Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Course Information Unlock your creative potential with our BA (Hons) Textiles for Art, Fashion & Interiors degree. Taught at our arts-specialist campus in Worthing, near Brighton, this interdisciplinary course nurtures innovative and independent designers, equipping you with the skills for careers in fashion, interiors, art, and related industries—or progression to postgraduate study. You’ll explore a wide range of textile techniques, including printed and dyed textiles, stitch and fabric manipulation, traditional and digital printmaking, and creative IT. Sustainability and ethical design are embedded throughout the course, encouraging responsible practice. As you progress, you’ll develop design solutions for diverse markets such as fashion, interiors, stationery, and giftware. Industry engagement is central, with live briefs, competitions like the Bradford Textile Society Awards, and work placements in your second year. In your final year, you’ll refine your specialist practice through a major project and create a professional portfolio to launch your career. **Modules Year One**
- Textile Techniques & Processes
- Research and Design for Textiles
- Cultural & Contextual Studies
- 2D & 3D Textiles
- Industry Design Practice
- Ethical & Sustainable Textile Design
- Industry Link and Competition Project
- Advanced Cultural & Contextual Studies
- USP Self Branding and Work Placement
- Concept Development
- Final Major Project: Research, Design & Synthesis
- Creative & Critical Research Project
- Exit Portfolio and PDP
- Final Major Project Realisation
- Traditional and digital print facilities, sewing workshops, and pattern cutting tables
- Access to campus-wide resources including laser cutting, 3D craft spaces, and photography studios
- Opportunities to work on live industry briefs, competitions, and placements
- Flexible study options: full-time (3 years) or part-time (5 years)
- Collaboration with peers across creative disciplines to mirror professional practice
Subject options
This course offers the following subject options:
- Art and Design
How to apply
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W231
- Institution code:
- C57
- Campus name:
- Northbrook College
- Campus code:
- N
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff
Individual offer conditions will vary. Offers normally consist of successful completion of your current course, which can include a relevant A Level or Level 3 Extended Diploma. Industry experience may also be taken into account.
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Portfolio
Please bring a portfolio of up to 20 sheets of work, as well as examples from your sketchbooks. Include a variety of work that shows the full range of your skills and use of media e.g. research artwork (drawings, paintings, collages, multimedia artwork), developmental ideas, sketchbooks and finished project outcomes. We like to see evidence of the whole creative process from research and initial artwork through the whole development of ideas - to help us see this ensure that at least one of your sketchbooks relates to finished work in the portfolio. What we are looking for: We are more interested in your creative potential rather than assessing what your current course has allowed you to achieve Creative artwork and ideas are more important than finished textile pieces Good observational drawing skills - by this we mean use of any media and in any style - showing your own personal style A feel for colour, form, pattern, texture An interest in your chosen area (have you been to any recent shows, events or exhibitions, whose work do you love, what do you find visually exciting - what are you passionate about?
English language requirements
For international applicants - To provide IELTS for UKVI certificate 6.0 overall and 6.0 in writing with no less than 5.5 in all sub elements.
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| International | £16500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Northbrook College
Northbrook College
Littlehampton Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN12 6NU