The BA (Hons) Textiles Design course has a vibrant hands-on approach. You'll explore a wide range of textile techniques and surface pattern design. With a strong emphasis on experimentation.
Why study with us
- 2ndin the North West for student satisfactionComplete University Guide (Art and Design)
2023/24 - 3rdin the UK for learning opportunitiesNational Student Survey (Design Studies) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023 - Top
5in the UK for overall positivityNational Student Survey (Design Studies) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023
- Our Fashion courses are ranked in the Top 80 of the Best Fashion Schools in the World for 2020 (CEOWORLD Magazine)
- We have a British Fashion Council membership. The BFC Colleges Council represents the leading fashion departments in universities and colleges throughout the UK.
- Students have been featured artists in Embroidery Magazine, designed for fashion and interiors and showcased their work internationally.
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What you'll do
- We work with a variety of industry partners on ‘live’ project briefs to develop your professional skills. And for you to gain an understanding of the industry. You’ll get involved in work shadowing and placements during your second year.
- You'll be encouraged to enter competitions during the course. Many students have gone on to achieve recognition and success in national design competitions.
- You'll have the opportunity to go on research trips in the UK and internationally. These trips are a fundamental part of developing your inspiration for project briefs.
Module overview
Course delivery
This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Textile Design course facilities
Memberships
- We are delighted to announce our British Fashion Council membership. Founded in 1993 to create an interface between education and industry, the BFC Colleges Council represents the leading fashion departments in universities and colleges throughout the UK. This membership enriches our student’s experience and creates additional industry opportunities though an annual programme of events and high profile competitions. The British Fashion Council joined forces with the Saturday Clubs Trust to support our Fashion & Business Saturday Club and we have been fortunate to have secured many high-profile Saturday Club Masterclasses through our BFC connection.
Industry Links
- When size? established links with higher education, one of the immediate goals of size? syllabus was to approach and get involved with the very best fashion and creative arts talent in the UK, so we were made up with the addition of UCLan, with officially one of the best fashion departments in the UK, to our size? syllabus programme. The main aim of the Syllabus is to impart industry level standards, learning and practice in a live brief format to students, who are then given the support and tools from size? to respond. At size? we want to unearth the next generation of creatives and by offering this platform in the form of size? Syllabus we believe students involved stand the best possible chance of making their way into the industry, able to utilise the invaluable learnings taught during their time answering the Syllabus briefs
Future careers in Textile Design
This course is a great starting point for a career in surface pattern design, textile interior design or as a design maker or textile artist.
Our graduates have also gone on to work in printmaking, illustration and graphic design. As well as retail buying, teaching, museum conservation and trend forecasting.
Fees and funding
Scholarships and bursaries
We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.
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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
Find out more about Estranged student supportDependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package.
Find out more about Dependants BursaryContextualised Admissions Bursary
We recognise that the last two years have been very challenging for young people and learning has been impacted. To help support students eligible for a contextualised offer we are offering a bursary of £250 in their first year of study.
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This course is based in the School of Arts and Media
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