BA Fashion Design
About this course
BA (Hons) Fashion Design BA (Hons), a graphic design degree focused on creative studio practice and industry methods. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes access to spacious fashion studios, industrial equipment, and membership of The Graduate Fashion Foundation. The first year covers foundational methods through Fashion design: exploring materials and methods, Context and ideas, Introducing studio practice, and Thinking through making. The second year progresses with Developing professional practice, Collaborative enterprise, Context and meaning, and Fashion design: developing materials and methods. The final year involves advanced study through Final major project: Fashion Design, Creative futures, and Critical and creative contexts.
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Entry requirements
96 UCAS tariff points including 80 from at least 3 A-levels or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 73%
- Learning opportunities: 63%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 57%
- Organisation and management: 36%
- Learning resources: 52%
- Student voice: 60%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Design occupations: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 12%
- East of England: 44%
- London: 24%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Silver for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Fashion design: exploring materials and methods
- Context and ideas
- Introducing studio practice
- Thinking through making
- Developing professional practice
- Collaborative enterprise
- Context and meaning
- Fashion design: developing materials and methods
- Final major project: Fashion Design
- Creative futures
- Critical and creative contexts
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Design at University of Bedfordshire earn?
The median salary is £17,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £28,000. The £22,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Fashion Design at University of Bedfordshire do next?
65% 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 University of Bedfordshire?
73% 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 University of Bedfordshire?
The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fashion Design at University of Bedfordshire?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.