Fashion Design and Marketing BA (Hons) at Northumbria University

Programme overview

Fashion Design and Marketing is a unique course that explores design and promotion for future markets. Fashion needs new thinkers, doers, makers and risk-takers, problem solvers, and creative collaborators. We will challenge you to generate brand concepts, design and make the key products, devise marketing strategies, and realise creative promotional outcomes.

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 Design & Marketing, Fashion Photography & Illustration, Fashion Trend Forecasting, Fashion Product, Introduction to Fashion Practice; Year 2 core modules: Interchange 2 – Emerging Issues and Practices, Fashion Futures, Professional Practice Portfolio, Fashion Concept to Product, Market Research & Enterprise; Year 4 core modules: Interchange 3 – Contemporary Challenges and Design Futures, FMP Concept, FMP Realisation, Portfolio & Promotion. Optional modules include Creative Studio 1, Creative Studio 2.

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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: W232.

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=UUSFMD1&code2=0003

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