BA Design
About this course
BA Hons in Design, a Fashion Design degree focused on creative problem-solving and modern visual practice. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course is taught by researchers from the ImaginationLancaster research lab and features live client projects as well as an independent final-year project. The first year establishes foundational capabilities through compulsory modules such as The Reflective Design Process, Design Contexts, Visual Communication, Design Through Making, and Design Sprints, alongside optional modules exploring media culture and performance. The second year expands into digital and physical systems via Interaction and Experience Design, Insight-led Design, Design Visualisation, Design for Sustainability, and Speculative Design, with choices including discovery modules on global challenges. The final year centres on professional readiness through Design Consultancy, Design Independent Project, and Design Leadership, supported by optional modules examining environmental transformation and participatory cultures.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 overall with 15 points from the best 3 HL subjects
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 88%: 28 offers from 32 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 79%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 40%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 9%
- North West: 36%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 14%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 16%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Reflective Design Process
- Design Contexts
- Visual Communication
- Design Through Making
- Design Sprints
- Raw Materials of Performance
- Understanding Media and Culture
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- Interaction and Experience Design
- Insight-led Design
- Design Visualisation
- Design for Sustainability
- Speculative Design
- Employability, Purpose and Social Impact (Discovery module)
- Global Challenges and Collaborative Solutions (Discovery module)
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Visual Cultures
- Design Consultancy
- Design Independent Project
- Design Leadership
- Confronting the Climate Crisis (Discovery module)
- People Power and Collective Action (Discovery module)
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
- Audiences, Fans and Participatory Cultures
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Design at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £33,500. The £27,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Design at Lancaster University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Design at Lancaster University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Design at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 128 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Design at Lancaster University?
88% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 28 offers from 32 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Design at Lancaster University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.