Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Textiles
- 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 innovative BA (Hons) Textiles degree program at UCA Epsom is a fantastic option if you're interested in pursuing a career in sustainable textiles as consumer demand grows for such goods.
We are one of the few schools that offers a curriculum that covers such a wide range of niche textile topics as eco-friendly dyes and printing, eco-friendly material creation, and 3D created processes.
Color theory, materials science, and environmentally responsible development are only few of the topics covered. Using bespoke, hand craft, and cutting-edge digital technologies, we'll introduce you to industry fabricators who prioritize ethical and environmentally responsible sourcing, material recycling, and waste reduction.
You will acquire the skills necessary to conceptualize and articulate your textile-related design, décor, art, or building plans to the business world. Through lectures, seminars, and group projects, students are introduced to concepts such as creative identity, work placement, industry links, careers, and professional practice, and the business of textiles and fashion.
Many of our graduates who are focused on the future go on to work for well-known companies, found their own enterprises, become designer-makers, textile artists, academics, researchers, sustainable managers, and change-makers.
Program structure
Year 1
- Guest Speakers’ Series
- Textiles - Sustainable Fundamentals, Colour and Materials
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Textiles Discovery 1
- Hackathon
- Textiles Discovery 2
- Industry connections
- Business of Fashion
- ATOM Activities
Year 2
- Career Week
- Advanced textiles
- The Conscious Practitioner
- Elective – Indigo
- Elective - Business Start-up
- Dragon's Den
- Textiles industry focus
- Sustainability, careers and industry
- Placement
- ATOM Activities
Year 3
- Project Pitch
- Creative Innovation for Industry
- Brand, Career and Professional Development
- Graduate Career Fair
- Directional Creative 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
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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