Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles, BA (Hons)

Course summary

This highly respected degree offers you full creative control over the design and creation of fabrics, garments and products for fashion or interiors. You will develop your creative potential through developing technical and design skills, including innovative digital knit processes that are in high demand in the fashion and textile industryKey features

• Explore contemporary fashion and textile design, product development, and styling. Use of specialist state-of-the art digital equipment alongside traditional hand techniques.

• Choose to take a year-long work placement, in the UK or abroad, and gain a certificate or diploma in professional / international practice, this opportunity often leads to offers of employment after graduation.

• Get involved in competitions and live projects with industry with companies such as Next, John Smedley, Boden, Finisterre and The Society of Dyers and Colourists.

• Visit international trade fairs and exhibitions, such as Pitti Filati in Florence.

• Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, such as Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Amsterdam Fashion Institute, and more.

• Have the opportunity to showcase your work at Graduate Fashion Week and New Designers in London and through collaborations with organisations such as SPINEXPO and Pitti Filatti.

• Educational grants and sponsorship opportunities available through our industry partners.

• NTU are ranked 16th in the UK for Fashion and Textiles. (The Guardian University Guide 2021).

• 100% of BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design & Knitted Textiles SW students would recommend studying at NTU to others. (National Student Survey 2020)

AssessmentAssessment is predominantly through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade for your work.EmployabilityGraduates go into fields such as design, product development, styling and promotion and global sourcing. Recent graduate destinations include: Abercrombie & Fitch, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Hugo Boss, Sun Hing Ltd, John Smedley, Nike and Sophie Steller. Your space to create at NTU We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities to find out more.Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at * wearecreativesntu.art**

Modules

[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 StoriesResponding to the Visual WorldModel Making: Object and Narrative3D Materials and ExplorationEthical DesignBuying, Merchandising and Product FundamentalsTrend ForecastingPublishing: 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)

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[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)