Program Description

On the BA Fashion Design degree at Cardiff Met, you will explore your individual talents through the professional design process, which creates freedom with constraints and reflectivity with spontaneity.Our Fashion Design course embeds originality and risk taking right into the design process, from concept to final product, with consideration for commercial viability and creativity at its core.It is designed to reflect contemporary practice and to inspire you to succeed in this fast-moving industry.You will become multi-skilled, flexible, resourceful and creative fashion practitioners with well-developed transferable and interpersonal skills. You will work within a creative environment with well-equipped workshops and studios that support our vibrant student community, where personal talent and individual development are shared, exchanged and nurtured.You'll also gain an understanding of the ethical issues facing the fashion industry, allowing you to graduate as a responsible designer ready to shape the industry.​During the course emphasis will have been placed upon your work ethic, both creatively and academically, matched with significant focus on real experience in industry and with the current issues in the world of Fashion design. The strength of this course is that as well as giving you an insight into the glamour and excitement of the industry, your studies will include real world skills development and will ask challenging questions of ethical and ecological practice in an international context.

Cardiff Met Fashion Design students and graduates have taken up opportunities with a wide range of well-known brands including Givenchy Paris, Renli Su, Julien McDonald, Tu at Sainsburys, SeaSalt and George at Asda.
In addition to the role of the designer, associated specialisms that might interest you as career options leading from your studies are: Garment Technology, Accessory Design, Retail Buying, Fashion Illustration, Merchandising, Fashion Styling, Textile design, Fashion Public Relations, Fashion Writing/Blogging.

Admission Requirements

• Indian Students-Academic Requirement 60% in their Higher Secondary School Certificates.
• Arab Students:-
  • 2 year Diploma from a recognise​​d institution OR
  • A-Levels and the International Baccalaureate OR
  • Bachelor Degree from a recognised institution in Saudi Arabia

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6

Remarks:

For IELTS Waiver  -  At least 65% marks in English in Higher Secondary School