Textile Design (BA) 36 months Undergraduate Program By University of Southampton |Top Universities

Textile Design (BA)

Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

20,340 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

25 Jan, 2024Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Whether you’re interested in textiles for fashion, interiors, or products, our BA Textile Design course will nurture your creative, practical and professional skills. Learn to create contemporary textiles using our first-class digital and traditional knit, print and weave facilities. You’ll learn how to become a textile designer and gain industry experience throughout your studies.
You’ll explore different aspects of textile design in your first year, then choose to specialise in woven, knitted or printed textiles for the rest of your degree. You'll engage with industry and deepen your design practice in the second year, before you define yourself as a designer in your final year.
We have a vibrant, creative art-school campus with superb studio space and equipment, such as:
  • 3 Shima Seiki computerised knitting machines and hand operated knitting machines
  • an industry-standard Mimaki fabric printer and a screen printing lab
  • a variety of looms, including an electronic dobby loom
  • CAD software packages
  • 3D printing and laser cutting
You’ll learn traditional, manual processes alongside cutting-edge, digital techniques. We also strongly emphasise the future of the textiles industry, by exploring current issues such as sustainability.
As part of this textiles degree you can:
  • take an optional year in employment to gain work experience
  • take part in industry design competitions
  • study overseas at one of our partner universities in Europe, Canada or other international exchange destinations
  • visit studios and attend talks from external industry speakers
  • take part in private views and the degree show at Winchester School of Art, all of which are attended by professionals from creative industries
You'll also have the opportunity to work on live briefs with businesses in the industry. Previous students have worked with:
  • Rarethreads
  • Blendworth
  • Bobble

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Whether you’re interested in textiles for fashion, interiors, or products, our BA Textile Design course will nurture your creative, practical and professional skills. Learn to create contemporary textiles using our first-class digital and traditional knit, print and weave facilities. You’ll learn how to become a textile designer and gain industry experience throughout your studies.
You’ll explore different aspects of textile design in your first year, then choose to specialise in woven, knitted or printed textiles for the rest of your degree. You'll engage with industry and deepen your design practice in the second year, before you define yourself as a designer in your final year.
We have a vibrant, creative art-school campus with superb studio space and equipment, such as:
  • 3 Shima Seiki computerised knitting machines and hand operated knitting machines
  • an industry-standard Mimaki fabric printer and a screen printing lab
  • a variety of looms, including an electronic dobby loom
  • CAD software packages
  • 3D printing and laser cutting
You’ll learn traditional, manual processes alongside cutting-edge, digital techniques. We also strongly emphasise the future of the textiles industry, by exploring current issues such as sustainability.
As part of this textiles degree you can:
  • take an optional year in employment to gain work experience
  • take part in industry design competitions
  • study overseas at one of our partner universities in Europe, Canada or other international exchange destinations
  • visit studios and attend talks from external industry speakers
  • take part in private views and the degree show at Winchester School of Art, all of which are attended by professionals from creative industries
You'll also have the opportunity to work on live briefs with businesses in the industry. Previous students have worked with:
  • Rarethreads
  • Blendworth
  • Bobble

Admission Requirements

54+
81+
6+
169+
30+

25 Jan 2024
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,250 GBP
International
20,340 GBP

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