Program Overview

Fashion Design (BA)

Overview

The Fashion Design (BA) program at the University of Southampton is a three-year undergraduate degree that aims to develop students' skills and knowledge in fashion design, with a focus on sustainability, creativity, and innovation.

Entry Requirements

Academic Year 2025/26

• A-levels: BBB, including an art, design, or fashion-based subject
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass, with 30 points overall, including 15 points at Higher Level in an art, design, or fashion-based subject
• BTEC: Distinction, Distinction, Merit in the BTEC National Extended Diploma in an art, design, or fashion-based subject
• Access to HE Diploma: 60 credits, with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3, including 24 credits at Distinction and 21 credits at Merit in an art, design, or fashion-based subject
• Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 H3, including an art, design, or fashion-based subject
• Scottish Qualification: Offers will be based on exams taken at the end of S6, with careful consideration given to individual academic achievement and context
• Cambridge Pre-U: M2 M2 M2, including an art, design, or fashion-based subject
• Welsh Baccalaureate: BBB from 3 A levels, including an art, design, or fashion-based subject, or BB from 2 A levels, including an art, design, or fashion-based subject, and B from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate

Additional Requirements

• All applicants must provide a portfolio of art work
• GCSE English language (or GCSE English) and mathematics, minimum grade 4/C
• English language requirements: IELTS overall score 6.5, with 6.0 in reading, writing, speaking, and listening

Course Structure

The program consists of three years of study, with the following modules:

Year 1

• Fashion Futures
• Fashion Design Principles and Materials
• Foundations of Fashion
• Embedding Context into Practice

Year 2

• Broadening Sustainable Fashion Practice
• Collaborate (Fashion Design)
• Fashion Industry
• Integrating Fashion and Society

Year 3

• Contemporary Context
• Final Major Project (Fashion Design)
• Final Project Preparation
• Professional Communication
• Professional Planning (Fashion Design)

Tuition Fees

• UK students: £9,535 per year
• EU and international students: £23,400 per year

Careers and Employability

The program aims to develop students' skills and knowledge in fashion design, with a focus on sustainability, creativity, and innovation. Graduates can pursue careers in fashion design, fashion marketing, fashion journalism, and related fields.

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