Textiles in Practice BA (Hons)
Manchester Metropolitan University
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Student Reviews
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Computing
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of others in computing at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £27000 | £23500 | £29500 |
25-75 percentile range | £24000 - £31000 | £18500 - £30000 | £21500 - £38000 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Computing
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £25944 | £25338 | £28029 |
25-75 percentile range | £22584 - £29832 | £17868 - £32338 | £21868 - £37456 |
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Course Description
The Textiles in Practice course enables you to experience textiles as a flexible and diverse subject. You will be taught from within core pathways offering the opportunity to specialise or combine the disciplines of print, weave, knit, embroidery and mixed media. We promote and encourage the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary practice where processes and techniques combine and complement one another. Specialist workshop provision offers hands-on traditional machinery and the latest digital technologies, supported by expert academic and technical staff who are actively engaged in research and are professional designers and artists. Emphasis is placed on the development of personal interests and ambitions that reflect the breadth, versatility and potential of textiles within contemporary art and design contexts.
- FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- Through project options, students can work towards their area of specialist interest.
- Access to extensive traditional and digital workshops.
- Teaching staff are practising textile practitioners and researchers.
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary opportunities to work with students and staff from across the faculty.
- You will have the opportunity to take part in Unit X, an innovative unit offered to students across Manchester School of Art that encourages interdisciplinary study and collaboration on an external-facing project.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Textiles in Practice BA (Hons) at Manchester Metropolitan University
58% | Finance Professionals |
8% | Information Technology Professionals |
7% | Administrative occupations |
4% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
4% | Engineering professionals |
4% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
2% | Finance Professionals |
2% | Elementary occupations |
2% | Business and public service associate professionals |
1% | Teaching Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Access to HE Diploma
31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.
GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or Level 2 Functional Skills English pass A portfolio is required for this course.
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- All other courses
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- 5.5
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
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About Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a publicly funded institution, founded in 1970 in the city of Manchester. Located in the heart of the city, students can take full advantage of being less than a ten minute walk away from the City Centre. Academically, the university offers all of the more common Liberal Arts programmes, but also some less frequently seen subjects such as Criminology and Sociology. Graduate students can expect to enjoy the privacy and quiet of the university’s seventh floor, which is entirely dedicated to post-graduate and PhD studies.
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Student composition of Manchester Metropolitan University
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Total number of students enrolled at Manchester Metropolitan University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 27525
- postgraduates:
- 5195
- Total:
- 32720
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Textile Design”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
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Textiles (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 76% | 6% | 3% | £9250 | £17500 | 144 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design BA (Hons) | Plymouth College of Art | 78% | 5% | 0% | £9250 | £16500 | 141 | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design BDes (Hons) | University of Dundee | 55% | 5% | 0% | £9250 | £20900 | 174 | Dundee | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design BA (Hons) | Leeds Arts University | 68% | 5% | 10% | £9250 | £16700 | 194 | Leeds | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | Bath Spa University | 53% | 0% | 6% | £9250 | £17585 | 120 | Bath | On campus Full-time | |
Surface Pattern and Textile Design BA (Hons) | Staffordshire University | - | - | - | £9250 | £16750 | - | Stoke-on-Trent | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design BA (Hons) | University of Southampton | 75% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £22300 | 140 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design BA (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 83% | 3% | 0% | £9250 | £22000 | 194 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
Textile Design (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) | Bath Spa University | 53% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £17585 | 138 | Bath | On campus Full-time |