
Fashion Design with Business BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Fashion Design with Business BA (Hons)
Through a dynamic combination of creative design and practical business, this inventive course develops innovative and entrepreneurial graduates ready to succeed in the fashion industry.
Youll be equipped with a deep understanding of the global fashion space, exploring marketing and business modules. Youll learn the sustainability of the fashion industry in depth, gaining insights into how to be a responsible leader in the sector. Youll build a wide range of technical and practical skills, including pattern cutting, garment construction and computer-aided fashion design sof...
Through a dynamic combination of creative design and practical business, this inventive course develops innovative and entrepreneurial graduates ready to succeed in the fashion industry.<br/><br/>Youll be equipped with a deep understanding of the global fashion space, exploring marketing and business modules. Youll learn the sustainability of the fashion industry in depth, gaining insights into how to be a responsible leader in the sector. Youll build a wide range of technical and practical skills, including pattern cutting, garment construction and computer-aided fashion design software.<br/><br/>Much of the practical work is carried out in our Fashion Factory, our industry-standard Design and Cutting Studio. We have a purpose-built Design and Cutting Studio designed to replicate an industrial environment which provides a central hub for Fashion Design with Business students. This facilitates an authentic practitioner experience from the design process through to the production of garments.<br/><br/>This course has strong links with industry. We regularly invite guest speakers into the classroom to give you an up-to-date employer and industry perspective.<br/><br/>Youll have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience through live case study challenges and field trips giving you an insight into the workings of some of the most successful fashion companies. This unique course will position you with the business and fashion skills that will allow you to enter a wide range of careers in the industry or even start your own business.<br/><br/>.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
07/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
8U9N
Institution Code
G42
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 3
Entry Requirements
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,B,B
Including Higher Art and Design
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26
IB Diploma 26 points inducing HL Visual Art at 4
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
Plus GCSE Art & Design or Textiles at C/4
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H3,H3,H3
including Higher Level Art
Scottish HND
Pass
Level 3 Entry: SQA HND Fashion: Design and Production with Retail/HND Fashion Design and Manufacture/HND Fashion Communications or HND Costume for Stage and Screen with Graded Unit AB
Foundation Apprenticeship (SCQF Level 6)
Pass
Accepted as equivalent to one Higher at grade B as part of the overall grade profile of Highers required for entry. Any essential subjects at Higher should still be achieved in addition to the Foundation Apprenticeship.
A level
B,C,C
including Art or Textiles
T Level
D
T Level Digital Business Support Services or Management and Admin with Distinction plus GCSE Art & Design/Textiles at C/4
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | £1,820 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £15,200 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |