| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-05-24 | - |
| 2023-09-14 | - |
| 2024-01-18 | - |
Program Overview
The fashion industry is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that has a huge impact on our world today.
The benefits are vast and with a great industry giant such as fashion, comes also a great need for innovators who will think above and beyond the structural norms that has followed fashion through time, and seeks new inspiration and change.
At UEL, we pride ourselves in teaching our students to understand the historical context of the creative industries so that they can rise to become innovators and disruptors for the greater advancement of fashion itself.
With an eye on sustainability, ethical materials and cultural awareness and diversity in our and the greater society of fashion, students can become designers of influence and fledging stars in a highly saturated market.
UEL encourages students to be different and harness their own creative diversity with tools that’ll prepare them for the wider industry and knowledge of how they can progress on their journey.
This is a fast paced, hands on course amid the creative hub of East London, preparing students to take their place in the world of fashion.
Foundation year
If you don't meet the entry requirements for a BA, you can study this course as an extended, four-year programme. You'll begin by taking a foundation year which prepares you for a successful transition to the BA degree. This means it will take you four years to complete the course full-time, and eight years to complete the course part-time.
Program Outline
Our fashion design course will give you the tools you need to
develop your technical and sewing skills
and explore surface design in textiles such as printing and other types of experimental fabrications.You will be taught and utilise fundamental practice areas such as:
The course will share a series of modules with five other BA (Hons) courses within fashion in order to offer insight to students with regards to the synergies between different disciplines.
Key to many careers and employers - you will also develop thinking skills, including ideas and concept generation for Fashion, individual and collaborative responses to set fashion projects, critical thinking, and appreciation of multiple perspectives and approaches.
Other skills for life and work include effective management and organisation of time, communication, computer literacy (Adobe suite: Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office, interpersonal and group skills.
The fashion subject area is made up of industry knowledgeable staff, entrepreneurs and business owners, so you can be sure you will be learning in real time.
We believe it is important that your education is consistent with the times and reflects the industry you will progress into.
Academic support
Our academic support team provides help in a range of areas - including learning and disability support.
Personal tutor
When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of the academic course team who will provide academic guidance, be a support throughout your time at UEL and who will show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer.
Scheduled teaching
The course is a 'technical skills driven, industry-relevant' resource for graduate talent.
The curriculum will include introductory projects, live project challenges, industry visits, work placements, group work challenges and autonomous learning via final major projects. Students will be required to develop organisation and management skills whilst exploring possibilities in materials and apparel tech development.
Skills for life and work are developed through partnerships with industry, project-management skills, time management and planning, project work and presentations as well as reflection and reviews with your peers and academic advisor.
Students on the BA course will have the opportunity to collaborate and take part in cross and multi-disciplinary activities such as hackathons with other courses within our cluster.
Independent, self-guided study
When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study.
This will typically involve skills development through 3D studio and workshop development, online study, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects and preparing practical and written coursework assignments and presentations.
Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, specialist facilities, such as edit suites, the library, the full Microsoft Office software, including Teams, and Moodle: our Virtual Learning Environment.
Timetable
Each year you will spend around 300 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module.
The approximate percentages for this course are:
Your individualised timetable is normally available within 48 hours of enrolment. Whilst we make every effort to ensure timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week between 9.00am and 6.00pm. For undergraduate students, Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities, but there may be occasions when this is not possible. Timetables for part-time students will depend on the modules selected.
Class size
To give you an indication of class sizes, this course normally attracts 40-50 students a year. Lecture sizes are normally 40 plus students.
In the classroom you will be taught in groups of 20-25 students. However, this can vary by academic year.
Placement year (optional)
If you opt for the year-long placement, our close industry contacts will be key to helping you find the right opportunity. Previously, our students have worked as assistant designers, garment technologists and design consultants for world-leading firms. The list includes
Ssōne
,Very.co.uk
,Yoox Net-A-Porter Group
,Julien Macdonald
and much more.Even if you decide not to take the placement option, you'll still have the chance to work on some exciting industry led projects and companies as we approach key fashion calendar events such as London Fashion Week.
Coursework will include practical outcomes, e.g. garment construction, technical sewing files, reports and presentations. Coursework includes essays, research files, sample and development portfolios, practical design development, group and seminar presentations and a final-year project.
The approximate percentages for this course are:
You will have the opportunity to gain feedback from your lecturers, peers and our industry partners. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 20 working days.
