BATextile Design

Study location	United Kingdom, Nottingham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	W221

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0; CAE (Cambridge English Advanced): 169 points or above

Other requirements

At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. • Aim to bring approximately 25 sheets of work. There is no need to window-mount the work, or spend money on mount board. We are happy for the work to be float-mounted onto plain white cartridge paper or thin white card. Please do not put your design sheets in plastic portfolio sleeves. • Please select a range of work which shows us who you are and what you are interested in, as well as showing a range of Art and Design skills. • We are interested in looking at a variety of creative work, including design, photography, life drawing, mixed media work, digital work, as applicable and relevant to your area of study. Due to the fact that some applicants have worked on more ‘design’ projects than others, your focus may vary. What matters most is your potential and passion for the subject. • We like to see evidence of your working process, so bring your two most relevant sketchbooks and any working drawings which relate to specific projects in your portfolio. • Bring a piece of writing in the form of an essay or report, completed as part of your studies. • If you keep a visual diary or scrapbook of Art and Design interests please bring that along too. • If you have 3D work which you wish to show at interview it is often useful to bring photographs rather than the actual piece, unless it is easily transportable.

More information	ntu.ac.uk/..sign/ug/2017-18/textile-design

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

What you study
Year One: these two year-long modules run side by side.

Textile Design: Principles (100 credit points)
This module will introduce you to the different areas of the textiles industry through workshop rotations in embroidery, print, weave, knit and multimedia. You’ll cover the design fundamentals and explore design principals such as colour, form, pattern, composition and scale. This module will form the foundation of all your design work for Years Two and Three.

Design, Culture and Context (20 credit points)
This module will encourage you to test your research, presentation and written skills, and to be socially and culturally aware when considering your own environment and design decisions. You will be introduced to the power of images, objects and materials in visual and material culture, and see how these are central to the way textile designers represent, making meaning and communicate.

Year Two: these two year-long modules run side by side.

Textile Design: Directions (100 credit points)
This module will help you to develop more awareness of the practice of design within the international textile industry. Throughout the year you will complete three different projects which focus on different aspects of the design process, deepening your knowledge in your specialised area of print, embroidery, weave or knit.

You will also have the chance to opt for electives, investigating other areas of the industry including interior and lifestyle trends, ethical fashion and trend tracking. There will be opportunities for professional engagement with industry through live projects, work experience and an overseas visit to an international trade fair.

Design, Culture and Context 2 (20 credit points)
In the first half of the year you will focus on how the commercial contact affects design culture. You’ll consider the role played by design in the creation of desire in a trend-driven consumer culture, in an era of mass production and consumption, and the need of responsibility and sustainability to make design a force for positive change. In the second half of the year you’ll focus on creating a negotiated, individual brief in preparation for your final-year project.

Final Year

Negotiated Textile Design Portfolio and Research Project (120 credit points)
This year-long module is designed for you to negotiate projects that are guided by your career aspirations. The focus of these projects will be to for you to develop work which shows your personal interest and strengths for your portfolio. You will also be encouraged to get involved with external competitions, trade fairs, industry-linked and live projects.

An individual research project will give you the opportunity to explore an aspect of design. You will be able to choose how you present this work, as either a dissertation or a project, and how it is weighted against your Negotiated Textile Design Portfolio.

Career opportunities

Employability for this course is excellent, with 90% of students going on to employment or further study within 6 months of graduating. (DLHE survey 2012-13)

Employability is a key focus of this course, with many of the modules including initiatives to help enhance your future career. Examples of these are:

our live in-house swatch studio, studiomade@ntu
live projects with industry and external agencies
flexible arrangement for work experience placements (across all years of the course)
visiting professionals
specialist careers guidance
national and international competition opportunities.
This course also has established links with its former students, through which we receive employment opportunities for current and graduating students.

After studying this course you go into a variety of roles including:

Textile designer or assistant designer
Freelance designer / maker
Buying, sourcing and merchandising roles in fashion, textiles, accessories or stationery
Production management for textiles
Product development technician
Stylists, journalists and trend predictor
Retail sales or graduate management schemes
Teaching
Marketing
Postgraduate studies
Research.
Recent examples of the roles our graduates have gone into include:

Boden, Textile Design Assistant
Debenhams, Trainee Assistant Buyer
Edina Ronay, Studio Assistant
F&F, Trainee Designer
Hillarys Blinds, Product Assistant
Laura Ashley, Assistant Designer
Lexie Mac Illustration, Illustrator
Mamas & Papas, Fashion Advisor
Muraspec, Designer
Next, Home Design Consultant
Nina Campbell, Studio Assistant
Romo, Junior Designer
Tesco, Trainee Buyer
Tom Cody Design, Design Assistant
Topshop, Merchandiser
Trendart Textile Design Studio, Textile Print Studio Intern
Tresors Sauvages, Freelance Worker
Paul Smith, Print Assistant