Fashion Design, BA (Hons) at University of Lancashire

This long-established, block-taught fashion design course encourages research-informed, personal projects covering creative shape-making, avant-garde silhouettes, sustainable textile solutions, 2D design, CAD, pattern cutting and garment manufacture. Students build a rolling portfolio, with an optional placement year.

Faculty: School of Arts and Media  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Intake: September 2026 and September 2027  |  Location: Preston, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Material making and craft foundations, Fashion contexts, culture and heritage and Creative practice and fashion range; Year 2 includes Technical development and advanced making and Industry practice, live briefs and professional skills; Year 3 includes Major project design, development and experimentation and Major project realisation and professional practice.

Career pathways

Graduates work in design studios, pattern cutting, styling, buying, menswear and knitwear design, textiles design, quality control, teaching and creative direction, or set up their own businesses; alumni work for brands including Burberry, Boohoo, M&S and Ted Baker.

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