Course summary
Develop as a designer of womenswear or menswear, and create your own fashion designs from day one.
- Create your own fashion designs from Year 1, and launch your career with a professional portfolio and stand-out final collection at Graduate Fashion Week.
- Forge an identity as a designer, specialising in menswear or womenswear.
- Join a course whose alumni have gone on to establish their own labels, or work for fashion houses, well-known brands, and high profile clients including Beyoncé, Little Mix, Kylie Minogue, Nicki Minaj, Becky Hill, and Drag Race UK queens.
- Find placements and internships with high-profile fashion houses and contemporary designers, and make connections with smaller brands that do big things.
- Take part in live briefs with our partner organisations.
- Visit trade fairs, fashion shows, suppliers and brands.
Modules
Year 1 core modules: Cut, Form and Construction; Design: Visual and Material Practice; Visual Communication and Portfolio; Sustainable Design and Innovation Practice. Year 2 core modules: Design and Professional Practice; Fashion Communication and Promotion; Critical Issues and Debates; 3D Digital Fashion and Innovation; Contemporary Cut and Realisation; Ruskin Module. Year 3 core modules: Fashion Design Major Project and Professional Portfolio. Year 3 optional modules: Research Project; Working in the Creative Industries. Modules are subject to change and availability.
Assessment method
You will show your progress towards your final portfolio with a combination of written and practical work, depending on the module, with regular feedback from our lecturers.
How to apply
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.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W230
- Institution code:
- A60
- Campus name:
- Cambridge Campus
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
We welcome applications from international and EU students, and accept a range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
2025 entry requirements have been published using the current cycle information however, due to a current review these are subject to change. Please check back here for updates.
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Additional entry requirements
Interview
Portfolio
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Anglia Ruskin University
East Road
Cambridge
CB1 1PT