BA Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Design, a undergraduate degree within Engineering and Fashion Design. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice, Engineering Design, Research Methods, and Communication & Writing. The programme offers a four-year full-time study route including a professional placement year, alongside a standard three-year full-time option. The first year establishes fundamental competencies through compulsory modules such as Design Foundations 1, Design Foundations 2, Prototyping for Design, and Research for Design 1. The second year expands technical and investigative proficiencies via Shaping Materials, Research for Design 2, Digital Skills for Design, and Speculative Futures, while optional modules introduce subjects like Arts Management, BioDesign, and Creative Enterprise. The final year centers on independent execution through the compulsory BA Design Showcase Project and Responsible Design Practice, alongside optional modules including Design for Impact and Design for Diversity.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Art and Design: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB Preferred BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Art and Design. No preferred subjects for BTEC Level 3 National Diploma or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 60%: 110 offers from 184 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 69%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 68%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 61%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 55 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 86%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Design occupations: 24%
- Engineering professionals: 24%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 8%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 8%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 355 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 21%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 24%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Prototyping for Design
- Design Foundations 1
- Research for Design 1
- Designing Interactions
- Design Foundations 2
- Shaping Materials
- Research for Design 2
- Digital Skills for Design
- Shaping Technologies
- Speculative Futures
- Arts Management
- Re-imagining Communities
- Creative Placemaking
- Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity
- Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products
- Co-Designing Products with Generative AI
- Creative Enterprise
- BioDesign
- Storytelling & Documentary Practice for Global Change
- Object Studies
- Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action
- BA Design Showcase Project
- Responsible Design Practice
- Design for Impact
- Design for Diversity
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Design at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £42,000. The £34,000 median after five years is £7,000 less than the UK median for Engineering.
What do graduates of BA Design at Loughborough University do next?
93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Design at Loughborough 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 Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 154 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Design at Loughborough University?
60% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 110 offers from 184 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Design at Loughborough University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.