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Fashion Design

Entry requirements


128 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course in an Art & Design or arts related subject

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE grade 4 or grade C in English Language and Maths

128 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related programme will be considered on a case-by case basis. To include at least 6 in HL Visual Arts, English grade 4 HL, Maths grade 4.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)

DDM

in Art & Design or arts related subject

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

DDM

in Art & Design or arts related subject

128 UCAS Tariff points

About this course


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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

4 years | Full-time with year in industry | 2024

Subject

Fashion design

Our Fashion Design BA has an exceptional reputation for being aligned with the international fashion industry and enabling you to have outstanding opportunities to engage with the industry throughout your course.

We specialise in helping you to become a highly original and individual creative designer, capable of working at the highest levels of the international fashion industry. We were the first undergraduate course to show at London Fashion Week, and able to show in February 2020, prior to the national lockdown. In 2021, when unable to have a live show, we collaborated with SHOWstudio to present graduate work using fashion film and a documentary, before returning to a live catwalk show in 2022 to close London Fashion Week.

Throughout our course, the emphasis is on the development of your personal design philosophy with an understanding of the changing context of fashion due to climate and societal changes. We are committed to sustainability and diversity and place this at the core of our teaching. The course offers a comprehensive design education for dedicated and ambitious individuals looking for a specialist career in the international fashion industry. You'll also gain the transferable and cognitive skills necessary for lifelong personal and professional development alongside up-to-date digital skills for fashion design.

Our students gain an enormous amount of specific and transferable knowledge from working within the fashion industry, whether these are in the context of ‘live’ design projects at university or out on extended periods of work placement.

Internships on both the three-year and with Professional Experience course take place with leading international fashion companies, and have previously included: Alexander McQueen, A Cold Wall, Adidas, Asics, Balenciaga, Balmain, Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, Christopher Kane, Craig Green, Daniel w Fletcher, Eckhaus Latta, Erdem, Eudon Choi, Givenchy, Haider Ackermann, Halpern, H&M, JW Anderson, Kenzo, KNWLS, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, Marine Serre, Marques Almeida, Molly Goddard, Norse Projects, Phoebe English, Preen, Raf Simons, Richard Quinn, Richard Malone, Roksanda, SS Daley, Simone Rocha, Stefan Cooke, Supriya Lele , Thom Browne, Viktor & Rolf, Vivienne Westwood, Walter van Bierendonck.

Opportunities to engage with the international fashion industry through set live briefs with companies have previously included FENTY, The Gap, CLOSED denim, Epson, Topshop, H&M, ISKO Denim, Max Mara, Abercrombie and ASOS.

Course graduates include London Fashion Week designers Steven Stokey Daley, Paolo Carzana, Katie Ann McGuigan, Roberta Einer, Ashley Williams, as well as Jutta Kraus, Creative Director of Bernhard Willhelm; Stuart Vevers, Creative Director of Coach; Christopher Bailey and Katie Hillier.

Our previous Fashion Design BA graduates have gained employment at companies including Balenciaga, Burberry, Alexander McQueen, Versace, Rick Owens, Phoebe Philo, Celine, Loewe, Maison Margiela, Louis Vuitton, Tom Ford, Gucci, Versace, Ferragamo, Kenzo, H&M, Preen, MaxMara, Anya Hindmarch, J.W. Anderson, Norse Projects, Charles Jeffrey, Martine Rose, Wales Bonner, Vivienne Westwood, Acne, Jacquemus, Paul Smith, Fred Perry and Adidas.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£15,400
per year
International
£15,400
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University of Westminster, London

Department:

School of Arts

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

57%
Fashion design

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design studies

Teaching and learning

63%
Staff make the subject interesting
76%
Staff are good at explaining things
71%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
71%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

67%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
85%
Course specific equipment and facilities
56%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

69%
UK students
31%
International students
26%
Male students
74%
Female students
89%
2:1 or above
15%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
A*
A

After graduation


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Design studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£19,000
med
Average annual salary
94%
med
Employed or in further education
51%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

32%
Design occupations
14%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
11%
Artistic, literary and media occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Design studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£25k

£25k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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