Fashion and Textiles
Our unique fashion and textiles programmes are structured to ensure that our graduates are suitably skilled and employable in the rapidly evolving, global design industry.
Informed by the expertise of our research-active academics and supported by the practice-based knowledge of our highly experienced technical support staff, our programmes ensure students are exposed to a future-led curriculum, which responds to both current and emerging trends and technologies across the breadth of the creative industries.
Explore new digital technologies, alongside conventional approaches to fashion and textiles design, that will enable you to explore a broad range of market sectors, including luxury fashion, high-street brands and independent designers, across the UK and globally.
Why study Fashion and Textiles at Heriot-Watt?
Our Fashion and Textiles programmes combine creativity with cutting-edge technology and sustainability. You’ll learn from industry experts and research-active academics, gaining practical skills in design, innovation, and production that prepare you for a dynamic global fashion industry.
With access to specialist facilities and international collaborations, you’ll work on projects that reflect real industry challenges. From sustainable design to advanced textile technologies, you’ll graduate ready to make an impact in fashion houses, design studios, and emerging markets worldwide.
Undergraduate Fashion and Textiles programmes
Postgraduate Fashion and Textiles programmes
PhD opportunities in Fashion and Textiles
Fashion and Textiles at Heriot-Watt University
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Accommodation at Borders Campus
On-campus accommodation in Jean Muir Student Village at Heriot-Watt University's Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels.
Clubs and activities
Students who study at Galashiels can take advantage of sporting opportunities locally or at the Edinburgh Campus
Student Union
There’s more to university life than simply getting your degree - Heriot-Watt Student Union exists to make your student life better!
Life in the Scottish Borders
A countryside location, perfectly situated at the pulsating heart of Scotland’s luxury textile industry, Heriot-Watt Scottish Borders campus delivers the best design and production facilities for textiles and fashion in the UK.