Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles, BA (Hons)

This esteemed degree empowers students with full creative authority in designing and producing fabrics, garments, and products for fashion and interiors. It fosters technical and design expertise, including innovative digital knit processes in high demand within the industry. Key opportunities include exploring contemporary design with advanced equipment, undertaking year-long work placements for professional certification, engaging in industry competitions and collaborations, attending international fairs like Pitti Filati, and participating in exchanges with partners such as Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Students can showcase work at events like Graduate Fashion Week, access grants, and benefit from NTU's 16th UK ranking in Fashion and Textiles (Guardian University Guide 2021).Assessment focuses on coursework with continuous feedback, leading to grades per module. Graduates enter fields like design and product development, with placements at companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Nike. NTU provides cutting-edge facilities and an online showcase of student creations, enhancing employability and creative growth. Modules span creative exploration, industry contexts, and optional placements across three years.

[Year One] • Curiosity: Creative Exploration and Research (40 credit points, full year) • Curiosity: Creative Development and Application for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (80 credit points, full year) [Year Two] • Directions: Industry and Context for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (40 credit points, first half of the year) • Directions: Innovation and Transition for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (40 credit points, second half of the year) • Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-Taking (20 credit points, second half of the year) • Optional Module (20 credit points, first half of the year). Choose from: Material Stories Responding to the Visual World Model Making: Object and Narrative 3D Materials and Exploration Ethical Design Buying, Merchandising and Product Fundamentals Trend Forecasting Publishing: Experimental Formats [Year Three] • Optional Work Placement Year [Final year] • Resolutions: Culture and Context (20 credit points, first half of the year / 40 credit points, full year) • Resolutions: Practice and Context for Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles (100 / 80 credit points, full year)