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Fashion and Textiles

Study a fashion or textiles degree at Newcastle College University Centre

Study a course within fashion and textiles and and you’ll thrive in our creative spaces with like-minded students. You’ll be challenged by a combination of practical projects and live briefs set by employers to help you gain knowledge and experience of the industry.

First-class facilities:

  • fully equipped sewing room and first-class screen printing studio with fabric printing facilities.
  • wood and metal workshops with CNC and laser cutting facilities.
  • inspiring design, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and fine art studios as well as two gallery spaces.


Study with us and you will:

  • have the opportunity to undertake exciting work placements with regional, national and international organisations including Jules B, Alnwick Gardens, Liberty of London and IKEA.
  • be taught in smaller class sizes by industry experienced tutors who know what it takes to succeed.
  • work on live briefs set by employers and benefit from industry insight from guest speaker lectures.
  • have the chance to go on national and international field trips to enrich your studies.
  • exhibit your work at end of year shows.

FdA Fashion Retail and Enterprise

This pioneering course has been developed to prepare you for a career within retail, PR and brand marketing, buying, styling and creative direction. Designed to develop your individual creative and innovative thinking, you will learn how to maximise productivity in the face of international competition and the ever-changing and evolving nature of consumers’ buying habits. You will be supported to develop your business acumen, achieve your creative potential and understand the practical skills for working within the global fashion marketplace.

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FdA Printed and Constructed Textiles

This course focuses on the design for printed and constructed textiles across a range of applications from fashion design, interior and soft furnishings, stationery and gift wrap and accessories.

The emphasis is on creative design using traditional techniques as well as digital processes. You will gain the technical know-how and professional expertise to work on challenging projects and live industry briefs and understand the importance of textile technology. This will lead to the development of exciting and innovative design ideas for
the specialist area of your choice.

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BA (Hons) Creative Enterprise (Top-Up)

The philosophy of this degree is to replicate the first year of industry practice rather than the last year of education.

You will research and design your own project brief and see it through to completion. Whatever you propose should be closely tied to your career aspirations and the needs of industry. So if you want to establish yourself as a professional practitioner your project will be carefully researched to make sure it takes you a step closer to realising your ambitions. It should build on your strengths and further develop the skills and interests you had at Foundation Degree level.

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BA (Hons) Fashion

This vocational course focuses on practical skills supported by academic content to develop an understanding of professional practice within the market sector.

The course enables you to combine and develop your own creativity, visual awareness and technical knowledge along with professional business acumen and academic study. You will be given the opportunity to develop a solid foundation in all aspects of the design and manufacturing process. You will utilise your own concepts, ideas and opinions through research techniques and methods, design development, illustration, technical specification drawing, range planning, pattern cutting and garment manufacture and finishing.

You will benefit from a full range of facilities to help support your academic and vocational study such as industry standard sewing room, print workshop and 3D workshop, substantial IT equipment including Apple and PC based CAD facilities, access to photography studios and equipment and spacious design and pattern cutting studios.

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