This four-year BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging degree course with a foundation year has been specifically designed to allow students who do not meet the entry requirements for a three-year degree to undertake an additional year of study, which will build stronger creative footings to ensure successful progression through their chosen degree course.
**Foundation Year**
Working in a lively and energetic environment in the historic Margaret Street building, students will be given the freedom to expand their knowledge of practical skills, creative exploration and concept development, underpinned by broad critical understanding, academic writing and emerging design principles.
There will be a range of opportunities to work on collaborative projects and modules to enable students to develop as creative practitioners. BA teaching staff from across a number of schools will work with students throughout the course to prepare them for progression onto their chosen pathway.
After successful completion of the foundation year, students will have the flexibility to change direction onto a related undergraduate degree programme, should they wish to.
The course finishes with a public exhibition of students’ work.
**BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging**
BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging will enable students to become highly creative, innovative and employable fashion imagemakers. By effectively embracing new and traditional technologies with an open and experimental approach, they will learn how to create exciting and challenging fashion imagery.
Students will be encouraged to experiment in technologies including photography, virtual and augmented reality, 2D & 3D drawing, moving image, animation and 360° video. In so doing, they will develop the skills to creative imaginative, sophisticated imagery within the fashion genre and beyond.
Fashion Imaging students will benefit from the university’s state-of-the-art facilities which, along with input from guest lecturers and work placement opportunities, will acclimatise them to industry practice. Being based within the School of Fashion & Textiles, collaborative opportunities with fashion students are plentiful and an important component of the course.
As students progress through the course, they will refine and focus their practice, empowered by modules that have been individually tailored to them. Throughout the course, they will be guided by staff with industry expertise across a range of disciplines, who have worked for the likes of: BBC, British Telecom, Ciffonelli Paris, The Condé Nast Publications, Footpatrol, Fulham FC, HSBC, Kering, Liverpool FC, Microsoft, Marie Claire, The Royal Society of Arts and The Sunday Times Magazine.
Employability is embedded throughout the course. Students will be taught critical skills through working on live briefs and in modules focussed on moving them into employment.
Course Details - Modules
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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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:
1157
Institution code:
B25
Campus Name:
Parkside Building Campus
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
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
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
overall with no less than 5.5 in any level
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
58%
Go onto work and study:
82%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
International
13200.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
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Provider information
University House
15 Bartholomew Row
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Birmingham
B5 5JU
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