Program Overview

BA (Hons) International Textiles (Top Up)

The BA (Hons) International Textiles top-up will support you to think innovatively and respond to global trends in design. The course will expand your critical and conceptual thinking and encourage an understanding of wider global and creative professional design practice, whilst enabling you to develop an individual positioning for your professional design practice.

Course Overview

• The international textiles top-up course will facilitate students to undertake projects with an external professional and international focus, run in collaboration with a range of academic and professional partners.
• The projects will offer high-quality opportunities to acquire external professional and international perspectives, and further develop collaborative skills and design practice knowledge within a range of international and/or professional contexts.

Features and Benefits

• This is an ideal degree if you want to top up your existing qualifications and achieve a BA (Hons) degree in just one year.
• Successful completion of the course will also enable those with a high enough grade to join one of Manchester School of Art’s MA programmes
• Opportunity to work alongside a student group with diverse experiences and educational and cultural backgrounds
• Collaborate with current students and industry partners as part of the interdisciplinary Unit X module

Accreditations, Awards, and Endorsements

• The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has awarded Manchester Metropolitan University an overall gold status, meaning we're rated as an outstanding university for our student experience.

Course Structure

Year 1

• You will create a portfolio of work that showcases your practice, developing a deep understanding of the context of your work, and creating products and artefacts that reflect your specialism.
• Core modules include:
  • Practice: Through a range of textile-related projects, you will develop an in-depth understanding of individual context, market, and practice.
  • Unit X: A student-authored final project leading to a showcase of finished work.
  • Global Design: Cultures, Contexts, and Methods: This module will equip students with a thorough knowledge and understanding into the extensive contexts that impact contemporary international design practice.

Study and Assessment

• Study: Year 1 consists of 40% lectures, seminars, or similar, and 60% independent study.
• Assessment: Year 1 is 100% coursework.

Entry Requirements

• Portfolio: We will ask for a portfolio of your work as part of your application.
• UK students: Please check back for further details on typical entry requirements.
• International students:
  • IELTS: Find out about English language requirements.
  • Country-specific entry requirements: Find your country for specific entry requirements.

Fees and Funding

• Tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year are still being finalised for all courses.

Careers Support and Prospects

• Employed or in further study: 88.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first-degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
• Graduate Outcomes survey 2021/22 leavers, HESA data.
• Through our Careers Service, you will be supported and encouraged to get ready for further study or working life, including starting your own business.

Related Courses

• BA (Hons) International Interior Design (Top Up)
• BA (Hons) International Product Design (Top Up)