Program Overview

BA (Hons) Fashion

Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Fashion course at Ravensbourne University London is designed for budding fashion designers who wish to discover their fashion identity, develop a diverse skillset, and engage with industry giants. This three-year full-time course has a glowing international reputation for creating highly-employable graduates with distinctive design identities.

Ideal for...

• Budding fashion designers who wish to discover their fashion identity, develop a diverse skillset, and engage with industry giants.

Course Structure and Admissions

Year 1

• Students will build fundamental skills in textiles, digital design directives, and the most current industry software and technology.
• There is an emphasis on understanding fashion with a focus on signature and direction.
• Modules:
  • Concept 1: Research, Design and Portfolio
  • Form and Silhouette 1
  • Concept 2: Research, Design and Portfolio
  • Professional Life Practice: Developing your Practice
  • Professional Life Practice: Exploring your Practice

Year 2

• Students will gain greater understanding of creative collaboration and start to build a skills-based portfolio.
• We support all our students to undertake a work placement in the final term.
• Students start to solidify ideas about their signature pieces and brand.
• Modules:
  • Industry Project 1: Product Innovation
  • Industry Project 2: Innovation and Collaboration
  • Industry Project 3: Contemporary Tailoring
  • Professional Life Practice: "Applying your Practice"
  • Work-based learning

Year 3

• Students will bring their learning together in a self-directed design project, ready for show or exhibition at the degree show.
• We ask students to show their contextual studies research and thinking in a long form dissertation.
• Students will bring together their skills in an industry-ready portfolio whilst at the same time being encouraged to enter external competitions.
• Modules:
  • Pre-collection: Concept Development and Prototyping
  • Professional Life Practice: "Situating your Practice"
  • Final Collection: Realisation
  • Portfolio

Entry Requirements

• At Ravensbourne, we accept a wide range of qualifications for entry onto our courses, whilst also considering the context in which they were achieved.
• For this course, we would usually require a GCSE Grade 4 or above in English in addition to any of the below;
  • Two A Levels at grade CC or above
  • BTEC Extended Diploma at grade MPP
  • UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma
  • T Level (pass or above)
  • Access to Higher Education Diploma
  • International Baccalaureate at grade 24 or above
  • Other/Mixed qualifications equivalent to 64 UCAS Tariff points

Interview and Portfolio

• Admission onto this course is also subject to successful completion of an interview and portfolio (or showreel).
• If you wish to study our BA (Hons) Fashion degree course, we will need to see examples of previous art, new media, and/or design work that showcases your suitability for the course.

Career Pathway

• As well as womenswear and menswear designers, the BA (Hons) Fashion course can also allow you to find employment in the following roles:
  • Accessories designer
  • Art director
  • Academics and teachers
  • Activewear designer
  • Atelier manager
  • Brand managers
  • Buyer
  • Curator
  • Childrenswear designers
  • Costume designer
  • Denim designer
  • Digital designer
  • Digital operations
  • Data analyst/insights
  • Display designer
  • E-comms developer
  • Fabric buyer/developer
  • Factory sourcing
  • Graders (pattern)
  • Homeware designer
  • Influencer/talent management
  • Interiors for retail
  • Jewellery designer
  • Knitwear technician
  • Lingerie/intimates designer
  • Merchandiser
  • Pattern cutter
  • Studio manager
  • Trend forecaster

Industry Connections

• Throughout the course, students work on industry-led design briefs and competitions.
• This is an opportunity to apply their creativity and design sensibility.
• In the past, students have worked with some of the biggest brands in the world of denim - VF Corporation encompassing Timberland, Wrangler, Lee, and North Face.
• Recently, a strong and exciting relationship has been established with Kingpins denim.

Fees and Funding

• Find out more about our tuition fees and whether you qualify for financial support during your studies.

Facilities

• Our spacious and well-equipped fashion atelier means that our fashion students learn traditional, technical, and creative skills such as draping, pattern cutting, and machine sewing.
• But not only that. They can also push creative limits by designing and printing their own materials using our industry-standard fabric printers.
• Our facilities are second to none. Using digital workshops, you will be encouraged to explore new digital technologies, such as: 3D printing, digital knit, digital print, digital embroidery, laser cutting, access to body scanning, and the Lectra CAD/CAM design management system.
• Alongside mastering the latest fashion technology, you will also be taught how to effectively use industry-standard software, such as Clo3D, Marvellous Designer, and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• With access to the latest camera equipment and video editing software, Adobe Premier Pro, you will also expand your awareness of different creative fields and learn the value of interdisciplinary exploration.

Materials Library

• The Ravensbourne materials library is curated by Material ConneXion, a business that introduces brands to the latest material innovations.
• The materials scientists at Material ConneXion select innovative materials relevant to the courses at Ravensbourne and that reflect current trends in design and manufacturing.
• Samples of these materials are then added to the library so students and staff can browse the physical collection for inspiration, material ideas, and applications.
• The library hosts 1,500 material samples and an interactive table for further research and access to the Material ConneXion database.

Library

• The Ravensbourne University library has a large collection of print, online, and multimedia resources available for staff and students to use.