Solent University

Turn your passion into a career on this dynamic fashion degree and develop the technical, creative and business skills that will help you find your place in the fashion industry.

You’ll have the chance to explore every aspect of the fashion design process, from initial design concept to the realisation of final design outcomes. With the freedom to explore both menswear and womenswear, you are encouraged to include print design and textiles into fashion design projects.

Previous projects have included work with companies such as Ted Baker, MA Strum, Dickies and Biba. 

If you have an eye for style and are looking to delve into the world of fashion, Solent’s fashion styling and creative direction degree can help you turn your creativity into a fast-paced and exciting career.

You’ll learn the creative, technical and business skills the industry is looking for, and have the chance to develop your individual talents through industry experience and hands-on practical work. You’ll learn how stylists work in different media and in different sectors of the industry, including magazines, advertising, design, digital media and e-commerce.

During the course you will also have the opportunity to showcase your work through the online platform Anonstyle and in your final year submit your work for inclusion in the annual ANON publication.

Tailor your photographic skills for the fashion world on this creative degree and build a broad, practical knowledge of visual arts including fashion styling, art direction, design and layout.

You’ll develop your practical and creative photography – with a focus on fashion – and build the skills for roles in photography, styling and art direction, as well as a host of other related industry roles.

You’ll hone your layout and design skills using industry-standard tools such as Photoshop, InDesign and Final Cut Pro, and learn about fashion marketing, design theory and communications. You can also build your industry contacts and experience as a practising photographer through our Solent Creatives talent agency.

During the course you will also have the opportunity to showcase your work through the online platform Anonstyle and in your final year submit your work for inclusion in the annual ANON publication.

Develop the skills you need to launch a great career in beauty promotion with this dynamic degree course – studying multi-platform journalism, styling, marketing, PR, advertising and trend forecasting, with an opportunity to specialise as you progress.

You’ll learn a diverse range of skills – with access to professional photography facilities, as well as a make-up area, Mac suites and digital reprographics rooms – to develop a career as a beauty industry professional.

Thanks to Solent’s strong fashion connections you will also have the opportunity to build a professional network and gain hands-on experience – giving you the confidence to step into a career in this burgeoning industry.

Throughout the degree, you will work in a simulated real-world media environment working on the online and print magazine CARBON and have the opportunity to explore your unique voice as a storyteller using words, pictures, film, art direction and design to create innovative content of the future.

Linked to leading international make-up brands, this creative, conceptual and forward-thinking degree will equip you with the professional skills and knowledge for an exciting career across the full spectrum of the make-up and hair design industries.

Working in a high-spec studio, you will develop technical precision and industry-standard design skills, and learn how to research and develop innovative make-up and hair concepts.

There is also the option to take units in make-up for special effects, wig work and postiche, or digital beauty with editorial writing. Throughout the course you will explore the use of photography, film and digital media as part of your developing design portfolio.

During the course you will also have the opportunity to showcase your work on GUNK https://gunkcollective.com/ an online media platform run by students containing podcasts, exhibitions and tutorials.