This four year course includes a preparatory year (year 0), which is fashion focused and secures you a place on the BA (Hons) Fashion degree at UCA Epsom without further application or interview. The preparatory year gives you the opportunity to explore the many areas of fashion, including design and construction, illustration, fashion genre and styling. James Walker, BA (Hons) Fashion, UCA Epsom Previous Slide Next Slide Key study topics include: Year 0 Introduction to design, construction and representation Introduction to the fashion image Critical and theoretical studies Drawing and illustration Introduction to fashion, photography and media Fashion promotion. Years 1 -3 (For more information about Years 1 -3 please see the Fashion course pages.) Introduction to design Visual communication and drawing methods Creative cutting and construction Introduction to design history and theory Fashion industries exploration Design specialism elective: menswear or womenswear Development of professional practices Theories of culture, identity and communication Final major project: design and creation of a collection Dissertation.

For those studying the four year course, upon successful completion of your year 0, you can continue directly onto the three year degree course without further application or interview. Graduates of the three year degree course have successfully gained employment in diverse areas of the fashion industry including: Menswear design Womenswear design Pattern cutting Forecasting Concept generation Styling Illustration Fashion branding. Graduates have gone on to work all over the world for big names in the fashion industry including: Burberry (London) Henry Holland (London) Ozwald Boateng (London) Givenchy (Paris) Ralph Lauren (New York) US Nike (New York) Abercrombie & Fitch (Ohio).