Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles BA (Hons)
Nottingham Trent University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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City Campus

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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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 industry.- Explore contemporary fashion and textile design, product development, and styling. Use of specialist state-of-the art digital equipment alongside ...Read more

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 industry.- 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.


Assessment

Assessment is predominantly through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade for your work.


Employability

Recent year-long placements include: Burberry, Sophie Steller ,Marks & Spencer, Julian McDonald, Roksanda, South Ocean Yarns in China, Brilliant Global in Hong Kong, Hugo Boss in Switzerland, Rebecca Taylor and Li & Fung in New York.Graduates go into fields such as design, product development, styling and promotion and global sourcing. Recent graduate destinations include Hugo Boss, Nike, Calvin Klein, John Smedley, ASOS, Boden, Oasis, and Next.


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

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
16/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
14th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
45th
Design Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Design Studies graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Design Studies graduate salary
£19,000
What students say
M
Monique
28 Jan 25

Nice and convenient campus just located in the Nottingham city area. Loads of facilities and resources provided to support my studies and it just made my life so much easier...Read more

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aimee
27 Jan 25

It has great facilities and tons of different spaces to study. It was definitely the right place for me. They give a lot of support to all students but have gone above and beyond..Read more

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T Level

T Level:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

Popular A-level subjects

Design Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Art & Design
37%
Fashion & Textiles
20%
Business Studies
18%
Photography
15%
Psychology
14%
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Tuition fees

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Rest of World

£17,900 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

Accommodation - Approximate Average £550 - £1173 Monthly Full Time Annual Fees - 17900; Sandwich Year - 1850

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M
Monique
28 Jan 25
Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles BA (Hons)
Nice and convenient campus just located in the Nottingham city area. Loads of facilities and resources provided to support my studies and it just made my life so much easier....
Read more
A
aimee
27 Jan 25
Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles BA (Hons)
It has great facilities and tons of different spaces to study. It was definitely the right place for me. They give a lot of support to all students but have gone above and beyond...
Read more
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