BA Fashion Textile Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fashion Textile Design, a fashion textile design degree centred on creative and practical exploration. Core topics include Research Methods, Marketing, Engineering Design, Ethics & Professional Practice, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can complete the course over three years full-time, four years full-time with a placement, or six years part-time, with opportunities to undertake industry placements at organisations such as Disney and Calvin Klein. The first year introduces visual investigation, material construction involving knit, weave, and pattern cutting, process and context, and responsible design principles through compulsory modules including Inquire: Ideas and Investigation, Explore: Material Construction, Connect: Process and Context, and Futures: Design, Culture and Responsibility. The second year advances technical application, design values, consumer contexts, and project design through compulsory modules such as Develop: Technical Application, Communicate: Design Values, Contextualise: Client, Consumer, Market, and Advance: Project Design. The final year focuses on independent research and resolved outcomes through compulsory modules including Advance: Research and Innovation, Refine: Design and Context, and Resolve: Major Project.
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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 91%: 111 offers from 122 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 216 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 530 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 72%
- Gained a higher qualification: 13%
- Left higher education: 14%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Inquire: Ideas and Investigation
- Explore: Material Construction
- Connect: Process and Context
- Futures: Design, Culture and Responsibility
- Develop: Technical Application
- Communicate: Design Values
- Contextualise: Client, Consumer, Market
- Advance: Project Design
- Advance: Research and Innovation
- Refine: Design and Context
- Resolve: Major Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Textile 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 Textile Design at De Montfort 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 Textile Design at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Fashion Textile Design at De Montfort University?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 111 offers from 122 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Fashion Textile 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 Textile Design at De Montfort University?
72% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.