Textile Design (with placement year) BA (Hons)

Our BA (Hons) Textile Design degree offers you an outstanding, commercially relevant and innovative insight into the field of contemporary textiles.It provides the opportunity to develop your skills through one of the four specialist pathways – Multi-Media Textiles, Weave, Print or Integrated Digital Practice, all of which are supported by excellent facilities, and technical expertise.Textile Design BA enables you to gain high-level practical skills in design for textiles, and offers you the opportunity to develop specialised skills in your second and third years through specialist pathways in Print, Weave, Multi-Media or Digital Practice. The course combines traditional and hand processes with digital technologies, and develops strong skills in drawing and making. The Textile Design BA has developed extensive links with industry, encompassing fashion, interiors, surface design and digital applications.Individual studio spaces are provided for second and third-year students, creating a dynamic working environment. First-year students work in dedicated multi-purpose studio spaces to reflect the breadth and variety of learning opportunities offered. This is supported by exceptional facilities and specialist technical expertise that enables you to experience a wide range of opportunities in both traditional and hand processes through to the application of newer digital technologies.We encourage you to make independent visits to galleries, exhibitions and museums and archives for project research. Loughborough is ideally located to visit exhibitions throughout the UK, with London being only 1 hour 20 mins on the train, and is in close proximity to East Midlands airport.You'll also be encouraged to gain recognition and experience by entering industry renowned competitions. In recent years we have worked directly with H&M, Ted Baker, Romo Interior Textiles and Cotton USA on industry-set briefs, offering you relevant commercial experience.