Fashion & Textiles Foundation - St Andrews Cambridge

fashion & textiles foundation

The fashion and textiles foundation course is a preparation course for university for any student that has a keen interest in fashion.

The course offers a broad range of specialisms that include life drawing, painting, fashion, textiles, fine art, 3D Design, graphic illustration an installation art. This course has a strong art and design bias. You will learn to develop concepts in a creative design / craft studio environment with support from our knowledgeable and dedicated art team. There are a broad range of future careers available to you, and previous students have gone on to work in the commercial fashion sector, accessory design, textile design, theatre costume design, graphic design, fine arts and photography.

We also offer Art, Architecture and Media Foundation Courses

Entry Requirements
Key Course Information
Course Content
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These are the entry requirements for our Fashion & Textiles Foundation Course.

	SEPTEMBER START	JANUARY START
COURSE LEVEL	RQF LEVEL 3	RQF LEVEL 3
AGE AT START OF COURSE	16.5	17
ENGLISH LEVEL	IELTS 5.0	IELTS 5.5

Here’s some key information about the Fashion & Textiles Foundation Course.

FASHION & TEXTILES	September Start	January Start
Minimum Age	16.5	17
Course Length	3 terms	2 terms*
Start Dates	2^nd September 2019	6^th January 2020
English Language Requirement	IELTS 5.0	IELTS 5.5
Hours of study per week	23 (24 in term one)	>30
Location	Cambridge	Cambridge
Tuition Fees per Term	£6700	£6700
Accommodation Options	Residential or Homestay	Homestay

You will study the following subjects on the Fashion & Textiles foundation course.

Sculpture & 3D Studies
Life Drawing
Fine Art
Photography
Textiles & Textural Studies
History of Art
Portfolio & E-Portfolio
English (IELTS/EAP)
University Preparation Course

Read the full Fashion & Textiles Foundation Course Syllabus here

Fashion and Textiles Foundation

Here’s some of our recent fashion & textile student portfolio work

To apply for a course, go to our APPLY page. You can choose to apply online or download our application forms and scan them to us. Please ensure you read the instructions on the page so you complete the correct forms.

Student profiles

Haoyue studied on our Foundation Humanities course graduating in summer 2019 with a Distinction with Honours. She’s now studying Economics at the University of Leeds

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Ellen studied Art Foundation with us graduating in Summer 2018. She was offered a scholarship place at Norwich University of the Arts to study Graphic Design

Ellen Chang – Malaysia

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Li Chengxi – China

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