BA (Hons) Fashion Design at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Our BA Fashion Design Course will provide you with a comprehensive fashion design education. The course encourages innovation in both design skills and technical craftsmanship with a focus on sustainability, system thinking and socioeconomic practice. We will provide you with international opportunities and integration with our industry partners to empower you to explore your individuality, creativity, and future employability.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Media | Department: Fashion and Textiles | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time (optional professional placement) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course equips you with the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to succeed in a wide range of careers in the fashion industry. Your first year will introduce you to a number of fashion topics, helping you to develop a good foundation of fashion knowledge and skills, in both design and technical areas. Your second year helps to strengthen your personal and professional development in relation to your own career goals. Modules include Creative Industries: Connections, Fundamental Fashion Design Skills, Fashion Design Technology, Fashion Systems, Fashion Design Manifesto, Creative Industries: Industry Futures, Fashion Design Tailoring, Work Placement.

Career pathways

The course is ideal if you intend to pursue a creative career in fashion design and related industries. Throughout the degree, you will develop the fundamental skills needed to work within the fashion industry, equipping you with the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to succeed in your creative practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112-72 UCAS Tariff points. Applicants will also need to submit a good portfolio. If you are not studying a creative subject at Level 3, you can still apply for this course. Our portfolio guidance information includes alternative options for how you can show us your passion for art. A Level: 112-72 UCAS Tariff points / BBC-CDE (or equivalent). AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels. A maximum of four subjects will be considered. International Baccalaureate Diploma: Obtain 28-24 points overall. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 3 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

International applicants: GBP 19,220 a year (2027/28). full-time, 3 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/55a602e7-739f-fdea-1cf2-32ae006e3607/course?studyYear=2027

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