Program Overview

Fashion, Textiles & Footwear BA (Hons)

Key Facts

• UCAS Code: BA: W230, BA with Foundation: W236
• Level: Undergraduate UG BA (Hons)
• Duration: Full Time: 3 years, Full Time Foundation: 4 years, Part Time: 4 years
• Starting: September
• Entry Requirements: BCC at A Level or DMM at BTEC
• UK Fees 25/26: Full Time: £9,535, Part Time: £1,585 per 20 credit module, Integrated Foundation Year: £9,535
• International Fees 25/26: Full Time: £15,700, Integrated Foundation Year: £15,700
• Location: Waterside

Overview

This exciting and creative fashion degree will enable you to explore a range of industry-relevant topics, allowing you to specialize in Fashion, Footwear, or Textiles.

Our Fashion, Textiles & Footwear degree provides rigorous depth of knowledge and industry-relevant skills at each level of the program, enabling you to explore and advance both your theoretical understanding of fashion design and technical skills to support realization.

With access to specialist workshops, supported by expert academic and technical staff, you will develop skills in both traditional and digital technologies, making you prepared for the industry of the future.

Highlights

• Opportunities to explore a range of areas within the fashion, footwear, accessories, and textiles industry
• Specialist fashion, footwear manufacture, and textile workshop facilities, including technical support and specialist workshop demonstrations, as well as input by leading researchers and industry professionals
• Study footwear in a town that is steeped in footwear and leather heritage as well as being home to some of the most elite, internationally renowned footwear brands
• Links with Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, which is home to the National Collection of Footwear
• Fashion at Northampton is a member of Graduate Fashion Week
• Live team industry, collaborative, and interdisciplinary projects
• National & International Competitions
• Livery companies' scholarships & bursaries available
• Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise
• HP Laptop and software included with this course (Terms and Conditions apply)

Entry Requirements

• A typical offer for Fashion, Textiles & Footwear is: BCC at A Level or DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical
• Other Entry Requirements: We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications
• Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) Entry Requirements: Admission to this foundation course is normally DEE at A Level or MPP at BTEC
• Interview: Once your application has been reviewed, you may be invited to attend an interview with us
• 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

Course Content

• Year 1: Introduces you to the design development cycle from concept through to production
• Year 2: Includes group project work, live briefs, and in-depth research and portfolio development to help you understand your place in industry
• Year 3: Focuses on your final collection to bring to life your chosen vision and supporting you with your next career choices
• Modules:
  • FSH1120 Creative Skills for Fashion (60 Credits)
  • FSH1121 Exploring Creativity (40 Credits)
  • FSH1122 Fashion Branding and Communications (20 Credits)
  • FSH2125 Developing Future Specialisms (40 Credits)
  • FSH2126 Changemaker Mindsets (20 Credits)
  • FSH2127 Define Specialism – Fashion, Textiles or Footwear (40 Credits)
  • FSH2128 Materials (20 Credits)
  • FSH4105 Final Creative Collection (60 Credits)
  • FSH3120 Digital Positioning (20 Credits)
  • FSH3121 Creative Futures: Planning, Practice, and Positioning (40 Credits)

Student Perks

• At the University of Northampton, everything we do, from funded trips to paid internships, is to give you everything you need to make a difference when you leave
• If you join this full-time Fashion Design degree at Northampton, you will receive a laptop when your course begins (Terms and Conditions apply)

Fees and Funding

• 2025/26 Tuition Fees:
  • UK – Full Time: £9,535
  • UK – Part Time: £1,585 per 20 credit module
  • UK – Integrated Foundation Year: £9,535
  • International – Full Time: £15,700
  • International – Integrated Foundation Year: £15,700
• Additional Costs: All consumables and essential items are required for module delivery are provided to you throughout your studies
• Scholarships and Bursaries: For information on the scholarships available to you, please see our scholarships page

Staff

• Emmeline Child - Senior Lecturer in Fashion
• Jane Schaffer - Senior Lecturer in Footwear & Accessories
• Jane Mills - Senior Lecturer in Fashion and Fashion Marketing
• Ela Crouch - Senior Lecturer in Fashion
• Caroline Lloyd - Senior Lecturer in Fashion

Careers and Employability

• Studying Fashion, Textiles & Footwear at university will open up a vast range of career opportunities, including designers, pattern cutters, illustrators, production managers, and buyers
• We have alumni working across a wide range of brands and retailers, including Brandix, ASOS, TOPSHOP, River Island, White Company, Next, Ted Baker, LVMH, Henry Holland, Emilia Wickstead, and Anya Hindmarch

Facilities

• We have a fashion manufacturing facility, including flatbeds and overlockers, and a range of specialized production equipment
• A fully equipped textile print room with screen printing, hand dying, transfer printing, laser cutting, and two footwear manufacturing workshops
• Students have access to a range of CAD packages, including Lectra, which specializes in CAD software and CAM cutting-room systems for industries
• Lazer cutter and digital printers, full-size printing table, and print room facilities
• Footwear and Accessory workshops with specialist machinery for the production of leather goods

Related Courses

• Fashion Marketing & Promotion BA (Hons)
• Fashion, Textiles, Footwear, and Accessories (Top-Up) BA (Hons)