Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Design for Textiles - Fashion, Interior, Art

This highly creative course covers fashion and furnishing fabrics, accessories, wall coverings, gallery pieces, greeting cards, gift wrap and stationery products. It aims to encourage independent learning and development towards their selected pathways in printed and constructed woven, printed and knitted textiles. The combination of general textile lectures with those covering innovation will boost students' knowledge in both traditional and cutting-edge approaches.

Heriot-Watt University place an emphasis on fabric making that responds to a brief. Many of the projects students will work on will involve recognised design studios and companies like leading colour forecast company Trend Bible and leading USA fabric producers Cotton Inc. Students even have the opportunity to work with Old Navy to design prints for a specific sector, in a competition where the winner can secure a three-month paid placement in San Francisco as part of their internship scheme.

The way the course underpins students' design skills with technology and marketing expertise means they’ll develop the highly sought-after skillset that employers are looking for, particularly in the woven and knitted textile industry. Many of the graduates have gone on to work for companies in Scotland, UK and the USA, such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Paul Smith and Gap.