Fashion Designing courses

About BA (hons) Fashion Design And Development in University of the Arts London

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fashion design process. They will be prepared for a career within the fashion industry and actively encouraged to think about their own individual design language. The course provides creative, practical and strategic skills, enabling students to become successful designers and developers.  

What to expect 

• The course produces graduates who are fully equipped with an industry skillset that enables them to be creative and innovative whilst communicating their ideas effectively. 

• There will be opportunities to collaborate throughout the course. 

• Students will learn essential skills and techniques alongside gaining a comprehensive understanding of the fashion industry.  

• In the final year students will make a collection, where they will research, design and develop their ideas into fully realised garments that show their aesthetic and creative vision for a specific area of the fashion industry.  

Work experience opportunities 

Students will be given the opportunity to work collaboratively with industry through set briefs during their second year. There is also an opportunity to undertake an optional industry placement year between the second and final year of the course which will enhance the employability of students by offering valuable experience and contacts within the industry as well as earning an additional Diploma in Professional Studies qualification. Previous students from this course have gained placements at Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, ASOS, Erdem, Christopher Raeburn, Christopher Kane and Roksanda Illincic.

Entry requirements

• High School leaving examinations - We will consider any High School leaving examinations that are considered to be the equivalent to A-level examinations in the UK.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 - 6.5 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each component.
• TOEFL iBT: 80 - 90 overall.
• PTE Academic: 51 - 58 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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