BA Textile Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Textile Design, a design degree exploring traditional and contemporary textile practices for fashion, interiors, and products. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes a mandatory foundation year, and students can also choose a four-year structure featuring a professional placement year. The first year covers foundational training through Drawing and Colour for Design, Repeat Pattern with Digital Skills, How to think like a Designer: Design, Culture and Context, Core Textile Skills, and History and Context: Introduction to Material and Visual Culture. The second year progresses into practical application with Textile Industry Partnership, Professional Practice for Textile Design, Textile Focus, Advanced Textile Skills: Exploration and Experimentation, Textile Futures: Material and Process, and Design: Contemporary Issues and Practice. The final year concludes with advanced career preparation and academic research through Business and Professional Development with Portfolio Presentation, Refining and Resolving your Practice: Preparing to Launch, Refining and Resolving your Practice: Professional Portfolio, and Visual and Material Culture: Final Study.
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Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level - grades BBB-BCC including a Grade B in textiles or Art and Design related subjects. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) in a related subject, or evidence of experience in Textiles or Art and Design. T Levels – grade Merit preferred in a relevant subject. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points are required with a minimum of grade 5 in an Art subject at Higher Level. Access to HE courses – typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher) together with evidence of experience in Art and Design. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
Modules
- Drawing and Colour for Design, Repeat Pattern with Digital Skills
- How to think like a Designer: Design, Culture and Context
- Core Textile Skills
- History and Context: Introduction to Material and Visual Culture
- Textile Industry Partnership
- Professional Practice for Textile Design
- Textile Focus
- Advanced Textile Skills: Exploration and Experimentation
- Textile Futures: Material and Process
- Design: Contemporary Issues and Practice
- Professional Placement Year
- Business and Professional Development with Portfolio Presentation
- Refining and Resolving your Practice: Preparing to Launch
- Refining and Resolving your Practice: Professional Portfolio
- Visual and Material Culture: Final Study
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Textile Design at Bath Spa University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 32 points in the IB.