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Arts University Bournemouth

UCAS Code: W230 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

B,B,B

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Scottish Higher

C,C,C,C,C,D

Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

104-120

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About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Fashion design

BA (Hons) Fashion are award winners in fashion innovation. The AUB Fashion community supports experimentation, exploration and the application traditional and contemporary techniques/methods, to inform creative solutions for a more considered fashion future.

From concept to realisation our students will experiment, interrogate, and develop design practises appropriate to their individual design philosophy. They will creatively explore traditional and modern techniques, cutting edge digital fashion technology, craftmanship, product development and presentation. Our students will explore connections between concepts of dress, fashion, and the body as a site for artistic expression.

The social, ethical and environmental contexts of fashion are critical forces: they are central to course debate and practice. How we understand fashion’s impact will inform creative solutions and help students to become effective change makers for a more sustainable and inclusive world.

AUB Fashion are award winners in innovation, with a portfolio of student successes which are internationally recognised through graduate destination, exciting industry collaboration and inspirational speakers integrated into the DNA of the course.

During their time at AUB students will construct a unique portfolio of skills to support their career launch or graduate outcomes. We celebrate their individuality and will help them realise a tailored path within the fashion industry and community at this critical time in history.

100% of assessment for this course is coursework based.

**What you will learn**
Level 4 (first year) introduces creative exploration and skill set submersion. It focusses on fundamental skills as an enriching foundation for the student journey.

Level 5 (second year) prioritises innovation, market awareness and industry practise.
Building on the knowledge of fundamental rules from Level 4, students now challenge them, critique the status quo, and innovate solutions to problematics within fashion industry and culture.

Level 6 (third year) consolidates the skills developed through previous levels in preparation for graduation and your career launch. It’s considered by graduates as the most challenging and exciting time of their university experience.

Students will focus on a specialist area of study; The Final Major Project is a self-determined body of industry-ready work aligned to a career plan, alongside portfolio development and a Research Project interrogating a topic relevant to individual practice.

**You can choose to complete your degree in one of the following named awards:**

- BA (Hons) Fashion (Design)

- BA (Hons) Fashion (Textiles)

- BA (Hons) Fashion (Digital Innovation)

- BA (Hons) Fashion (Product Development)

**By the end of the course you will be able to...**
- Communicate to a diverse audience a comprehensive understanding of critical thinking, contemporary practices and behaviours and emerging trends, innovations and technologies in the global fashion industry.

- Select and responsibly apply appropriate creative, technical, professional and personal skills in the initiation, development, management and realisation of projects.

- Articulate and have confidence in the positioning of the student’s individual practise in the context of the global fashion industry. Apply transferable skills, exercising initiative and personal responsibility.

- Extend academic learning as an independent, self-reflective and creative practitioner, fully prepared for professional environments or postgraduate study.

- Choose how to extend their learning as an independent, self-reflective creative, fully prepared for professional environments or postgraduate study.

- Apply transferable skills, exercising initiative and personal responsibility.

- Extend academic learning as an independent, self-reflective and creative practitioner, fully prepared for professional environments or postgraduate study.

Assessment methods

Coursework and practical work

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£19,950
per year
International
£19,950
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth

Department:

Art, Design and Architecture

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

88%
Fashion design

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design studies

Teaching and learning

83%
Staff make the subject interesting
84%
Staff are good at explaining things
83%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
82%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

82%
Library resources
91%
IT resources
86%
Course specific equipment and facilities
62%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

90%
UK students
10%
International students
10%
Male students
90%
Female students
78%
2:1 or above
10%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
B
C

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£24,000
med
Average annual salary
88%
med
Employed or in further education
60%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

63%
Design occupations
7%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
4%
Artistic, literary and media occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Design studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£19k

£19k

£23k

£23k

£26k

£26k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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