Fashion Design - BA (Hons) at University of South Wales

Programme overview

A BA (Hons) at the Cardiff campus where students design and make clothing in a city-centre studio with CAD software and sewing machines, culminating in a graduate fashion show. The course is a member of the British Fashion Council.

Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years sandwich or 6 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Fashion Engineering 1 and 2, Fashion Design 1 and 2, Fashion Cultures 1, Fashion Communication. Year two: Phygital Fashion, Experimental Digital Fashion, Fashion and Society, Collaborative Design, Advanced Pattern Cutting and Materials, Fashion Industry Preparation. Optional sandwich year. Year three: Critical Research in Fashion, Professional Practice 1 and 2, Professional Strategies, Fashion Futures, Professional Portfolio.

Career pathways

Fashion entrepreneurs, textile designers, buyers, designers, curators, educators, costume designers; graduates have worked with Givenchy, Raeburn, Harrods and Next.

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Application information

Entry requirements

96 UCAS points or above. A-level: CCC to include a relevant subject. BTEC: MMM in a relevant subject. Welsh Baccalaureate: C in the Skills Challenge Certificate and CC at A-level with a relevant subject. Access to HE Diploma: pass with a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points. T Level: Pass (C and above). GCSEs: minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or equivalent. Contextual offers may be made on the basis of background and circumstances using UCAS data.

International applicants: GBP 17,600 a year (2027/28). International full-time fee, stated per year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years sandwich or 6 years part-time

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