Senior Lecturer in Fashion
Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology
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Fashion, Textiles, Footwear and Accessories (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
Key Facts
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UCAS Code
W239
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Level
UndergraduateUG BA (Hons)
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Duration
Full Time: 1 year
Part Time: 2 years -
Starting
September
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Full Time: £9,535
Part Time: £1,585 (per 20 credits) -
Full Time: £17,000
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Waterside
Updated 12/12/2024
Get in touch
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
UK STUDENTS ENQUIRIES
study@northampton.ac.uk
0300 303 2772
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENQUIRIES
Overview
This Fashion top up degree gives you the opportunity to refine your existing skills developed from previous studies to top up into a BA (Hons) Degree. Our Fashion, Textiles, Footwear & Accessories degree provides rigorous depth of knowledge and industry-relevant skills, enabling you to explore and advance both your theoretical understanding of fashion design and technical skills to support realisation. With access to specialist workshops, supported by expert academic and technical staff you will refine your skills in both traditional and digital technologies making you prepared for the industry of the future.
Highlights
- Access to the Institute for Creative Leather Technology (ICLT) Tannery – a unique opportunity to explore working with leather as a creative material.
- Study footwear in a town that is steeped in footwear and leather heritage as well as being home to some of the most elite, internationally renowned footwear brands.
- Links with Northampton Museum & Art Gallery which is home to the National Collection of Footwear.
- Fashion at Northampton is a member of Graduate Fashion Week.
- Live team industry, collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.
- Opportunities to take part in national and international competitions.
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Entry Requirements
Standard entry requirements apply. Applicants are expected to have studied a Fashion or related subject at Foundation Degree/HND or equivalent.
Course Content
Fees and Funding
2025/26 Tuition Fees
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 25/26 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
- UK – Full Time: £9,535*
- UK – Part Time: £1,585 per 20 credit module
- International – Full Time: £17,000
* The 2025/26 annual tuition fee for undergraduate courses has not yet been confirmed by the Department for Education but is expected to be £9,535 for year one. UON will adjust fees annually in line with government policy.
Staff
Careers and Employability
Some of our fashion Alumni over the last couple of years include; ASOS, AVON, Supply Chains for Calvin Klein (PVH), Christian Dior Couture, Christian Louboutin, Dr Martins, END., George at ASDA, Joseph Cheaney and Sons, KDV Beauty, Lacoste, Landmark Group UAE Marks and Spencer, MA Fashion Futures UAL, MA Footwear UAL, MA RCA, New Look, Next, Pittards, Pixel Pool, River Island, Studio Lawal, Ted Baker, TikTok, Tommy Hilfiger, We Are KIN, White Company, William Lamb, Word Forest.
Facilities
We have a fashion manufacturing facility, including flatbeds and overlockers and a range of specialised production equipment, and a fully equipped textile print room with screen printing, hand dying, transfer printing, laser cutting and two footwear manufacturing workshops.
Our Fashion School Students have access to a range of CAD packages including Lectra, which specialises in CAD software and CAM cutting-room systems for industries. As well as:
- Lazer cutter and digital printers
- Full-size printing table and print room facilities
- Footwear and Accessory workshops with specialist machinery for the production of leather goods.
