BA (Hons) Fashion

at Norwich University of the Arts

YEAR 1

• Build a technical skill base in pattern cutting, fabric development and manufacturing to produce fully-realised 3D garments
• Develop skills in sourcing and compiling visual research
• Engage with contemporary and historical industry topics and themes from lectures and seminars
• Explore professional ways of communicating ideas and outcomes, and essential digital skills
• Work collaboratively alongside Year Three students, assisting with their final collections and NUA fashion catwalk show at Graduate Fashion Week.

YEAR 2

• Focus on expanding and refining fundamental skills and developing a personal design practice
• Advance pattern cutting and manufacturing skills
• Enhance your fabric development skills through an applied textile project
• Develop a strong industry awareness to formulate your own career trajectory
• Explore working in a team and developing a creative role through course and university-wide collaborative projects.

YEAR 3

• Determine your creative direction in the final major project brief by designing your own collection or developing your own fashion-related project
• Develop strong conceptual and practical skills through extensive research, design development and original pattern cutting and craftsmanship
• Take part in industry projects including briefs from Graduate Fashion Week and the British Fashion Council
• Articulate a professional fashion profile through industry-ready portfolio presentation sheets, CV writing and interview practice
• Write a Research Report on a topic broadly related to fashion and your practice.

Typical UK offers

A / AS Levels – GCE

GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BBB. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, NUA will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction*, Distinction* in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels

A T Level in any subject with overall grade Merit or above

UAL Extended Diploma

Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)

Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma

A minimum of 27 points

NUA welcomes applicants of all ages from all backgrounds. Your application will be primarily assessed through your portfolio, responses to questions asked and personal statement, so even if you have no formal qualifications or do not meet our typical offers it can still be worth applying.

If you are studying at the time of your application and your application is successful it is likely that you will receive a conditional offer.

If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications.

International applications

We accept qualifications from all over the world, to find our entry requirements from a specific country,.

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4).

Home    

Undergraduate degree (full-time three and four year degree)    
£9,250

Overseas    

Undergraduate degree (full-time three and four year degree)    
£17,500

Graduates work in a broad range of careers including

• Freelance Designer
• In-House Designer
• Bespoke Tailor
• Creative Pattern Cutter
• Buyer
• Design Consultant
• Fashion Illustrator
• Garment Technologist
• Visual Merchandiser
• Fashion Stylist