BA Textile Art, Design and Fashion
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fashion Design, covering textile art and design alongside fashion practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students choose a specialism pathway in embroidery, knit, weave, print or fashion after a broad first year. An optional placement year or study-abroad semester is available between the second and final years, and the course culminates in an 80-credit Major Project with a final exhibition.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Modules
- Cultural Contexts
- Fundamental Skills 1
- Research & Writing 1: Methods & Approaches
- Fundamental Skills 2
- Specialist Skills 1
- Professional Practice 1: Work Based Learning
- Research and Writing 2: Critical Frameworks
- Specialist Skills 2
- Enterprise Placement Year
- Placement
- International Academic Studies
- Research & Writing 3: The Essay/ Report
- Professional Practice 2: Graduate Skills
- Major Project
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Textile Art, Design and Fashion at Ulster University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Textile Art, Design and Fashion at Ulster University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Does BA Textile Art, Design and Fashion at Ulster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Textile Art, Design and Fashion at Ulster University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.