BA Fashion Design and Technology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fashion Design and Technology, a Textile Design - BA (Hons) and Fashion Design degree centred on contemporary apparel, manufacturing processes, and technological innovation within the fashion industry. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can complete this course either through a four-year route including a professional placement year or via a standard three-year full-time study option. The first year introduces foundational skills through compulsory modules such as Creative Production 1, Fashion Design Principles, Garment Construction, Creative Production 2, 3D Manipulation, and Fashion Futures, focusing on digital competencies, technical garment creation, and human body form. The second year expands into advanced concepts with compulsory modules including Advanced Digital Design Processes, Sustainable Design Systems, Professional and Business Practice, Contextualising Fashion, and Apparel Innovations: Components and Materials, alongside optional modules such as 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, Object Studies, and Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action. The final year centres on advanced development and culminative practical work through compulsory modules like Pre-collection: Prototyping and Conceptual Development and Final Major Project: Advanced Fashion Concepts, with further flexibility offered through optional modules including Dissertation and Industrial Report.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: 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
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What students say
Based on about 181 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 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
- Engineering professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- 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: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Creative Production 1
- Fashion Design Principles
- Garment Construction
- Creative Production 2
- 3D Manipulation
- Fashion Futures
- Advanced Digital Design Processes
- Sustainable Design Systems
- Professional and Business Practice
- Contextualising Fashion
- Apparel Innovations: Components and Materials
- 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
- Object Studies
- Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action
- Pre-collection: Prototyping and Conceptual Development
- Final Major Project: Advanced Fashion Concepts
- Dissertation
- Industrial Report
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Design and Technology 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 £2,000 more than the UK median for Polymers and textiles.
What do graduates of BA Fashion Design and Technology 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 Fashion Design and Technology at Loughborough University?
90% 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 and Technology at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 154 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fashion Design and Technology at Loughborough University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.