BA (Hons) Fashion Design at Solent University

Programme overview

Make your cutting-edge designs ready for the catwalk. This degree will nurture your creativity through practical experience from tailoring to streetwear in our specialist fashion studios. This degree will nurture your creativity through practical experience spanning tailoring to streetwear, and silhouette to textile experimentation.

Faculty: Fashion and beauty | Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year | Study mode: full-time | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include The Silhouette, Fashion Fundamentals, Concept to Consumer, Fashion Fabrication, Future Focus, Semiotics of Style, Form and Functionality, Capsule Collection, Portfolio and Professional Presence, ReFashion the Future, Final Collection Research and Development, Final Collection: Production. Optional modules include Creating a Product Range.

Career pathways

This course primarily prepares students for design and studio assistant roles in menswear and womenswear for a wide range of market levels, from the high street to high-end.

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Application information

Entry requirements

104-120 UCAS tariff points A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D, T-level Merit or equivalent qualification or a combination of qualifications which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 104 UCAS points. Applicants are required to send an electronic portfolio. Direct entry into the second or third years may be considered for this course. Applicants over the age of 21 may be considered based on relevant experience, without having the required tariff points. English language: IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK, ROI, EU (settled status) and Channel Island full-time fee. Fees for the following year not yet published; 2026/27 rates shown for guidance. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,081 a year (2026/27). International full-time fee. Fees for the following year not yet published; 2026/27 rates shown for guidance. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

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