**Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course summary:**
- Learn the core research, design, communication and presentation skills that will kickstart your fashion industry career.
- Work alongside successful industry professionals and gain invaluable real-world experience.
- Enter high-profile competitions with the potential for international exposure.
- Build your knowledge of today’s fashion industry and its exciting possibilities.
If you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) course, or you’d like extra preparation before starting degree-level study, we recommend you join the foundation year – which has been designed to encourage exploration and experimentation..
This course equips you with the knowledge, creative and practical skills you need to succeed in fashion design and garment production. Through inspiring teaching and wide-ranging creative and experimental design projects, your love of fashion is transformed into focused professional expertise. By building a high level of technical skill and a unique creative identity, you progress towards a fulfilling and rewarding future in this dynamic industry.
**How you learn:**
We give you the space to explore all aspects of fashion design, learning vital core skills and unleashing your own creative spirit. Through challenging projects and personal discovery, you create your own learning journey, experimenting with ideas and approaches as you find your unique voice. Throughout the course you work alongside the best in the industry, tackling live briefs and engaging with the wider fashion world as you develop your personal practice. In the first ‘induction’ module you’ll learn to work confidently and creatively with a wide range of different materials. In the second ‘project’ module you’ll be taught by tutors from the BA (Hons) course supported by foundation tutors.
You learn through a combination of in-person teaching, online methods, practical activities, work-based projects and independent study, including
- lectures and seminars
- group and individual tutorials
- demonstrations
- work review sessions
- live streamed teaching
- digital learning materials
- practical projects
- collaborative activities
- creative thinking workshops
- studio-based projects
- applied industry projects
- placements and internships
- study trips
- independent study
You’ll research your ideas and concepts in depth, and understand how your work connects to global audiences and evolving trends. Key skills such as fashion illustration, construction and manufacturing methods, and computer-aided design and manufacturing are at the heart of the course, along with the advanced techniques you need to transform two-dimensional ideas into 3D and 4D. You’ll also learn to source materials sustainably and ethically – crucial skills for building your future career.
We nurture your growth throughout the course, supporting your development as an exciting, culturally-connected and highly employable fashion designer.
Module tutors support your project work, helping you explore your creativity.
Our dedicated technical services team supports you in the studio, helping you get the most from our specialist machinery.
Take a look at the department's Instagram to see what innovations and creations our students have been working on. For content directly from our BA Fashion Design students, please visit the Sheffield Hallam Fashion Collective on Instagram.
**Applied learning - Work placements**
You’ll have the opportunity to arrange work placements between your second and third years of the main degree. Previously, students have worked with Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Reiss and ASOS.
Course Details - Modules
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course.
Year 1 - Compulsory modules
Foundation Induction
Foundation Projects
Year 2 - Compulsory modules
Fashion Fundamental One: Formation
Fashion Fundamental Two: Concept Realisation
Year 3 - Compulsory modules
Exploration, Application And Realisation
Negotiated Fashion Projects
Year 4 - Optional modules
Placement Year
Final year - Compulsory modules
Graduation Project
Course Details – Assessment Method
* Coursework
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January 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:
A010
Institution code:
S21
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
This must include at least 32 points from at least one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications (to include a relevant subject, such as Art, Design and Technology, Textiles or Graphics). For example:
CDD at A Level with a grade C in a relevant subject.
MMP in BTEC Extended Diploma in a relevant subject.
A combination of qualifications which must include an A level grade C or BTEC grade M in a relevant subject and may include AS levels, EPQ and general studies
Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
We treat the foundation year as part of the Art and Design degree programme. Offers made to students will be for four years of study (or five years of study including a placement). This is made up of the foundation year plus one of our Art and Design degrees.
Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent.
If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider either the International Foundation Programme: Art, Design and Media or Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
