BA (Hons) Fashion: Design and Accessories at University of West London

Programme overview

If you are passionate about fashion, this future-focused, design-led course from JCA London Fashion Academy will help prepare you for an entrepreneurial career in the global couture fashion and accessories industry. Founded by iconic designer Jimmy Choo, after identifying a lack of focused, professional luxury brand training for students, the JCA is run by fashion professionals and has been created exclusively for talented individuals serious about a career in luxury fashion.

Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This distinctive fashion design course takes a couture-styled, learner-centred approach focused on professional practice delivered within a specialist fashion environment. materials innovation and smart technology (such as smart textiles, 3D printing and wearable technologies) You will be exposed to both garment and accessory knowledge and application, as well as being encouraged to find your particular area of professional practice. Modules include: Fashion in Context One; Creative Fashion Industries; Fashion Fundamentals; Fashion Materials & Technologies; Fashion Design & Make; Fashion Communication & Brand Development; Fashion in Context Two; Entrepreneurship & Creative Practice; Fashion Internship; Innovative Accessory Design.

Career pathways

You will likely want to establish your own enterprise or to join a larger company with the key transferable skills the industry so desperately demands. You are likely to find careers within large fashion companies that carry garment and accessory lines or specialist careers within the accessory design fields of bag and luggage design, footwear, sports and many other sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

80; UCAS points required; from level 3 qualifications. Students will be expected to have gained: the equivalent minimum of two A levels at grades B or above. three GCSE passes at grade C or above (preferably including English and an Art/Design subject). Applicants are also required to provide a portfolio of their own work in Art and Design, and a sample of written work demonstrating an awareness of current affairs and debates in the fashion industry. Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis. IELTS 6.0 overall or above. You need to meet our English language requirement – a minimum of IELTS 5.5 for each of the four individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition for: Full-time (3 years, September 2027). Source

International applicants: GBP 17,250 a year (2027/28). Tuition for: Full-time (3 years, September 2027). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-apply-undergraduates

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