BA (Hons) Fashion at Arts University Bournemouth

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Fashion merges traditional skills and craftsmanship with contemporary, cutting-edge technology and ethical practice. You'll interrogate the current industry while creating innovative, sustainable and bold garments of your own. BA (Hons) Fashion are award-winners in fashion innovation. The AUB Fashion community supports experimentation, exploration and the application of traditional and contemporary techniques and methods, to inform creative solutions for a more considered fashion future.

Faculty: Fashion and Creative Industries Management | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year; 4 years full-time with integrated foundation year; 5 years full-time with integrated foundation year and placement year | Study mode: full-time (optional placement year) | Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 4: Your first year introduces creative exploration and skill set submersion, focusing on fundamental skills as an enriching foundation for the student journey. Level 5: Level 5 prioritises innovation, market awareness and industry practice. Level 6: Level 6 consolidates the skills developed through previous levels in preparation for graduation and your career launch.

Career pathways

Graduate destinations include: Design for Cecile Bahnson, Boden, Next, Toast, Margaret Howell, Hugo Boss, ThruDark, Chet…; Buyer/product developer for Marks and Spencers, Ted Baker, Debenhams, Monsoon, Boden…; Digital technologist for Burberry, Vivienne Westwood, COS, H&M Stockholm, Turnbull &…; Fashion textiles for Huntsman, Melissa Oberdash and Celine; Buyers/merchandisers at Arcadia Group, Miss Selfridge and Signet.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have Level 3 qualifications, which should normally include at least one creative subject. We're looking for between 104 and 120 UCAS Tariff points. Standard offers include: A Levels with a result of BBB (or equivalent results achieving 120 UCAS Tariff points); Recognised Foundation Diploma with a Pass; BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit; T Level with a minimum grade of Merit; Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above. For the majority of our courses, we'll ask you to digitally submit a portfolio as part of the application process. Portfolios should show examples of your work – both finished and work in progress – that demonstrate your interests and skills.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home undergraduate tuition fee per year; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,950 a year (2027/28). International/EU tuition fee per year, fixed for all years; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year; 4 years full-time with integrated foundati

Apply through the official page: https://aub.ac.uk/apply/undergraduate

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