BA Design Crafts
About this course
BA (Hons) in Design Crafts, a design crafts degree centred on material exploration and studio-based making practices. Core topics include Research Methods, Marketing, Engineering Design, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course offers an optional placement year and involves collaborative live briefs with external organisations. The first year covers core practical processes and foundational techniques through Craft Skills, Design and Make, Craft Projects, and Craft in Context. The second year advances material competence and creative direction via Live Projects, Craft Skills 2, Craft Cultures, and Creative Practice. The final year culminates in independent studio output and written assignments supported by Craft Practice, Craft Connections, Design Crafts Projects, and Personal Projects.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 26 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 88%: 99 offers from 112 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 50%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 755 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 42%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 11%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Craft Skills
- Design and Make
- Craft Projects
- Craft in Context
- Live Projects
- Craft Skills 2
- Craft Cultures
- Creative Practice
- Craft Practice
- Craft Connections
- Design Crafts Projects
- Personal Projects
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Design Crafts at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £20,500 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,500.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Design Crafts at De Montfort University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Design Crafts at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Design Crafts at De Montfort University?
88% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 99 offers from 112 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Design Crafts at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Design Crafts at De Montfort University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.