Overview

At the BA Fashion and Textile Design (Hons) course offered at the Robert Gordon University you will learn to combine traditional craft skills with digital technology, with a focus on research methods, visualisation including CAD, design process, critical and contextual studies, marketing and professional studies.

You are encouraged to express a personal design signature whilst responding to a range of studio and workshop-based live projects. You will design for niche markets or in partnership with industry, providing a very ‘real’ experience of how the role of the designer impacts on and responds to the consumer.

You are encouraged to develop your own pathway within the specialism and to acquire the skills necessary to pursue a career within today’s dynamic fashion and textile professions.

Job Prospects

Our graduates are creative and passionate about fashion and textiles. Career opportunities include fashion and textiles design within industry, self-employed designer-maker and related fashion and textiles opportunities in marketing, buying and promotion.

Previous BA Fashion and Textile Design graduates of Robert Gordon University have gone on to pursue the following careers:

Freelance designer
Designer-maker
Studio textile designer
CAD designer
Knitwear designer
Accessories designer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Drawing & Visualisation

Creative Principles & Methods

Contextual And Critical Studies

Drawing & Visualisation

Core Design Studies

Contextual And Critical Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design View 439 other Bachelors in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

SQA Higher: BCC to include Art & Design (or a creative design and/or technology subject e.g.Fashion and Textile Technology) and English (or a written subject requiring the use of English)
GCE A Level: CC to include Art & Design (or a creative design and/or technology subject e.g. Fashion and Textiles, Design and Textiles) and English (or a written subject requiring the use of English).
Irish Leaving Certificate Higher: H3H3H4 to include Art (or a creative design and/or technology subject e.g. Fashion and Textile Technology, Design and Technology) and English (or a written subject requiring the use of English)
IB Diploma: 24 to include Higher Level Visual Arts and English (or a written subject requiring the use of English e.g. Modern Studies, History).

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Tuition Fee

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International

17670 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17670 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

1820 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1820 GBP per year during 48 months.

Rest of UK and EU Students

£6930 per academic year

Living costs for Aberdeen

729 - 1069 GBP /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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