BA (Hons) Textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University

Programme overview

If you’re excited by creativity, materials and visual design, BA (Hons) Textiles at Manchester Met invites you to explore one of the most dynamic and fast‑evolving areas of the creative industries. Textiles are everywhere - fashion, interiors, architecture, automotive design, future materials - and this course gives you the chance to shape how textiles look, feel and function in the world. You’ll explore the rich heritage of textile making while also learning how new technologies, sustainable materials and innovative processes are transforming the field.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department: School of Art and Design | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year and/or overseas study | Study mode: full-time, placement year available | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You’ll be taught through core pathways, offering you the opportunity to specialise or combine disciplines such as print, weave, knit, embroidery, and mixed media. Emphasis will be placed on developing your personal interests and ambitions, reflecting the breadth, versatility and potential of textiles within contemporary art and design. Year 1 core: Making Textiles, Making Sense, Making A Difference, Future X: Kinship. Year 2 core: Tacit Trajectories, Textile Terrains, Fashion Form Fabricate, Future X: Symbiosis. Year 3 core: Practice Testing, Practice Resolution, Future X: Re-worlding.

Career pathways

Our BA (Hons) Textiles graduates go into a wide variety of roles in the creative industries, including: Designers. Artists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GCE A levels - grades BCC or equivalent. Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM. Access to HE Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum 106 UCAS Tariff points. UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM. T level - We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer. IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered. A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement. AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications. International students will be required to achieve an IELTS score of 6.0 with no component less than 5.5, or an equivalent accepted English language qualification. GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or equivalent, e.g. Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills English. IB: Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. IELTS: IELTS score of 6.0 with no component less than 5.5, or an equivalent accepted English language qualification.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Standard UK and Channel Islands full-time fee for 2027/28 as stated on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement year and/or overseas study

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

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