The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:
One or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.
Two A Level Passes at Grade C or above (preferred subjects include Art, Design, English and Maths);
Merit, Pass, Pass at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects Art & Design);
Pass Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
Pass at UAL Extended Diploma;
Access Diploma or 64 tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma;
64 new UCAS tariff points (equivalent to 160 old UCAS tariff points) from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma;
and three GCSE passes at grade A*-C or grade 9-4.
Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.
English Requirement
IELTS level 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Please check our main English Language Requirements
Other Requirement
APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
Related academic or work experience
The quality of the personal statement
A strong academic or other professional reference
OR a combination of these factors
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
Introduction
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Knit focuses on inventive approaches to the development and realisation of contemporary fashion textiles. We believe that technology and skills inform the design process and foster creativity. Students on this specialist knitwear textiles pathway explore surface pattern and texture for fashion fabrics through knitted structures.
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Knit principles:
Individual designer identity
Innovative craft and digital processes
Dynamic collaborative fashion community
Forward-thinking fashion concerns such as sustainability, identity, and ethical issues.
What to expect
Exploited creative process – You will be introduced to new ways of seeing to exploit your creativity as a designer and provide fresh eyes to the world around you.
Your designer identity – Students will explore different design methodologies and research/development processes. You will develop your creative practice through experimental engagement with materials and processes in specialist textile workshop studios. This will help you to build your design foundation and aesthetic.
Tailored - Many projects on the course allow you to choose a direction that best suits your interests, beliefs and career goals as a textile designer.
Diverse - You design for a diverse range of fashion market-levels, not limited to gender, driven by your own fashion concerns such as sustainability, identity, and ethical issues.
Fashion theory - Your critical thinking and contextual awareness is supported by the Fashion Cultures and Histories Research Centre, enabling you to appreciate the bigger narrative of the subject area, its cultural historical context and the impact of your practice.
Varied services - Outside of taught sessions you are expected to make the most of the open access workshops, digital IT facilities and library services. LCF promotes competitions and extra-curricular activities, such as study trips outside of London and abroad.
Work experience and opportunities
Fashion textiles students participate in international competitions, winning awards with annual textile competitions such as Texselect, Hand and Lock, Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) and Framework Knitters and fashion competitions such as FAD with Fashion Scout at London Fashion Week. Textiles students have also participated in the Kering Award Competition. Our students continue to receive press across a wide range of international publications including Dazed & Confused, Vogue and I-D.
Mode of study
BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Knit runs for 90 weeks in full time mode. It is divided into 3 stages over 3 academic years. Each stage lasts 30 weeks.
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Career paths
Our graduates have worked for renowned companies such as Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, Mary Katranzou, Victoria Beckham, as well as a range of commercial companies, and textile studios internationally. Experiences gained through collaborative practice has also supported enterprise initiatives, seeing many of our graduates establish their own companies internationally.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year