BA Hons Textiles degree

The main educational aims of the BA (Hons) Textiles degree are to:

• Widen access to education in textiles at undergraduate level through Open and Flexible Learning. (See 19. Special Features below).
• Ensure students gain the traditional skills in textiles to form a solid foundation for further development.
• Provide an intellectually stimulating programme of study based on high quality study material delivered by experienced academics and practitioners.
• Develop students’ creative capacities and their ability in interpretation and application.
• Develop students’ critical understanding of the theoretical and conceptual issues central to the practice of textiles and the social, historical and cultural context in which it is practiced.
• Provide an environment in which the student has the possibility of changing their view of the world and their interaction with it both visually and intellectually.
• Foster high-level ethical and professional standards and an awareness of the possibilities offered by existing and new developments in textiles to expand their application areas.

Programme outcomes

Typically, holders of the BA (Hons) Textiles degree programme will have demonstrated the following:

• proficiency in a comprehensive range of textiles practices and techniques
• a breadth of inventiveness, ideas generation and techniques in the creation of their creative work.
• the development of a personal visual language as a textile artist or designer maker.
• an understanding of the vocational context within which the discipline sits and the range of appropriate professional practices such as marketing, self presentation and negotiation skills.

Qualifications, credits and OCA courses

The table below illustrates the general structure of an OCA degree. For the specific Creative Writing degree pathway, please download the following document: Creative Writing degree pathway.pdf

Qualification	Credits	Required OCA Courses
Certificate in Higher Education	120 credits at Level 1 (HE 4)	3 Level 1 (HE 4) courses
Diploma in Higher Education	120 credits at Level 1 (HE 4) 120 credits at Level 2 (HE 5)	3 Level 1 (HE 4) courses 2 Level 2 (HE 5) courses
BA Hons in Creative Arts	120 credits at Level 1 (HE 4) 120 credits at Level 2 (HE 5) 120 credits at Level 3 (HE 6)	3 Level 1 (HE 4) courses 2 Level 2 (HE 5) courses 2 Level 3 (HE 6) courses

For full infomation on the BA Hons Creative Writing degree with OCA, please download and read the following PDF document: BA Hons Textiles degree booklet.pdf