Bachelor of Arts/Science (Hons) - Fashion Atelier & Tailoring
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,950 GBP/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Epsom / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
Our BA (Hons) Fashion Atelier & Tailoring degree will prepare you to create exquisite custom-made clothing and to work at the highest level of the fashion industry.
The School of Fashion at UCA is known throughout the world for generating brilliant graduates, and this course will provide you with the specialized knowledge needed to produce extraordinary fashion items.
You will gain the specialized creative abilities and knowledge required for bespoke tailoring, couture-inspired fashion, and contemporary design for the modern wardrobe, in addition to learning draping, creative pattern-cutting, machine, and hand-sewing techniques.
In our fashion program, you'll find the facilities that are up to industry standards that you need to hone your craft and explore your interests. You'll also receive support from a group of highly qualified faculty members and visiting practitioners who will assist you in building a variety of practical and transferable skills that have real industry value.
Along with hands-on training, you'll have the chance to complete a work placement that improves your resume and gets you ready for your post-graduation career.
Before beginning your first year of study for a degree, you can also enroll in an international foundation year that focuses on English and essential creative abilities. You can also spend a year on a professional placement to obtain invaluable work experience before moving on to your final year of study.
Program structure
Year 1
- Guest Speakers’ Series
- Atelier principles
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Contour & structure
- Hackathon
- Atelier processes
- Fashion and cultural memory
- Business of Fashion
- ATOM Activities
Year 2
- Career Week
- Bespoke tailoring
- The Conscious Practitioner
- Elective - Branding
- Elective - Business Start-up
- Elective - Indigo
- Dragon's Den
- The Flou
- 3D thinking
- Placement
- ATOM Activities
Year 3
- Project pitch
- Portfolio & career
- Product development
- Graduate Career Fair
- Realisation & portfolio
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 16,950 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
In addition to academic credentials, some of our courses require a portfolio of previous work.
For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have:
- High school leaving certificate or equivalent.
- A transcript showing successful completion of one year of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with CGPA 3.8.
English Language requirements for BA/BSc courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.0
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 80
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 169
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Merit, Reading Merit, Speaking Merit, Writing Merit, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 33, Reading 33, Speaking 33, Writing 33, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
For these course, you must perform an individual piece as an audition. This piece can be up to two minutes long and can be one of the following: a brief modern text (play or screenplay); a short piece of Shakespeare; or an original work you have composed.
About the university
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The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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