Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Anglia Ruskin University
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 60 graduates of Fashion Design BA (Hons) and other courses in Design Studies at Anglia Ruskin University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Design Studies.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Design Studies
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Design Studies at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £20000 | £19000 | £23500 |
25-75 percentile range | £18000 - £26000 | £14500 - £23500 | £17000 - £28000 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Design Studies
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £22025 | £20113 | £23568 |
25-75 percentile range | £19981 - £25071 | £15144 - £24676 | £17604 - £29974 |
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Course Description
Create your own fashion designs from year 1 in our workshops at Cambridge School of Art, and launch your career with a professional portfolio and stand-out final collection.
Our BA (Hons) Fashion Design degree will help you forge an identity as a designer, specialising in menswear or womenswear. You’ll be hands-on from day one, creating your own fashion designs and engaging with all aspects of the design process in our studios, including drawing, traditional and experimental pattern cutting, draping, textiles and digital media.
You’ll also learn about 3D digital fashion design and innovation, contemporary fashion styling and promotion, and art direction. We also integrate live industry projects across different market levels from Year 1, alongside knowledge and practice focused on circular fashion and sustainability that will help you to develop as a responsible industry professional.
You’ll work closely with students from across our creative community, including fashion students in other years, photographers and filmmakers to create eye-catching content for your portfolio. Perhaps most importantly, you’ll get time, guidance, and support from our team, including technical staff, lecturers who are active in academic research and/or have worked with brands such as Chloe, Alexander McQueen, Warner Bros Records, London Records, and Heavy Jeans (Portugal).
As a BA (Hons) Fashion Design student at ARU, you’ll have the chance to find placements and internships with high-profile fashion houses and contemporary designers, including Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Mary Katrantzou, Marcus Lupfer, Mother of Pearl and Heavy Jeans (Portugal). You’ll also get to make connections with smaller brands that do big things – our recent graduates Roberto Duarte, Cosmin Diaconu and Bruno Coelho worked on the costumes for Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour for the brand Bang London.
You’ll also have opportunities to take part in live briefs with our partner organisations. Our students recently worked with humanitarian aid charity Hope and Aid Direct, using textile design work to raise awareness of social, cultural and environmental issues, and Heavy Jeans, designing a contemporary, sustainable, gender neutral denim collection inspired by historical workwear. Our course options allow you to take a placement year as part of your course as well.
We also attend trade fairs, such as Pure in London – the UK’s leading fashion buying event – or the fabric and trend show Premiere Vision in Paris; and visit suppliers and brands, e.g. River Island Head Office, plus other businesses connected to the fashion industry and the creative design and production process.
Many of our students go on to establish their own labels or work for fashion houses and other well-known brands:
- Roberto Sabala and Bruno Coelho, work in Creative Direction and Product Development at Bang London
- Ines Mourao is Head of Wardrobe at Vogue
- Milly Jeffrey is a Designer at Cath Kidson
- Georgia Bishop is a Fashion Assistant, River Island
- Rob Davis went on to establish his own business as Creative Director, Freak Couture, Manchester
- Agnieszka Zabek works as Apparel Designer with Reebok
- Tracie Sell is Designer and Product Developer, Bolongaro Trevor in London
- Olivia Welsh is Creative Director of her own label, Olivia Annabelle
- Stephanie Cornforth is Senior Designer & Product Developer (Head of Directional), Inspire Intimates Ltd
- Yasmin Lucy Greener is Womenswear Print Designer at John Lewis & Partners
By the end of the course you too will have a final collection and professional portfolio ready to show to the fashion industry at Graduate Fashion Week, and to the public at our own Graduate Fashion Show / Degree Show. Our students are shortlisted for awards at Graduate Fashion Week which can really boost their profile – in 2023 Alejandro Martinez-Herreros was shortlisted for the Zandra Rhodes Fashion Textiles Award.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Fashion Design BA (Hons) at Anglia Ruskin University
30% | Elementary occupations |
10% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
10% | Design occupations |
10% | Administrative occupations |
10% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Media Professionals |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Web and Multimedia Design Professionals |
5% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Minimum Required UCAS Tariff
From a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent), including Grade C in Art, Design or Media subject.
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)
Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
2020 Entry requirements are under review for the next cycle and have been published using the current cycle information. Please check back when apply opens for the exact requirements. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 4.5
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
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- 5.5
- Foundation Law
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 7.0
- Graduate Degrees Law
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- 5.5
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Tuition Fees Fashion Design BA (Hons)
England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
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Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
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Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
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About Anglia Ruskin University
Founded in 1858, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is located in Cambridge, England, just a 15-minute walk from the City Centre. This university offers an extensive catalogue of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses, as well as 8 student housing options at distinct price points. Cambridge is famous for being a student city, and those at ARU can benefit from that by mixing with those students working at the numerous universities throughout the city.
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Student composition of Anglia Ruskin University
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Total number of students enrolled at Anglia Ruskin University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 23010
- postgraduates:
- 5190
- Total:
- 28200
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Fashion”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
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