Fashion BA (Hons) at Northumbria University

Programme overview

Establish your professional creative identity and Fashion career path by developing your own specialist-creative-practice that explores Fashion design for real-world applications. Learn how to create, craft and communicate meaningful Fashion aligned to your own interests using thinking-through-making skills, craftsmanship and contemporary fashion design practices.

Faculty: School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries | Duration: 4 Years Full Time Including Placement | Study mode: full-time (optional placement/sandwich year) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Interchange 1 – Experimental Processes, Introduction to Fashion Practice, Introduction to Fashion Culture, Fashion Practice, Fashion Image; Year 2 core modules: Interchange 2 – Emerging Issues and Practices, Fashion Theory Into Practice, Fashioning Identity, Concept and Craftsmanship, Collaborative Project, Professional Practice; Year 4 core modules: Interchange 3 – Contemporary Challenges and Design Futures, Fashion Concept Research, Fashion Concept Development, Fashion Collection Realisation 1, Fashion Collection Realisation 2, Professional Fashion Portfolio. Optional modules include Creative Studio 1, Creative Studio 2.

Career pathways

Whatever you decide to do upon graduation, you’ll have strong employability having acquired the characteristics of a Fashion BA (Hons) graduate. Our course produces adaptable, confident, and skilled graduates who can apply their knowledge to a variety of professional employment opportunities or post-graduate education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard Offer 112 UCAS Tariff Points. From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate. Contextual Admissions 96 UCAS Tariff points. GCSE Requirements: Applicants will need Maths, Statistics, or Physics and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or equivalents. Additional Requirements: A portfolio of creative design work is required. Get advice on preparing your portfolio here: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/coming-to-northumbria/portfolios/. International Qualifications: English Language Requirements: International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*). UCAS code: W233.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK tuition fee for year 1 of 2027/28 entry; later years may rise in line with the fee cap. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,850 a year (2027/28). International tuition fee for year 1 of 2027/28 entry; fees apply to every year of study. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 Years Full Time Including Placement

Apply through the official page: https://sits.northumbria.ac.uk/live/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=UUSFHI1&code2=0003

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