BA (Hons) Textiles Design at Arts University Bournemouth

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Textiles Design will encourage you to fully embrace colour, pattern and texture in the production of both hard and soft surfaces; for both fashion and interiors. Core to course delivery are experimentation with drawing, dye techniques, print, stitch, constructed textiles and knit. You'll interrogate long-standing textiles design traditions, question existing processes and create new ways of working, setting you up to confidently become part of the next generation of distinctive, skilled and inventive designers and makers.

Faculty: Fashion and Creative Industries Management | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year; 4 years full-time with integrated foundation year; 5 years full-time with integrated foundation year and placement year | Study mode: full-time (optional placement year) | Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 4: Your first year provides you with a sound practical base for the study of the subject, contextualised by parallel study of aspects of contemporary, historical and visual culture. Level 5: Your second year will focus on your individual interests and ensure that your professional and technical skills mature through first-hand experience with industry specialists. Level 6: Your third year allows you to refine your existing creative practice, develop your skills and reflect upon your experience and direction formed from previous study.

Career pathways

Graduate destinations include: Textile Print designer for fashion at Liberty's of London, Kath Kitson, River Island…; Textile Print designers for interiors – Blendworth Interiors, Bay and Brown textile print…; Embroidery designers – Ralph and Russo, Hand & Lock; Trends – WGSN; Freelance designers and Self employed -Sharon Marston Lighting, MOOD, Mixmag, NEC.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have Level 3 qualifications, which should normally include at least one creative subject. We're looking for between 104 and 120 UCAS Tariff points. Standard offers include: A Levels with a result of BBB (or equivalent results achieving 120 UCAS Tariff points); Recognised Foundation Diploma with a Pass; BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit; T Level with a minimum grade of Merit; Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above. For the majority of our courses, we'll ask you to digitally submit a portfolio as part of the application process. Portfolios should show examples of your work – both finished and work in progress – that demonstrate your interests and skills.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home undergraduate tuition fee per year; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,950 a year (2027/28). International/EU tuition fee per year, fixed for all years; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year; 4 years full-time with integrated foundati

Apply through the official page: https://aub.ac.uk/apply/undergraduate

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