BA (Hons) Fashion Design at University of East London

Programme overview

The fashion industry is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that has a huge impact on our world today. The benefits are vast, and a great industry giant such as fashion needs innovators who think beyond the structural norms that have followed fashion design through time. We will teach you to understand the historical context of the creative industries so that you can become innovators and disruptors for the greater advancement of fashion design itself.

Faculty: School of Arts and Creative Industries | Department: Department of Fashion | Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional placement year) | Intake: September 2026, September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Business of Fashion 1, Technical Applications (Skills for Buying), Creative Fashion Practice, Theory of Fashion, Process and Identity, Fashion Enterprise 2, Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Business of Fashion 2, Applied Innovation.

Career pathways

Fashion Design graduates go into a wide range of roles across the creative industries, including junior and senior designer, pattern cutter, garment technologist, stylist, creative director, fashion consultant, tailor and freelance designer. Past graduates have gone on to work for notable names including Bianca Saunders, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, Mother of Pearl, Knwls, Ede and Ravenscroft, Hand and Lock and LiDS.

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Application information

Entry requirements

96 UCAS points (standard offer); 64 UCAS points (contextual offer); A Levels in at least two subjects; BTEC Extended Diploma – MMM (standard) / MPP (contextual); BTEC Diploma – DD (standard) / MM (contextual); Access to HE Diploma; T Levels; International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level; GCSE English Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in English; GCSE Mathematics Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics. English: IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking (or recognised equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee per year; subject to change Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee per year Source

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

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