BA (Hons) Fashion Design at Leeds Arts University

Programme overview

Discover your own design aesthetic and create a fashion collection and portfolio that showcases your individual energy and talents. Explore this multifaceted design discipline and its historical and contemporary context, alongside broader factors that influence fashion design, including global fashion narratives, gender, sustainable practice, and ethics. Through our connections with the fashion industry you will benefit from live projects and external visits.

Duration: 3 years full-time / 4 years with placement year | Study mode: full-time (optional placement/sandwich year) | Intake: September | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Learn and explore the core skills required for fashion design, such as fashion drawing and illustration, design methods, colour awareness and application, pattern cutting and garment production, visual research methods, portfolio presentation, and digital applications for design. Year two: Continue to develop your work process and presentation skills, gaining confidence in sharing your creations through live projects and collaborations, and also learning about 3D fashion design. Year three: This self-directed final year takes a holistic approach to your practice.

Career pathways

The fashion industry is ever diversifying and there are many opportunities for our fashion design graduates. Typically, careers include positions in fashion design, product development, design studio assistant roles, fashion buying, trend prediction, visual merchandising, garment production and technology, and pattern cutting.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer 104-120 UCAS tariff points from any combination of A Levels/T Level/Extended Diploma/Foundation Diploma (expected subjects depend on the course); GCSE English Language or Literature at grade 4/C or above, or English Functional Skills Level 2 Pass. International: A-levels 104-120 UCAS points including an art/design-related subject; IB Diploma 26 points; European Baccalaureate 70%; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM; BTEC Diploma DD; UAL Extended Diploma Merit; UAL Foundation Diploma Distinction; IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5; one reference. Applicants may be assessed through personal statement, predicted grades, reference, examples of work and digital audition or interview. Course requirement: Portfolio of 10-15 examples including drawing, illustration, colour and mixed media and design development.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Home fee per year for years one to three; optional placement year charged at 20% of the annual tuition fee; rises to £10,050 in 2027/28. Home students who already hold a degree pay £10,540 in 2026/27. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,600 a year (2026/27). BA/BSc (Hons) international fee per year; optional placement year charged at 20% of the annual tuition fee; increases by inflation in later years. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time / 4 years with placement year

Apply through the official page: https://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/apply/how-to-apply-undergraduate

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