BA Fashion Design
About this course
BA (Hons) Fashion Design is a fashion design degree focused on creative garment creation, technical execution, and industry practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Marketing, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes options for a placement year or a foundation year, and culminates in a major project alongside a professional portfolio and a final collection. The first year covers the foundations through Design Process and Concept, Cut, Form and Construction, Sustainable Cutting Lab, and Digital Fashion Practice. During the second year, students build further capabilities through 3D Digital Fashion and Innovation, Contemporary Cut and Realisation, Design and Industry Practice, and Fashion Communication and Promotion. The final year involves advanced practical work through Fashion Concept: Pre-Collection and Graduate Collection and Professional Portfolio. Optional modules in the final year allow students to choose between Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Creative Inquiry and Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Working in the Creative Industries.
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Entry requirements
112-96 UCAS Tariff points. We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. Preferably to include an Art, Design or Media subject at A level or equivalent level. 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English. You will be asked to provide a digital portfolio for review and will be given the option to book a meeting to discuss this with us. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 98%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 40%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Design occupations: 20%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 150 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 66%
- London: 8%
- South East: 11%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Into ARU
- Design Process and Concept
- Cut, Form and Construction
- Sustainable Cutting Lab
- Digital Fashion Practice
- Critical and Contextual Studies 1: Think, Play, Learn
- 3D Digital Fashion and Innovation
- Contemporary Cut and Realisation
- Design and Industry Practice
- Fashion Communication and Promotion
- Critical and Contextual Studies 2: Creativity and Context in Dialogue
- Ruskin Module
- Fashion Concept: Pre-Collection
- Graduate Collection and Professional Portfolio
- Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Creative Inquiry
- Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Working in the Creative Industries
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Design at Anglia Ruskin University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £28,000. The £22,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Fashion Design at Anglia Ruskin University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fashion Design at Anglia Ruskin University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Fashion Design at Anglia Ruskin University?
The average entrant had 100 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fashion Design at Anglia Ruskin University?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 40% left higher education.