Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Leeds Arts University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-24

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Discover your own design aesthetic and create a fashion collection and portfolio that showcases your individual energy and talents. This practice-based degree course embraces the diversity of fashion design in the 21st century.Join a community of passionate students, all focussed on becoming informed fashion-design thinkers. You will explore the context of historical and contemporary fashion alongside broader factors that influence fashion design, including global fashion narratives, gender, ...Read more

Discover your own design aesthetic and create a fashion collection and portfolio that showcases your individual energy and talents. This practice-based degree course embraces the diversity of fashion design in the 21st century.Join a community of passionate students, all focussed on becoming informed fashion-design thinkers. You will explore the context of historical and contemporary fashion alongside broader factors that influence fashion design, including global fashion narratives, gender, sustainable practice, and ethics.As a result of our connections with the fashion industry, you will benefit from inspirational visiting speakers, live projects and industry visits. Access to these exclusive activities demonstrates the esteem in which this course is held and our ability to produce ‘industry-ready’ graduates.These established relationships enhance your portfolio and increase your awareness of the expectations of potential employers. Working with partners such as the British Fashion Council’s ‘Colleges Council’ and Graduate Fashion Week we offer opportunities to enter competitions, attend insightful seminars and presentations, and showcase your work on a variety of external industry platforms.Using the latest technologies, from Mac suites to CAD and Adobe software, our staff support you to realise your designs. Our dedicated teaching team encourages practice-based skills from developing initial sketches and ideas into patterns then being realised into garments using industry standard equipment in our studios. We help you cultivate the attitude and skills needed to succeed as a professional fashion practitioner.

Key stats

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
63rd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
94th
Design Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 89 = 11% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
11%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
88%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Design Studies graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Design Studies graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Ruby
21 Feb 24

Everyone is so friendly and there is so much student support. I went to them with a problem and they immediately sorted me long term help within the hour! The facilities are..Read more

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Liana
15 Feb 24

The teachers in the university are very supportive and are able to help students learn well in order to also improve and push us to become better. Add more extracurricular..Read more

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Entry requirements

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104 - 120 Grades / Points required

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Popular A-level subjects

Design Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Art & Design
66%
English Literature
23%
Photography
19%
Graphic Communication
18%
Fashion & Textiles
18%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£17,500 per year

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Students from EU

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£17,500 per year

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Latest reviews

Latest Fashion Design reviews

Fashion Design
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Ruby
21 Feb 24
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Everyone is so friendly and there is so much student support. I went to them with a problem and they immediately sorted me long term help within the hour! The facilities are...
Read more
L
Liana
15 Feb 24
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
The teachers in the university are very supportive and are able to help students learn well in order to also improve and push us to become better. Add more extracurricular...
Read more
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