Fashion undergraduate courses

Let our fashion and textiles experts help you channel your creativity into a career in the fast-paced global fashion industry.

Why study Fashion at Derby?

• You’ll have opportunities to learn fundamental skills such as fashion illustration, pattern cutting, fabric printing and garment making as well as key communication skills from journalism and photography.
• Industry engagement underpins our Fashion courses at Derby, through contemporary collaborations, competitions and national exhibitions. You can also choose to study an additional accredited placement year in industry to strengthen your portfolio of professional skills.
• Get to grips with industry-standard equipment and familiarise yourself with a professional studio environment. Our Digital Design Hub and Britannia Mill Printmaking Studio is where you can explore embroidery, laser cutting, printing and specialist techniques, all while being supported by our outstanding technical service team.

Career opportunities

Career opportunities open to graduates include:

• fashion design/forecasting
• childrenswear, menswear, womenswear and knitwear design
• merchandising
• fashion and textile print design
• furnishing and interior design fabrics
• marketing
• PR
• postgraduate study
• trend prediction