BA Fashion Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fashion Design, a Fashion Design degree centred on creative practice within the apparel industry. Core topics include Research Methods, Engineering Design, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can choose to specialise in menswear, womenswear, or fashion knitwear, and may opt for a four-year course structure including an industry placement year. The first year covers the foundations through Inquire: Creative Contexts and Fundamental Technologies, Explore: Design Concepts and Development, Connect: Realisation and Cultural Contexts, and Product: Creative Design and Technologies, establishing core studio and technical capabilities. The second year advances practical ability through Enhancing Expertise, Cultural Contexts and Realisation for Outerwear, Creative Collaborations, and Surface Application and Promotion. The final year focuses on advanced portfolio preparation and independent work through Innovation and Investigation, Pre-Collection, and the Major Project with Design Cultures module.
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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 85%: 397 offers from 469 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 74%
- Left higher education: 26%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 510 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 43%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 13%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 4%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Inquire: Creative Contexts and Fundamental Technologies
- Explore: Design Concepts and Development
- Connect: Realisation and Cultural Contexts
- Product: Creative Design and Technologies
- Enhancing Expertise
- Cultural Contexts and Realisation for Outerwear
- Creative Collaborations
- Surface Application and Promotion
- Innovation and Investigation
- Pre-Collection
- Major Project with Design Cultures
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Design at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £29,500.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fashion Design at De Montfort University?
93% 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 De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 145 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Fashion Design at De Montfort University?
85% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 397 offers from 469 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Fashion Design 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 Fashion Design at De Montfort University?
74% of students continued into their second year, and 26% left higher education.