Fashion Design and Marketing BA Hons

at Northumbria University

Learning and teaching will enable you to acquire a flexible and imaginative approach to real-life problem solving. Studio activities and the specialist workshop environment are integral to this process in all levels of your study, encouraging individual intellectual freedom supported by a staff and peer collaborative community.

 

You’ll be encouraged to be hands-on, exploring technical skills, materials and processes as well as developing research and critical thinking.

 

Studying Contemporary Design Influences and business studies puts fashion in a cultural and commercial context and allows you to develop your personal practice within a social, moral and ethical setting.

 

You’ll be assessed on the whole range of learning and activity, through a range of projects and tasks. Assessment is designed to support your progression through levels of study by formative and summative methods and through feedback from staff and peers.  

 

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

 

Year one

 

• FA4001 -Fashion Marketing and Contemporary Design Influences (Core,20 Credits)
• FA4002 -Fashion Illustration & Trend Research (Core,40 Credits)
• FA4003 -Fashion Practice and Promotion (Core,60 Credits)
• YB5001 -Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year two

 

• FA5002 -Fashion: Concept to Product (Second Year) (Core,40 Credits)
• FA5016 -Industrial Placement (Core,120 Credits)
• FA5022 -Consumer Behaviour and Fashion Trends (Core,20 Credits)
• YB5001 -Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year three

 

• FA5006 -Fashion Futures (Core,40 Credits)
• FA5016 -Industrial Placement (Core,120 Credits)
• MK9518 -Market Research Methods and Enterprise (Core,20 Credits)
• YB5001 -Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Year four

 

• FA6001 -Final Major Project Research Report (Core,20 Credits)
• FA6002 -Final Major Project: Exploration (Core,40 Credits)
• FA6003 -Final Major Project: Realisation (Core,60 Credits)
• YB5001 -Academic Language Skills for Design (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

120 UCAS Tariff points

 

From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

 

Subject Requirements:

 

There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

 

GCSE Requirements:

 

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

 

Additional Requirements:

 

A portfolio of creative design work is required. 

 

International Qualifications:

 

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.

 

English Language Requirements:

 

International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).

Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

UK Fee in Year 1: £9,250

* The maximum tuition fee that we are permitted to charge for UK students is set by government. Tuition fees may increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, these are subject to government regulations and in line with inflation.

EU Fee in Year 1: £16,500

 

International Fee in Year 1: £16,500

Working on creative projects, some set by external collaborators, will enable you to build and curate a portfolio of your own work to act as a calling card in applications for work placements and employment.

 

A one-year placement within the fashion industry will amplify your commercial awareness and clarify your career goals. You may also have the opportunity to join a field trip to Paris, London or New York to experience fashion in a different culture.

 

Your final project allows you to demonstrate design and professional skills including project management, communication and promotion that will make you valuable to the fashion industry.

 

You’ll have the opportunity to show your project at an industry-facing national showcase for graduate talent. This will help you establish contacts and employment opportunities by mixing directly with invited employers and alumni.

 

Northumbria University’s Careers Service offers support to all students with regards to employment.

 

You’ll graduate with a wide range of design knowledge, practice and transferable skills that prepare you for a future career in the fashion or wider industries.

 

Through working on real-life projects, industry placement and by establishing your own creative portfolio you’ll demonstrate the specialist skills, professionalism and commercial awareness to enter a successful career within major brands around the world.