Northumbria University Newcastle - Fashion BA (Hons)

Northumbria University Newcastle

Fashion BA (Hons)

The BA (Hons) Fashion course at Northumbria offers you the opportunity to explore craftsmanship, aesthetics and the encapsulation of the body through a range of materials, pattern cutting and manufacturing processes, constructed knitwear and printed textiles for fashion.

This four-year sandwich course has an established reputation for producing directional designers with the creative vision and the commercial realism to begin a career within the Fashion sector.

This Fashion programme has successfully developed the professional identity of our graduates since 1955. 

You will learn how to challenge the conventions of contemporary fashion through design research and critical reflection, set against the study of traditional values of high craftsmanship that underpin garment-making and textile construction; from haute couture collections and archival fashion, to emerging new designers sustainability and ethical fashion practice.

Entry Requirements

Standard Entry

120 UCAS Tariff points

From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

Subject Requirements:

There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

GCSE Requirements:

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

A portfolio of creative design work is required. Get advice on preparing your portfolio here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/coming-to-northumbria/portfolios-and-auditions

International Qualifications:

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.

If you have qualifications from outside the UK, find out what you need by visiting www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry

English Language Requirements:

International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).

Career Prospects

This programme has successfully developed the professional identity of our graduates since 1955. Undergraduate and graduate portfolios contain creative projects, some set by external collaborators, enable you to build and curate a portfolio of your own work. This portfolio will be a central element in applications for work placements and employment. 

This course is a creative platform with a track record in educating a significant number of respected designers.  At Northumbria you will be part of a culture fashion design established in in 1955, crucial in developing your professional identity.

Your creative projects, some set by external collaborators, will enable you to build and curate a portfolio of your own work. This portfolio will be a central element in applications for work placements and employment. 

Course Details

 Learning and teaching centres around hands-on exploration of craftsmanship, technical skills, materials and processes enabling you to display evidence of your creative thinking. Activities in design studios and specialist workshop environments are integral to this process in all levels of your study, encouraging individual creative freedom in a collaborative design community.

We aim to nurture innovative designers through project-based teaching and learning strategies, integrating design practice, knowledge, intellectual and transferable skills.

Assessment principles on the Fashion course are planned to support your progression and use a wide range of projects and tasks that are reinforced through both formative and summative assessment.

Year 1

What is Fashion? Historical and Critical Studies (Core,20 Credits)
Introduction To Fashion Skills (Core,40 Credits)
Introduction to Fashion Design (Core,60 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year 2

Fashion Thinking 1: Professional Practice Preparation (Core,20 Credits)
Fashion Design Project 1 (Core,40 Credits)
Fashion Industrial Placement (Core,120 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year 3

Fashion Thinking 2: Concepts and Theory (Core,20 Credits)
Fashion Design Project 2 (Core,40 Credits)
Fashion Industrial Placement (Core,120 Credits)

Year 4

Fashion Dissertation (Core,20 Credits)
Fashion Collection: Concept Development (Core,40 Credits)
Final Fashion Collection and Portfolio (Core,60 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

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