BA Fashion Design Innovation
About this course
BA in Fashion Design Innovation, a fashion design degree grounded in studio practice and technical methods. Core topics include Research Methods and Marketing. Students receive membership to the Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry. The first year covers core practical methods through Fashion Essentials: Design, Materials and Production, Design Studies: Foundation, Creative Challenges and Communication, The Fashion Industry, and Introduction to Creative Textiles for Fashion, alongside optional modules such as Creative Thinking and Introduction to Photography. The second year progresses to advanced experimentation and theory via Fashion Experimentation: Challenges and Transformations, Design Studies: Exploration, Design for Interaction and Experience, 20th Century Fashion, and Fashion Management Issues & Strategies, with further study available in options like Digital Photography and Contemporary Illustration. The final year centres on independent practical work and strategic application through the Major Research Project and Fashion Design Innovation Project, complemented by optional subjects including Fashion Innovation Contexts: Product Realisation, Consumer Neuromarketing, and Collaborative Brand Management.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB EPQ: BBB plus grade A in the EPQ BTEC: DDM in art/design. Excluding Art Foundation Diploma; please see Other Qualifications section. IB: 34 points overall with 16 at Higher Level including 5 in Visual Arts and 4 in English.
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What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 220 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 17%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 19%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 29%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Fashion Essentials: Design, Materials and Production
- Design Studies: Foundation
- Creative Challenges and Communication
- The Fashion Industry
- Introduction to Creative Textiles for Fashion
- Creative Thinking
- Introduction to Photography
- Colour Design and Application
- Drawing beyond itself
- Editorial Design: Text, Image, Narrative
- Or a University of Leeds Discovery Module
- Fashion Experimentation: Challenges and Transformations
- Design Studies: Exploration
- Design for Interaction and Experience
- You must take one module
- 20th Century Fashion
- Fashion Management Issues & Strategies
- Strategic Marketing for the Creative Industries
- Digital Photography
- Designing for Colour
- Contemporary Illustration
- Collage Culture
- The Art and Science of Cosmetic Products
- University of Leeds Discovery Module
- Major Research Project
- Fashion Design Innovation Project
- Fashion Innovation Contexts: Product Realisation
- Consumer Neuromarketing
- Collaborative Brand Management
- Fashion Styling and Photography
- AI, Games Design and Ethics
- Design for Scientific Enterprise
- Social Design
- Creative Advertising
- University of Leeds Discovery Module
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Design Innovation at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £38,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £5,000 more than the UK median for Design studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fashion Design Innovation at University of Leeds?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Fashion Design Innovation at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
Does BA Fashion Design Innovation at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Fashion Design Innovation at University of Leeds?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.