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

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City Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

3 Years

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Qualification

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

Location

City Campus

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

3 Years

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Art & Design
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Our BA (Hons) Fashion Design course has an established reputation, with exceptional national and international links within the fashion Industry, as well as a recognised global presence.NTU fashion graduates are renowned within the industry for their creative, innovative and directional design skills, as well as a strong underlying awareness of commerciality, sustainability and technologies.**Key features**- Get involved with competitions and live projects with companies like Oasis, Boohoo, ...Read more

Our BA (Hons) Fashion Design course has an established reputation, with exceptional national and international links within the fashion Industry, as well as a recognised global presence.NTU fashion graduates are renowned within the industry for their creative, innovative and directional design skills, as well as a strong underlying awareness of commerciality, sustainability and technologies.


Key features

- Get involved with competitions and live projects with companies like Oasis, Boohoo, Mulberry, ASOS, River Island and Burberry.- Benefit from guest lecturers such as Giles Deacon, Christopher Raeburn, and internationally renowned Japanese pattern cutting expert Shingo Sato.- Go on optional international study trips to events like Paris Fashion Week.- Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, including the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and more.- Exhibit your work in our Showcase in your final year., with the opportunity to be selected for Graduate Fashion Week, London.


Career prospects

Career destinations have included a range of fashion-related roles across the world such as designers, product developers, garment technologists, creative pattern cutters, digital designers, buyers, merchandisers and fashion stylists. Recent graduate destinations include: ASOS, Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Coach, Mulberry, Vivienne Westwood, Next and Tom Ford.


Your space to create at NTU

We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at


www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities

to find out more.


Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’

Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at


wearecreativesntu.art

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
16/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
14th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
45th
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 - 83 = 17% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
17%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Design Studies graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Design Studies graduate salary
£19,000
What students say
H
Holly
08 Dec 24

Great facilities - top industry standard Support from technicians is limited - not enough of them - sometimes struggle to seek help..Read more

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Daisy
02 Dec 24

Incredible atmosphere and Good facilities. The library can be a bit too crowded at..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

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UCAS Tariff:

104 - 112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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T Level:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and up to two other qualifications.

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three other qualifications (one of which must be A-Level equivalent).

DMM from a BTEC Extended Diploma

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

Popular A-level subjects

Design Studies

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

Art & Design
37%
Fashion & Textiles
20%
Business Studies
18%
Photography
15%
Mathematics
14%
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Latest Fashion Design reviews

Fashion Design
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H
Holly
08 Dec 24
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Great facilities - top industry standard Support from technicians is limited - not enough of them - sometimes struggle to seek help...
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D
Daisy
02 Dec 24
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Incredible atmosphere and Good facilities. The library can be a bit too crowded at...
Read more
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Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham

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