BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

Fashion at Bath Spa University offers a comprehensive design education for students looking for careers in the fashion industry – the largest of the UK creative industries. The BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles degree enables you to develop a deeper understanding of how textiles shape fashion design. Our fashion textiles course is based at Locksbrook Campus where you’ll learn and develop in bespoke fashion design studios, preparing you for a career in this exciting industry.

Faculty: School of Design | Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available. | Study mode: full-time; part-time; optional professional placement year (sandwich) | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one covers the core fundamentals of fashion design disciplines including 2D and 3D practice; design, drawing, fashion illustration, CAD, construction, pattern cutting, ideas research and trend research as well as fabric sourcing and development; the relationship between fabric and design. You’ll develop two-dimensional presentation skills investigating ideas through drawing within a sketchbook to inform your three- dimensional work. Textiles for fashion design is introduced at this level for all students.

Career pathways

Graduates have been employed at Balmain, Givenchy, YSL (Paris) Alberta Ferretti (Italy), Adidas (Germany), Zara (Spain), Cos (London), Chinti & Parker, Osman, Peter Pilotto, Old Navy (San Francisco), Erdem, Berghaus, Issa, Toast, Dune, Mulberry, Roland Mouret, Boudicca, Coast, Karen Millen, Giles Deacon, Gieves and Hawkes, Esprit (Cologne), French Connection, Sharon Wauchob (Paris), Joseph and Nicole Farhi. Other graduates have progressed to study Master's degrees or set up their own businesses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element. Applicants for this course will be asked to provide an electronic portfolio of their work. Full details of what to include will be provided upon initial assessment of the application.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 20,290 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/connectors/paperless/BAFT_D

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