Fashion Design (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)

This is the 4 year course which includes a Professional Placement Year.<br/><br/>**A fast-paced, dynamic and demanding course for determined and ambitious individuals who want a career in fashion.**<br/><br/><br/>- A reputation for producing highly individual, award-winning designers and practitioners.<br/><br/><br/>- Member of the British Fashion Council Colleges Council and Graduate Fashion Week.<br/><br/><br/>- Unique partnership with the world famous Fashion Museum – students have access to an unrivalled collection of fashion.<br/><br/><br/>The course offers a comprehensive design education for dedicated and ambitious individuals looking for a specialist career in the fashion industry. Our philosophy is to develop students as individuals to become innovative and creative designers with a design aesthetic relevant to the contemporary fashion industry.<br/><br/>There is an emphasis on ideas, creativity, and developing your own personal design philosophy underpinned with strong pattern cutting and product development skills. We aim to take the fear out of the ‘technical’ side of fashion by combining the ‘technical’ and ‘design’ into one creative endeavour. We look for highly motivated students with a strong creative focus and a clear determination to enter the highly competitive world of fashion.<br/><br/>**More about the Professional Placement Year**<br/>A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.