ensure our students are fully prepared to step into the world of work.
We support you in entering key national competitions such as Texselect, the Bradford Textile Competition, Hand and Lock and iDott to get your CV looking sharp from the get-go.
We invite esteemed and influential guest speakers to come along and inspire you, from broad areas of the industry from Couture Embroidery Design to Trend Forecasting!
Our cutting-edge facilities comprise of industry-standard technology and equipment to ensure you are developing professionally relevant skills and awareness.
We know the importance of peer relationships and design fun, collaborative group learning opportunities to help you learn with and from each other.
It’s easy to feel at home within our lively creative community. Joining clubs and societies and getting involved with other rewarding volunteer, mentoring and leadership roles will give you a taste of true university living, and you’ll make ‘friends for life’ along the way!
Interested in travel? We run study trips that you can get involved with, and offer overseas university exchange opportunities through the Erasmus programme which could see you completing some of your degree overseas in places like Barcelona or Milan.
Exhibit your work in your final year at our degree show, the ‘Inspired Festival’, with the opportunity to also be selected for New Designers, London.
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Subjects
- Design
- Textile Design
- Project
- Industry
- Team Training
- Textiles
- Signature Project
- Historical context
- Professional Pathways
- Entrepreneurship
Course programme
Your study will involve reading and analysis, discussion and debate, and practical activities which allow you to test and implement your skills and knowledge. In addition to attending classes you will be required to complete preparation and follow-up tasks and activities to support your learning.
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- Fashion and Textile Skills and Processes40 credits
- Trends Research20 credits
- Lifestyle20 credits
- Signature Project
Guided and encouraged by an experienced teaching team, engaged in current research or practice, and through workshop experiences supported by e-learning, you investigate key areas of constructed textiles, embroidery, printed textiles and surface design before following your own specialist route in the first year of the course.
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- Visual Ideas For Design20 credits
- Textile Processes40 credits
- Client and Colour40 credits
- Textiles In Historical Context
In your second year, you explore trends and predictions in fashion and interior design, see the realities of the working world through a live project and a professional experience module, engage with business principles and have the option of an international study visit.
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits):
- Textiles In Contemporary Practice
- Professional Pathways
- Entrepreneurship and Design
- Work Placement
- Collaborative Practice
Your final year gives you the opportunity to hone your portfolio and experience to suit your career ambitions through focused projects.
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- Major Project
- Research For Professional Project
- Professional Project
- Next Step
Additional information
Fees
£9,250 per year
International students
Award: BA (Hons) Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 4 years
Fees - £13,200 per year
Textile Design: Print and Surface Design with a Foundation Year - BA (Hons)