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Textile Design (with placement year) BA (Hons)

Loughborough University

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Sandwich / Placement

  • Start date

    30-SEP-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

The Textile Design BA (Hons) course offers a diverse and inclusive curriculum to inspire and train multi-disciplinary textiles practitioners through the study of materials, processes, and design methodologies.This is an engaging and dynamic course exploring the range of opportunities within the expanding field of textiles. From traditional crafted processes to cutting-edge digital technologies, students investigate and experiment with a broad range of materials and techniques to design, make, and validate their ideas.The course introduces you to progressive, creative processes to help you prepare, gather information, source materials, identify the origins of inspiration, and build in-depth knowledge of the discipline. Students are supported to experiment and develop their independent textile practice through conceptual design thinking and core practical skills. We foster critical engagement with theory and examine historical, cultural, political, ethical, and sustainability issues to balance creativity with academic practices.Our wide-reaching textile course nurtures individuality and encourages you to explore the breadth of possibilities within textiles, in preparation for a growing array of creative and professional opportunities. Students will graduate with the specialist knowledge for an enriched career in the textile industry and related fields, including fashion design, interior design, architecture, textiles art, research, product design, set design and digital sectors.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 22,000per year

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University information

Loughborough University

Loughborough University

  • University League Table

    7th

  • Campus address

    Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, England

The university's two campuses are located in Lougborough and London, both close to airports, making it easy to explore Europe and beyond.
Loughborough's research community is made up of over 1,200 research students spanning 90 nationalities, with more than 800 members of staff supporting them.
Home to over 19,000 students and staff from more than 130 different countries. Over 1,000 students are based at London campus, 80% are international students.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    4th out of 84 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    174 73%

    8th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    5th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.14 83%

    15th

    3

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