BA (Hons) Fashion and Design History at University of Brighton

Programme overview

Immerse yourself in the world of fashion and design history with our exciting course and explore the significance of what we wear and use – from designer items to everyday objects. On our Fashion and Design History degree you will learn from an expert teaching team about the history and current trends of clothing and design, engaging with diverse images, objects and texts. You’ll uncover the connections between fashion and design and social, political and cultural identities.

Faculty: School of Humanities and Social Science | Department: History of Art and Design | Duration: full-time: 3 years; with placement year: 4 years | Study mode: full-time (optional placement year) | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Fashion and Design History and Art History and Visual Culture students share some of their studies throughout their courses, including a shared first year so you’ll explore modules with a diverse group of students. From year 2, you will be in a great position to specialise in your chosen subject and to choose option modules to focus on the topics that interest you most. In the first year of study, you will learn about the ways in which the movement of people, materials and ideas across geographies, spaces and time periods have an impact on the production, reproduction and appropriation of fashion and design. Modules include Art and Design History in Brighton: Places and Processes, Artist, Designer and the Prosumer: Theories and Debates, Artist, Designer and the Prosumer: Approaches and Practices, Reading Fashion and Design, Spaces and Bodies, The Cultural Politics of Fashion and Design, Networks and Sustainability in Fashion and Design, Professional Paths in Art and Design History, Communicating Research, Dissertation in History of Art and Design.

Career pathways

Graduates from our history of art and design programmes go on to a variety of roles in the museums, galleries and heritage industry, such as: This degree also opens up postgraduate study options. At Brighton, for example, you could progress on to our Curating Collections and Heritage MA or History of Design and Material Culture MA.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-levels ABB–BCC. BTEC Extended Diploma DDM–MMM. International Baccalaureate 27 points, with three subjects at Higher level. UCAS tariff 104–128 points. Access to HE Diploma Pass with 60 credits overall. Humanities, history or politics courses preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3. T-level Merit in any T-level. English language requirements. If English is not your first language, IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,108 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

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

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

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