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Undergraduate

BA (Hons) Fashion Design: New Practice

Full-timePart-time

September 2027

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£17,250 – International

£10,050 – UK

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Developed in collaboration with industry professionals, this dynamic BA (Hons) Fashion Design: New Practice degree will help to launch your fashion industry career.

Central to the course is the mutually beneficial relationship between fashion design and business, and you will develop your skill sets in both disciplines.

By studying this fashion design course, you will:

build essential fashion skills

study silhouette, print and knit experimentation

enjoy access to extensive specialist equipment and facilities

gain industry practice experience through live briefs, guest speakers, showcases, visits and more

expand your practical and business skills

learn from an industry-active fashion and textiles team

Combining fashion practice with business will propel your career and open a range of opportunities, such as working for a brand, freelancing or even setting up your own business.

Why study this course?

2nd London university for overall student satisfaction - National Student Survey 2026*

Top 20 in the UK for teaching quality - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027

Ranked top 50 in the UK and 2nd modern** London university - The Guardian University Guide 2027

Ranked 7th university in the UK for student experience - Daily Mail University Guide 2027

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Study options:

We support flexible study by offering some of our courses part-time or via distance learning. To give you real world experience before you graduate, we also offer some courses with a placement or internship. All available options are listed here. Your choices may affect some details of your course, such as the duration and cost per year. Please re-check the details on this page if you change your selection.

Full-time

Duration: 3 years

Part-time

Duration: 6 years

With Foundation Year

Duration: 4 years

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What you'll study

Our Fashion Design: New Practice course will build your confidence and understanding of fashion with the aim of launching your professional career in this exciting and dynamic industry.

You will develop your design thinking, explore industry processes, learn how to design for specific markets with a business focus and more.

From hands-on workshops, lectures, tutorials and seminars, you will experience authentic learning experiences to develop creative, cognitive and technical skills such as:

primary and secondary research

understanding of market segments

understanding how brands work

understanding of sustainability UN goals

understanding of garment critical paths

developing entrepreneurial skills

design development

industrial manufacturing techniques

print and knit applications

digital applications.

You will gain experience in industry practice through live briefs, guest speakers and visits, while developing your visual language within the fashion business context.

From Level 5 of the course, you’ll be able to personalise your design direction, towards more garment technology or textile application-oriented, as well as exploring entrepreneurial thinking.

Please note, we regularly review our course content to offer relevant, impactful and career-shaping learning. Therefore, the following modules are indicative and subject to change.

Compulsory modules

Conscientious Practice 1: Understanding Sustainability

Conscientious design is a vital part of the modern design process. You will gain an overview of the processes involved to research, create and realise a design concept from a conscious and commercial perspective, supported by an introduction to yarn types.

You will explore sustainable design through an understanding of conscientious practice, sustainable materials, relevant legislation and UN goals, which drive this sector of the Fashion Industry at various market levels.

Conscientious Practice 2: Item Through Identity

In this module, you will be introduced to a range of print design exploration and technical processes underpinned by design principles. You will be introduced to how print interacts with garment design, addressing print placement, dimension and repeat. This module will introduce particular processes, for example:

Print reactive dying

Acid dying and refreshing

You will create a garment that illustrates understanding of proportion, placement and balance of your design. You will build on your rudimentary knowledge of pattern cutting and manufacturing to ensure you understand how to place designs in relation to seams and fastenings.

Fashion Business and the Consumer

You will be introduced to the fashion business as an industry, the concepts and theories which drive the consumer to purchase. This will be underpinned by an overview of the theories and behavioural patterns which influence consumers.

You will learn to identify and analyse the key drivers behind the modern fashion global consumer. You will gain an understanding of what fashion identity means to you and, from a Brand perspective, in short, the customer’s relationship with a brand.

Fashion Futures/Roles and Forecasting

You will be introduced to the roles and structure of a fashion team within the industry. From the design duties within a team to the technical roles which support all areas. You will also familiarise yourself with the wider roles of buying within the fashion industry.

This module will enable you to behave as part of a team and how the wider team interacts with fashion forecasting. You will be introduced to the most relevant and up-to-date trend platforms and technology which indicates trend, including a study of catwalks and events. In teams, you will identify and forecast a trend based on research and innovative practice.

Fashion Research in Context

Fashion is not an island but a visualisation of culture and socio-economic events. You will be introduced to fashion history and place it within a cultural context: political, social, economic, environmental and technological. You will gain an understanding of how fashion has become a global industry through the emergence of couture in the late 19th Century to the 21st century global conglomerates and new markets.

You will explore key events which have impacted and shaped the fashion industry and transformed it from an exclusive art form for the social elite to an industry which has global significance and operates at numerous market levels. You will be introduced to key fashion icons, youth/subcultures, cultural shifts, gender, identity and diversity.

The Essential Toolbox

You will be introduced to the concepts and theories which drive fashion design. These will be underpinned by an introduction to initial primary and secondary research methods. You will build confidence in the practical, technical, and manipulative skills, which will, in turn, inform your creative design work and support your development for a specific role within the fashion industry.

You will be introduced to basic pattern cutting. The content may include:

balance, importance of centre front and centre back

dart manipulation

basic draping.

You will study all compulsory modules and one optional module.

Professional Development and Industry Practice

The first half of the module requires you to research career opportunities within the fashion industry and to prepare for industry experience. You will explore the value of individual promotion and portfolio development via a series of assessments that include mock interviews and CV building. There is also a focus on the exploration of personal values and how to align these with professional aspirations. You will gain ongoing support from the Careers and UWL Placements Team, in addition to ongoing advice and guidance on placement/work experience.

Design Construction: Introduction to Outerwear

This module will build on basic pattern cutting from Level 4 to understanding outerwear pattern cutting techniques. Within this module, you will be introduced to basic tailoring associated with outerwear, principles for both womenswear and menswear.

You will design and construct an outerwear garment. You will gain an overview of the processes involved to research, create and realise a design concept from a conscientious and commercial perspective, including fabrications.

Content may include:

Detailing

Buttonholes

Collar and revere

Pocket types

Internal finishing, e.g., seams, lining, etc.

Practice Vision

This module provides further insight into the operational dynamics of the fashion industry, with a focus on business structures, roles, and professional pathways. You will examine the internal organisation of fashion enterprises, whether within small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or larger corporations, and develop an understanding of the various job functions and their interrelationships. Emphasis will be placed on the collaborative nature of the industry, including interactions with contractors such as cut- make-trim (CMT) units and agents.

Fashion Collaborative Practice

You will be introduced to concepts and methodologies to visually communicate work to the wider industry. You will be working as a team in designated roles which align with your skill base in order to understand teamwork as a reflection of the current industry. You will gain an overview of the processes involved to research, create and realise a digital, functional concept, from a creative fashion forward and commercial perspective. Team interaction may include collaborations with creatives from other disciplines to create the outcome.

Fashion Debate and Polemic

The module will enable you to start developing a critical voice in relation to debates within the fashion industry. It is delivered in two parts:

Debate - establishing a well-informed point of view which you can defend, but also acknowledge the opposing view.

Polemic - a set of values/ rules by which organisations/ movements operate. Polemic means: speech or writing articulating a controversial or critical opinion.

Optional modules

Textiles Craft: Print or Knit

You will investigate niche market levels within the fashion industry, identifying opportunities and gaps specifically within either print or knit specialisms. This exploration will involve critical analysis of existing market offerings and consumer needs, enabling you to develop innovative and targeted design responses. You will produce a series of experimental textile samples that reflect your chosen area of focus, demonstrating originality and technical proficiency.

Design Technology

You will be introduced to the key areas of sourcing. From raw materials to final product development and production, and related supply chain management. The module will consider both global & local sourcing and the impact and need for sustainability.

sourcing and supply chain options

technical pack development: key communication between buyer/supplier

critical path evaluation

sustainable considerations and the increased need for responsible supply chain development when designing a range.

Fashion Artefact or Craft Redefined

This module will enable you to reconstruct and reinterpret a 3D fashion concept through the creation of an inspirational and technically informed prototype. You will begin by sourcing and critically researching an individual item of clothing or a historically or futuristically inspired artefact, selected for its relevance to your personal design philosophy and current aesthetic direction.

Fashion Entrepreneurship and Brand Vision

This module will extend your understanding of business practices and the concepts around entrepreneurship, the complexities of these and how they can be implemented on an individual and collaborative basis. This module will enable you to plan an individual entrepreneurship portfolio to pitch your own business, developing your own personal brand. This will include a portfolio of intent, with business plans, a market positioning strategy, logo and any brand extensions relevant to your business.

Global Fashion Vision

The aim of this module is to facilitate your critical engagement with in-depth, independent research into the global fashion industry. You will explore both established and emerging fashion brands, examining their evolution within the broader historical and contemporary fashion landscape. This will include the analysis of global trends, shifting consumer behaviours, and the socio-cultural contexts that shape fashion on an international scale.

Major Project: Realisation

This module is aimed to assist and guide you in realising your final fashion practice collection through to completion. You will research the heritage of your influences and design ideas. The influences will extend to personal and socio-cultural, global references; remember your market may be global with differing aesthetics, attitudes to fashion and personal positioning, for example, consider differences and expectations between continents.

Portfolio and Personal Positioning

This module will enable you to identify and showcase your own personal identity and skill base as a future designer. You will be able to showcase your versatility within the design field, focusing on fashion, accompanied by an ability to pivot into related design areas, with the modern marketplace in mind.

You will create a virtual presence showcasing design skills, digital skills, 3D design, utilising fashion industry standard software. Work within this module showcases your understanding of the fashion industry and differentiation between market levels.

What our students say

2nd London university for student satisfaction - National Student Survey 26*

UWL helped to develop my individual handwriting as a designer in a stimulating, challenging and competitive environment, whilst providing me with the technical knowledge and experience to pursue a career. The support given by the lecturing staff is second to none; the team are invested in you and your potential and share in your success as you grow creatively and professionally.

Jessica Read

Explore student work

Final collections

A film showcasing the final collections produced by graduates of the BA (Hons) Fashion and Textiles degree.

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Elena Guillamon Martin

Elena has always been interested in occasion and bridal wear, and has developed an appliqué with cord that resembles knots and ropes from sailing boats, and used it to create bodices and occasion wear details.

Fatima Rahim

Fatima's work Abandoned delves into the theme of abandonment through the medium of textiles. With a focus on texture, distressed appearances, fabric manipulation, and decomposition.

Ellie Cumber

Ellie's portfolio is a celebration of the joy of festival dressing, based on her recent holiday to the Grand Canyon and the rugged landscape and historical Aztec art indigenous to that area.

ARTSFEST Fashion

Welcome to highlights from our fashion students.

Donatella Onori

Donatella Onori’s work is based on African tribal wear and Ethiopian military costume, to create embroideries and prints for a contemporary London street vibe.

Mikel Kunze

Incognito by Mikel Kunze is a reaction to the automatic surveillance on London streets, and disguising yourself so that you are incognito.

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Entry requirements

Requirements:

International

104 UCAS points required

from level 3 qualifications

These can include:

A levels at grade B, C, C or above

BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit

Access to HE Diploma

T Levels.

You must hold a GCSE in English (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a portfolio.

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Whether you are changing career or don't have the exact subjects and grades required for this course, you might want to choose this course with a foundation year. This will give you an extra year's study to prepare you for the standard degree programme, where you can go on to graduate with a full Honours degree. Follow the link to see full details of the course with foundation year.

Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis.

Level 5 (year 2) entry

To directly enter the second year of this course, you will need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 120 undergraduate credits at Level 4 or a CertHE in a related subject area.

Level 6 (year 3) entry

To directly enter the third year of this course, you need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 240 undergraduate credits (at Levels 4 and 5), a DipHE, foundation degree or HND in a related subject area.

6.0 IELTS or above

You need to meet our English language requirement – a minimum of IELTS 5.5 for each of the four individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). Visit our English language requirements page for information on other English language tests we accept.

You also need academic qualifications at the same level as UK applicants. In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Check for local equivalents.

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements.

Find out more about our English Language courses.

Fees & funding

Funding:

per year†

Additional costs

There are additional costs for this course that are not included in the tuition fees. See the links below to get a better idea of what to expect:

optional study trips

materials

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Fees for the 2027/28 academic year and onwards may be subject to Government regulation and change.

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We offer generous bursaries and scholarships to make sure your aspirations are your only limit.

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International students - funding your studies

We offer scholarships for international students including International Ambassador Scholarships.

Further information about funding and financial support for international students is available from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Financial support for international students

Fashion facilities

Watch the video to discover the array of facilities on offer for our fashion students.

The knitting machine room

The knitting machine room allows our students to design and create their own complex knitwear.

The sewing room

The sewing room has industrial sewing machines for creating collections.

The pattern cutting room

We have all of the facilities needed to design and create garments. Our pattern-cutting room is equipped with high tables and mannequins.

Your future career

Your Fashion Design: New Practice course will prepare you for where you want to be – whether it is couture or high street, as an independent maker or part of a global fashion brand. Once you graduate, you could go on to work in a range of fashion jobs.

Additionally, you may wish to pursue further studies. If you’d like to go on and specialise in an area of fashion business you’re really passionate about, you will be ready to take on our career-focused Masters degrees for fashion, including:

MA International Fashion Brand Management.

Please see our postgraduate courses for the full range of courses.

Taught by lecturers with industry experience

Career-focused modules

One-to-one, life-long careers support

Alumni networking events

Support with CV and interview skills

Build your portfolio

On campus, specialist careers fairs

Industry connections

Job roles

Fashion designer

Knitwear designer

Print designer

Creative pattern cutter

Garment technologist

Trend forecaster

Design manager

Freelancer

Fashion entrepreneur

Digital fashion designer.

Virginia James Course Leader

I am a fashion designer with over 40 years of experience in the fashion industry. I have worked as a designer, design director and creative director for many leading fashion brands and fashion houses. I am passionate about creativity and employability within the fashion world, and I combine my experience to lead and mentor our students in achieving the confidence and skills necessary for their own goals.

I have also been involved with teaching throughout my career, lecturing at Kingston School of Art ( Kingston University), Ravensbourne, UEL, York St John, GCA, and I also worked as EE for both Northumbria and Kingston for many years.

I also run my own small fashion business based on sustainable values.

I was central to the creation and writing of our new course, Fashion Design New Practice and believe in the importance of pivotable skills for an ever-changing world.

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Danielle Dooey

Dr Jo Henderson

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