The University of West London is a dynamic and innovative institution located in London, United Kingdom. With a strong focus on industry engagement and practical learning, it offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including business, computing, engineering, arts, and healthcare. The university prides itself on providing students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their chosen fields, combining academic rigor with real-world experience. With modern facilities, dedicated faculty, and a supportive learning environment, the University of West London is committed to shaping the future success of its students.

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Take a fashion design course at UWL to learn the skills that will help you pursue a career in the fashion and textile industry. The course covers a broad range of areas, from fashion illustration and textile design to pattern cutting and sewing. Study fashion and textiles with us to develop your own design voice as well as the technical expertise and knowledge, to enable you to compete globally within print, knit and fashion. We’re here to make you career-ready, and you will benefit from our strong links to the fashion industry to help you achieve that. There’s also a chance to showcase your work at the prestigious Graduate Fashion Week. See the highlights video from our most recent Graduate Fashion Show. Show less

Compulsory modules
Visual Communication in Fashion
Pattern Cutting and Sample Production
Specialist Studies in Print and Knit
Fashion in Context
Design Exploration and Experimentation
Fashion Design Interpretation
Directional Textiles Innovation: Fashion Print or Fashion Knit
Directional Fashion Innovation
Digital Fashion Exploration
Design in a Professional Context
Fashioning Culture
Graduation Project - Research and Design
Fashion Marketing and Promotion
Critical Essay - Fashion Dissertation
Portfolio Design and Presentation
Graduation Project - Realisation

Course detail & modules
You will be guided by our inspiring fashion and textiles team, who are all active in the industry.

We help you build confidence in your designs as well as your presentation skills, preparing you for a future in fashion and textiles. You’ll also be given an insight into how the fashion world functions commercially and the professional qualities required to survive in this competitive sector.

We teach through hands-on workshops, tutorials and lectures. You will develop technical skills including:

screen and digital printing
domestic and industrial knit/sewing machine skills
pattern cutting
fashion and textile design
fashion illustration
fashion video production
designing for a market.

You will have access to a range of specialist equipment and facilities, including:

digital computer-aided design packages
digital fabric printing
3D printing
laser-cutting technologies
industry-standard sewing and knitting machines
fabric dyeing
screen printing
heat press facilities.

From the start, you will experiment with all aspects of fashion and textile design. At the end of your first year, you will choose a direction for the rest of your course: fashion print or fashion knit.

To help develop your creative voice, you will work on personal design briefs as well as designing for the market. Competitions, educational visits, guest lectures and design projects will bring what you study to life.

In addition, we will support you in finding a work placement that provides experience, insight and understanding of your future career. Past students have interned at Roland Mouret, Proenza Schouler and TRAID.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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