Our BA (Hons) Fashion Design course has an established reputation, with exceptional national and international links within the fashion Industry, as well as a recognised global presence.
NTU fashion graduates are renowned within the industry for their creative, innovative and directional design skills, as well as a strong underlying awareness of commerciality, sustainability and technologies.
**Key features**
- Get involved with competitions and live projects with companies like Oasis, Boohoo, Mulberry, ASOS, River Island and Burberry.
- Benefit from guest lecturers such as Giles Deacon, Christopher Raeburn, and internationally renowned Japanese pattern cutting expert Shingo Sato.
- Go on optional international study trips to events like Paris Fashion Week.
- Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, including the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and more.
- Exhibit your work in our Showcase in your final year., with the opportunity to be selected for Graduate Fashion Week, London.
- NTU are ranked 16th in the UK for Fashion and Textiles. (Guardian University League Tables 2021).
- 97% of BA (Hons) Fashion Design students would recommend studying at NTU to others. ( National Student Survey 2020).
**How you're assessed**
Assessment is predominantly through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade. Depending on the module, you may be assessed through 2D visual research and design development work; 3D development work and final product; portfolio work; evaluations; reports; essays; and a dissertation.
**Career prospects**
Career destinations have included a range of fashion-related roles across the world such as designers, product developers, garment technologists, creative pattern cutters, digital designers, buyers, merchandisers and fashion stylists. Recent graduate destinations include: ASOS, Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Coach, Mulberry, Vivienne Westwood, Next and Tom Ford.
**Your space to create at NTU**
We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at **www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities** to find out more.
**Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’**
Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at **wearecreativesntu.art**
Course Details - Modules
[Year One]
- Curiosity: Creative Exploration and Research (40 credit points, full year)
- Curiosity: Creative Development and Application for Fashion Design (80 credit points, full year)
[Year Two]
- Directions: Industry and Context for Fashion Design (40 credit points, first half of the year)
- Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Design (40 credit points, second half of the year)
- Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-Taking (20 credit points, second half of the year)
- Optional module (20 credit points, first half of the year). Choose one optional module from:
Material Stories
Responding to the Visual World
Telling Stories
Typography: Use and Expression
3D Materials & Exploration
Publishing: Experimental Formats
Trend Forecasting
Buying, Merchandising and Product Fundamentals
[Final year]
- Resolutions: Culture and Context (20 / 40 credit points, the full year)
- Resolutions: Practice and Context: Fashion Design (100 / 80 credit points, the full year)
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W230
Institution code:
N91
Campus Name:
City Campus
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
112 UCAS Tariff points from three A-Levels or equivalent qualifications.
We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.
Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3
112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and one A-level or equivalent qualification.
112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-levels or equivalent qualifications
We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
55%
Go onto work and study:
100%
Fees and funding
Additional Fee Information
Tuition fees for 2022 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2021 are £9250. The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.
Provider information
50 Shakespeare Street
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Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
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