About BA (hons) Fashion Knitwear Design And Knitted Textiles in Nottingham Trent University

This highly respected degree offers you full creative control over the design and creation of fabrics, garments and products for fashion or interiors. You will develop your creative potential through developing technical and design skills, including innovative digital knit processes that are in high demand in the fashion and textile industry

Key features

• NTU is internationally recognised for the quality of its creative, industry-ready graduates.
• Explore contemporary fashion and textile design, product development, and styling. Use of specialist state-of-the art digital equipment alongside traditional hand techniques.
• This course has an excellent graduate employment rate, with 93% of graduates who complete a year-long placement in employment or further study within six months. (DLHE survey 2016/17)
• 100% of students from the sandwich degree would recommend studying at NTU. (National Student Survey 2020)
• Choose to take a year-long work placement, in the UK or abroad, and gain a certificate or diploma in professional / international practice, this opportunity often leads to offers of employment after graduation.
• Get involved in competitions and live projects with industry with companies such as John Lewis, All Saints, and The Society of Dyers and Colourists.
• Visit international trade fairs and exhibitions, such as Pitti Filati in Florence.
• Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, such as Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Amsterdam Fashion Institute, and more.
• Exhibit your work in a catwalk show and static exhibition in your final year at our Degree Show in Nottingham. You can also submit your profile to feature on the School’s Student Showcase site
• Have the opportunity to showcase your work at Graduate Fashion Week and New Designers in London and through collaborations with organisations such as SPINEXPO and trend-prediction services such as WGSN.
• Educational grants and sponsorship opportunities available through our industry partners.
• We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).
• We're ranked 16th in the UK for Fashion and Textiles (The Guardian University Guide 2021).

Careers and employability

Employability for this course is excellent, with 93% of students who took a year-long work placement going on to employment or further study within six months of graduating. (DLHE survey 2016/17)

Graduates go into fields such as design, product development, styling and promotion and global sourcing.

Recent graduate destinations include:

• Abercrombie & Fitch
• Alphatex
• Calvin Klein
• DKNY
• Hugo Boss
• John Smedley
• Josh Goot
• Julian MacDonald
• Lauren Richards
• Nike
• Pantherella
• Sophie Steller
• Stine Ladefoged
• Sun Hing Ltd.

Entry requirements

Higher Secondary Certificate (XIIth)

Grade average of 65% made from four relevant subjects (native language excluded)

English language requirements

IELTS : 6.5

• With a minimum of 5.5 in each component

PTE : 62

• With no less than 51 in any component

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Nottingham Trent University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The cost of attendance is governed by factors like the tuition fee and the cost of living.

Nottingham Trent University Admission Procedure 

• Application: The UG applications are accepted through ‘Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)’ and PG applications through the ‘NTU applicant portal’.
• Application fee: One needs to pay £13 for 1 UG course and £24 for multiple UG courses.
• Application deadlines: For UG students the last date to apply is June 30, 2019. The PG programs don’t have any official deadline, however, it is better to apply one month prior to course start date.
• General requirements: Completed application form, academic transcripts, and English proficiency tests.
• Additional requirements: Birth certificate, passport copy, LOR.

English Proficiency Test: Majority of the courses require IELTS score ranging between 6.0 and 6.0 for entry. However, other equivalent English test scores are also acceptable.