BA(Hons) Fashion Design

This course aims to provide you with all the core skills you require for a career as a fashion designer. This includes creative and commercial design, pattern cutting and garment manufacture, along with market and trend awareness, research skills and theoretical understanding. During your time with us, you will also be introduced to more specialist aspects of the fashion industry, such as knitwear, menswear, lingerie, tailoring and creative pattern cutting, all of which will help you define what kind of designer you wish to become. With ‘Live’ industry briefs and regular workshops delivered by practicing fashion designers, you will be able to build an innovative and creative portfolio that is ready for the fashion industry.

 With our impressive digital facilities you will learn digital pattern-making and specialist CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) packages that will aid in the application of all fashion design processes. Students also can develop their designs using the laser cutting machinery or the 3D printer, all housed in our dedicated MAC and digital suites.

Each year our students can take advantage of the European city trip to explore fashion in different cultures. Previously they have attended fashion shows at Paris and Milan Fashion week, and this has enabled them to network with industry representatives from all over the world.

Contact:

Course leader:

Beverley Bothwell
beverley.bothwell@beds.ac.uk
+44 (0)1234 400 400  ext 3747