BA Fashion Design
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fashion Design. Core topics include design and creative practice and critical and analytical thinking. A professional placement year is available, and the final year centres on a capsule collection project. The course is based at Locksbrook Campus in dedicated fashion design studios and holds membership of the British Fashion Council Colleges Council and UKFT.
Modules
- Introduction to Design Practices
- Research for Design Development
- Introduction to Form, Construction and Cut
- Wicked Problems: the complexity of critical design thinking
- Presentation and Illustration
- Design through Cut
- Introduction to Tailoring
- Fashion Portfolio
- Fashion Reimagined
- Fashion Buying and Retailing
- Critical Thinking and Contemporary Issues
- Period Fashion for Design Innovation: Fashion Design
- Professional Placement Year
- Design Futures: Independent Critical Project
- Final Project Capsule Collection: Fashion Design
- Professional Portfolio and Self Promotion
- Design Realisation: Fashion Design
- Fashion Portfolio and Self-Promotion.