Fashion (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

**Available for September or January intakes.**<br/><br/>**Course overview**: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you dont have sufficient grades to join Year 1. Do you have a passion for fashion? Do you love fabrics, patterns and colour? Have you imagined seeing the clothes you’ve designed on a catwalk, in magazines or online?<br/><br/>You develop your portfolio in fashion design or fashion communication, helping to hone your specialism in your chosen area. You learn about the fashion business with a focus on marketing, promotion, image creation and styling skills. Your own creativity, ideas and self-expression is placed at the heart of your learning and our team help nurture and guide your interests so that you graduate with a distinctive creative style and voice.<br/><br/>Fashion is a rapidly changing global industry with new digital tools transforming design and making processes and addressing issues of sustainability. You learn from experienced industry practitioners, embracing the latest technology, collaborating with international partners and exploring new sustainable materials.<br/><br/>This degree culminates with a fashion show, where you present your collections to the public.<br/><br/>**Top reasons to study this course**<br/><br/><br/>1. Industry-standard facilities: immerse yourself in our sewing studios, print rooms and technical workshops, where you develop your craft and digital technical skills (2D and 3D), enabling you to create innovative physical and digital garments.<br/>2. Get creative: our course and campus are powered by Adobe and Apple. We’re Europe’s first Adobe Creative Campus and the only Apple-accredited University, equipping you with the digital tools and resources to hone your creative skills.<br/>3. Industry connections: network with and learn from experienced fashion professionals who contribute to our course, working for brands such as Berghaus, Barbour and Speedo.<br/>4. Real life experience: work on live briefs on real projects to prepare you for the range of professional careers available in the fashion industry.<br/>5. Work experience: you gain targeted training in how to thrive in the fashion industry, from testing ideas and creative directions to understanding pitching etiquette and developing large-scale projects. Our students are encouraged and supported in applying for international design.<br/><br/><br/>Take advantage of our Creative UK membership and help futureproof your career, with networking events, a resource hub to support professional development, and bespoke workshops in partnership with industry leaders and mentors. Sign up for free student membership to get opportunities, events and newsletters sent directly to your inbox.<br/><br/>**After the course**: Graduates go on to work with companies including NET-A-PORTER, YOOX, The Princes Trust and Pentland, others have gone to set up their own businesses with support from our start-up incubator Launchpad.