BA (Hons) Textile Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A studio-based degree combining traditional crafts and digital technologies to develop creative, professional and research skills in textiles for fashion and interiors. Themes include innovation, sustainability, manufacturing and material culture, with live client briefs, internships and graduate exhibitions such as New Designers.

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

What you will study

Year 1: Subject: Fundamentals, Subject: Application & Context, Research Basics and Interdisciplinary Understanding. Year 2: Subject: Textile Horizons, 21st Century Challenges, Real-World Contexts and Research Proposal. Year 3: Subject: Consolidate, Positioning in Practice and Contribution.

Career pathways

Graduates work as textile, print and surface pattern designers, in textiles manufacturing and journalism, trend forecasting, visual merchandising and styling, freelance practice, or progress to MA, PhD or PGCE study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96-120 tariff points. A levels: minimum three A levels, no specific subjects (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM. IB Diploma: 24 points. Irish Leaving Certificate: higher level subjects only, minimum grade H4. GCSE: preferably five at grade C/4 or above including English Language/Welsh First Language and Mathematics/Mathematics-Numeracy. Other requirement: successful portfolio review. Contextual offers available. 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

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

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