Start date:September 2024
Institutional code:O10
UCAS Code:TBC
Duration:2 years Part Time 1 year Full Time
Course type:Full and Part Time
Fees per year 20/21:Full-time £5,995; Part-time £2,998
Additional costs per year:Art materials – up to £300. Relevant software including a Creative Cloud subscription.
Delivery Method:Face-to-face via Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Fashion and Textiles
Our HND in Fashion and Textiles will equip you with the skills you need to bring your ideas and your creativity to life. This course has been designed to respond to the changing world of fashion, provide emerging designers with the range of transferable skills and experience needed to build a successful career in this exciting and fast-paced industry.
You will be able to place your design skills within a working context and prepare for entering the professional world by creating an online presence. You will also learn promotional and networking tools as part of the course content.
Module B: Professional Creative Practice
B1: Personal Professional Development
B2: Professional Project
The course has been developed to meet the needs of industry and the curriculum has been planned to reflect working practices. Contact with employers is a key part of this, including live briefs, industry seminars and conferences.
Students are encouraged to seek placement work to enhance their employability and are supported by a dedicated HE Careers & Graduate Outcomes Officer.
Fashion Designer, Garment Technologist, Retail Designer, Surface Pattern Designer, Textile Designer, Fashion Stylist, Fashion Buyer
Teaching consists of lectures and seminars, workshops and tutorials. These are designed to build autonomous and independent learning facilitating development of academic skills, experiences and techniques.
Live briefs and visits enable students to engage with industry and employers. Assessment is through coursework and portfolio building
The Creative courses at UCO all benefit from access to our Mac and PC Suites. The department has a laser cutter, 3D printers, large format digital printers, motion capture suits and VR technology to support a wide range of digital processes.
In addition, Fashion, Graphic Design and Illustration students have the use of screen-printing facilities and presses in our specialist printmaking studio.
Entry onto the course will be via a successful interview,
A typical profile for a student who has recently been in education would consist of:
Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience (paid and/or unpaid) and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector.