BA (Hons) Textiles University for the Creative Arts

Program Description

As consumer appetite for sustainably made products continues to rise, our forward-thinking BA (Hons) Textiles degree course at UCA Epsom is a great choice for you to study sustainable textiles. We're one of the few courses to teach a combination of specialist textile subjects such as natural eco dyes and printing, sustainable material making, 3D constructed techniques. You will learn about colour, materials and sustainable innovation, designing smartly and making mindfully. We will introduce you to industry fabricators, sourcing from sustainable suppliers, repurposing deadstock, regenerative approaches using bespoke, hand craft and new digital technologies. You’ll learn how to visualise and communicate your textile ideas to industry for fashion, interiors, art or architecture. Creative identity, work placement, industry connections, careers and professional practice and the business of textiles and fashion are introduced through lectures, seminars and collaborative project work. Our graduates leave UCA with the sustainable skills needed to jump straight into exciting careers, with many future focussed graduates going on to work for household names, set up their own businesses, become designer-makers, textile artists, academics, researchers, sustainable managers and change makers.

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