BA Sustainable Fashion
About this course
BA in Sustainable Fashion, a textile design and fashion design degree focusing on environmental and ethical challenges in the sector. Core topics include Research Methods, Marketing. The course includes an optional placement year for practical experience. The first year covers the foundations through Sustainable Fashion and Textile Manufacturing, Fashion Lifecycle 1: Materials and Process, Fashion Lifecycle 2: Products, Users, End of Life, and The Fashion Industry, with optional choices such as Editorial Design: Text, Image, Narrative. The second year progresses with Design Studies: Exploration, Fashion Management: Issues & Strategies, Strategic Marketing for the Creative Industries, Sustainable Product Development, and Green Processes, alongside optional modules like Designing for Colour. The final year centers on Major Research Project, The Sustainable Product, Sustainable Fashion Strategy and Innovation, and Fashion Revolutions, with further optional studies available in subjects such as Collaborative Brand Management.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB EPQ: BBB plus grade A in the EPQ BTEC: DDM. Excluding Art Foundation Diploma; please see Other Qualifications section. IB: 34 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including a 4 in English.
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What students say
Based on about 5 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 50%
- Learning resources: 79%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 140 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 77%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 1%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 57%
- Information Technology Professionals: 10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 4%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 4%
- Find their work meaningful: 93%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 91%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 71%
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 40 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
- Sustainable Fashion and Textile Manufacturing
- Fashion Lifecycle 1: Materials and Process
- Fashion Lifecycle 2: Products, Users, End of Life
- The Fashion Industry
- Editorial Design: Text, Image, Narrative
- Colour Design and Application
- Creative Thinking
- Introduction to Photography
- Design Studies: Exploration
- Fashion Management: Issues & Strategies
- Strategic Marketing for the Creative Industries
- Sustainable Product Development
- Green Processes
- Designing for Colour
- Digital Photography
- The Art and Science of Cosmetic Products
- Contemporary Illustration
- Collage Culture
- Major Research Project
- The Sustainable Product
- Sustainable Fashion Strategy and Innovation
- Fashion Revolutions
- AI, Games Design and Ethics
- Collaborative Brand Management
- Consumer Neuromarketing
- Creative Advertising
- Design in Scientific Enterprise
- Fashion Styling and Photography
- Social Design
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sustainable Fashion at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £33,000 after 15 months, £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 £1,000 less than the UK median for Polymers and textiles.
What do graduates of BA Sustainable Fashion at University of Leeds do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sustainable Fashion at University of Leeds?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sustainable Fashion at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does BA Sustainable Fashion at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Sustainable Fashion at University of Leeds?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.