We have an international reputation for providing highly successful designers for industry. This course promotes innovative fashion design and encourages you to cultivate a high level of creative expertise, combined with an in-depth understanding of marketing and production.

We offer you tremendous facilities and scope to be adventurous with excellent studio space, well equipped workshops and professional expertise.

Companies are in regular touch to secure our students for industrial placement, sponsored projects and employment. We strongly recommend that you take the option of a placement year in industry. This year is invaluable as it builds confidence and also provides that vital element of relevant experience which is attractive to employers.

Our students regularly enter and win national competitions. Success to date includes Worldskills, Fashion Idol and Euro Skills. There are also a number of optional visits to national and international places of industrial, commercial and cultural interest. These have included Singapore, Paris and Hong Kong.

Feedback from employers shows that they approve of the combination of design, marketing and production offered on this course. In short you become more employable. Career opportunities are available in design, styling, merchandising, buying, selection, management, marketing, product development and manufacturing.

English language requirements can be documented as follows:

• IELTS – score of 6.0
• PBT TOEFL (Paper-Based Test) – score of 550
• IBT TOEFL (Internet-Based Test) - score of 80
• CBT TOEFL (Computer-Based Test) - score of 213