Postgraduate Pathway in Fashion

Why study this pathway programme?

• Birmingham City School of Fashion and Textiles has excellent links with international brands such as Burberry, John Lewis, Adidas and Karen Millen.
• The School also has a history of costume design dating back to the early 20th Century and an internationally significant archive of historical dress.
• Based in The Parkside Building at the City Centre Campus, you will have access to a wide range of conventional and CAD facilities – including a Gerber fashion CAD suite.

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Stage 1: Pre-Masters

Portfolio requirements

You will need to submit a portfolio for an Art and Design programme if:

• you want to enrol onto a 2-semester art and design programme*
• you have no academic background in art and design
• you have a Level 5 qualification (such as an HND or a Dazhuan).

* Providing your academic grades meet our minimum entry requirements.

Modules

• Creative Practice*
  
• Critical Thinking for Postgraduate Study
  
• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
  
• ICT Skills for Postgraduate Study
  
• Research Methods for Postgraduate Study
  
• Final Project
  

*three semesters only

Birmingham City University Degree Pathways

• MA Fashion Design
  
• MA Fashion Styling
  
• MA Textile and Surface Design

Special entry requirements

Students must submit a portfolio if they are entering the two-semester Art and Design programme. Students must also submit a portfolio if they do not have an academic qualification in Art and Design.

Important:

All students accessing the 3D workshops, plaster room, glass room, water-jet cutting room and the kiln room will need to wear safety footwear that has toe caps. Such footwear can be purchased from any safety footwear provider – including Sports Direct – and can be as cheap as £12. The shoes should be S1P and comply with EN 20345.

There is no long-term storage facility for personal items in the workshops, so students are advised to bring the safety footwear with them each day they are accessing the workshops.