BA Textile Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Textile Design, a design degree focused on textile processes and material applications across knit, print, and weave. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake an optional professional placement year between the second and third year of study. The third year covers cultural studies through Cultural Studies, offering learning resources to analyse objects, images, spaces, and practices in art, design, popular, and media culture. The course begins with an introduction to knit, print, weave, dye, and digital processes, alongside projects in research, drawing, colour, composition, and experimentation. The second year encourages students to build a personal design identity and refine specialist skills within chosen pathways while focusing on contemporary industry applications. In the final year, students push their personal design direction, expand research narratives, and refine specialist techniques.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC
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What students say
Based on about 40 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Design occupations: 35%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 1,110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 68%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 76%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 23%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Cultural Studies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Textile Design at University of the Arts London earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £36,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Textile Design at University of the Arts London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Textile Design at University of the Arts London?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Textile Design at University of the Arts London?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 190 UCAS points.
Does BA Textile Design at University of the Arts London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Textile Design at University of the Arts London?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.