BA Design
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Art and Design: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB Preferred BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Art and Design. No preferred subjects for BTEC Level 3 National Diploma or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate
About this course
BA (Hons) in Design, a undergraduate degree within Engineering and Fashion Design. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice, Engineering Design, Research Methods, and Communication & Writing. The programme offers a four-year full-time study route including a professional placement year, alongside a standard three-year full-time option. The first year establishes fundamental competencies through compulsory modules such as Design Foundations 1, Design Foundations 2, Prototyping for Design, and Research for Design 1. The second year expands technical and investigative proficiencies via Shaping Materials, Research for Design 2, Digital Skills for Design, and Speculative Futures, while optional modules introduce subjects like Arts Management, BioDesign, and Creative Enterprise. The final year centers on independent execution through the compulsory BA Design Showcase Project and Responsible Design Practice, alongside optional modules including Design for Impact and Design for Diversity.
Modules
- Prototyping for Design
- Design Foundations 1
- Research for Design 1
- Designing Interactions
- Design Foundations 2
- Shaping Materials
- Research for Design 2
- Digital Skills for Design
- Shaping Technologies
- Speculative Futures
- Arts Management
- Re-imagining Communities
- Creative Placemaking
- Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity
- Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products
- Co-Designing Products with Generative AI
- Creative Enterprise
- BioDesign
- Storytelling & Documentary Practice for Global Change
- Object Studies
- Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action
- BA Design Showcase Project
- Responsible Design Practice
- Design for Impact
- Design for Diversity