Fashion, Textiles, Footwear and Accessories (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

Course Content

• Course Details

  During your Top Up year you will have the opportunity to refine your skills to prepare yourself for industry. The first semester you will develop and explore the concept of your chosen project theme, while exploring the opportunities for you in your chosen career. In the second semester you will take your concepts through to realisation in preparation to launch into industry or for further studies.

  Integral to our fashion degree is our strong creative industry links within the footwear, fashion, textiles and accessories sector who offer live projects, competitions, work experience and contribute to our outstanding guest lecture series, which exposes you to leading brands and high profile speakers.  These opportunities enable you to develop and practice your emerging academic, creative, commercial and entrepreneurial skills within a professional setting.

  National and International competitions, awards and opportunities are embedded into study on the Fashion, Textiles, Footwear & Accessories degree. Our students have also seen their collections displayed at Asian Pacific Leather Fair in Hong Kong, Ningbo Fashion Week in China, Lineapelle in Italy, PV in Paris and The Wing at Silverstone Racecourse right here in Northampton.

  The Degree Show

  As a final year student, you’ll put together a major collection and display your designs exclusively in front of a host of the University’s industry partners and VIP guests.

  There are also several prestigious awards during the year, and our students are regularly recognised – either as nominees or overall winners.

  Students display their work at the annual Degree Show at Waterside campus. Our Fashion Design students deliver some stunning designs. You can browse many of their fashion creations on our Flikr account.

  Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 24/25. The modules relating to the academic year 25/26 will be available from June 2025.

  • Stage 1
    • Digital Positioning (20 Credits)
      Module code: FSH3120

      Status: Compulsory
      This module will enable fashion students to showcase their digital, aesthetic, technical and specialist skills. This module will support students to create a refined digital platform enables them to position themselves as industry-ready fashion creatives. The online professional profile they create will articulate their ethics and values and serve as a springboard to launch their post-graduation careers. In addition, it will showcase various creative outcomes developed over the duration of their programme within a digital fashion related context. Students will use a specialist multi-media platform of their choice.
    • Creative Futures; Planning, Practice and Positioning (40 Credits)
      Module code: FSH3121

      Status: Compulsory
      The module offers students the opportunity to identify their individual strengths and future area of specialism in preparation for industry through the integration of theory and practice. Students will produce a project proposal outlining research areas, the wider context of question or investigation, sustainability, ethics, market level, materials and resources required.
    • Final Creative Collection (60 Credits)
      Module code: FSH4105

      Status: Compulsory
      This cumulative module builds on the project proposal and practical development work produced within the Creative Futures module, exploring individual professional potential and career progression. This Final Creative Collection requires students to undertake a sustained, in-depth and informed approach to a design project aligned to own specialism and career aspirations.

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• Entry Requirements

  Standard entry requirements apply. Applicants are expected to have studied a Fashion or related subject at Foundation Degree/HND or equivalent.

  Applicants are requested to attend a 30 minute interview with a member of the Fashion team.

  We welcome international applications and applications from students with a range of non-traditional educational or professional qualifications.

  For more more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.

  English Language Requirements

  All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands
    for study at undergraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

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• Fees and Funding

  2024/25 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 24/25 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  • UK – Full Time: £9,250
  • UK – Part Time: £1,540 per 20 credit module
  • International – Full Time: £16,500

  2023/24 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 23/24 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  • UK – Full Time: £9,250
  • UK – Part Time: £1,540 per 20 credit module
  • International – Full Time: £15,500

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• FAQs

  How will I taught?

  We take a range of approaches to teaching, to help you learn in the best way for you. This is a creative course that aims to nurture creative and innovative designers for the future.

  Our BA Fashion, Textiles, Footwear & Accessories course will enable you to realise your full potential through a varied programme of studio-based projects, specialist practical workshops, group critiques, one-to-one tutorials, study visits and regular personal tutorial support. You will get feedback throughout the year, verbally, written and online.

  How will I be assessed?

  Theory is assessed through essay writing, blogs, assignments and presentations. Practical work is judged through studio presentations, portfolio and product realisation.

   

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