BA (Hons) Fashion Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Fashion Design at Cardiff Met takes students through the professional design process from concept to final product, with commercial viability, experimentation and creativity at its core. Students work in well-equipped studios and workshops at the Llandaff Campus and build a portfolio from the first year.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a year-long sandwich placement. | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Studio skills include creative research, fashion drawing and illustration, creative cutting, flat pattern drafting, stand modelling and draping, tailoring, garment production, CAD software (Photoshop, Illustrator), trend forecasting and range building. Year 1 starts with Fashion Fundamentals (40 credits) and Fashion Visualisation (20 credits). Live briefs, industry placements and study trips abroad are offered.

Career pathways

Graduates have taken up opportunities with brands including Burberry, Givenchy Paris, Julien Macdonald and Tu at Sainsbury's.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96-120 tariff points. A levels: minimum three, no specific subjects (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as third subject). BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM. IB Diploma: 24 points. Irish Leaving Certificate: higher level subjects only, minimum H4. Access to HE Diploma: no specific subjects. GCSE: preferably five at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics. Successful portfolio review required. Contextual offers available. English language for international applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a year-long sandwich placement.

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