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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Fashion Design and Promotion

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Fashion Design and Promotion course at University of Sunderland.

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UCAS Tariff

112

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Submit a portfolio

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: WN25

Here's what University of Sunderland says about its Fashion Design and Promotion course.

Explore every aspect of fashion. Gain an understanding and experience in fashion design, and fashion promotion and marketing. Launch your career with the skills needed in the growing and exciting fashion industry, with career paths including design, styling, promotion, marketing, manufacturing, visual merchandising, buying and selling.

Can’t decide between fashion design and fashion promotion and marketing? You don’t have to. This course gives you skills and crucial understanding in both areas.

In fashion design you’ll develop concepts, explore materials, design fabrics through to full fashion collections, and develop an understanding of the manufacturing processes. You'll gain all the skills you'll need to construct garments; such as pattern making, cutting, sewing, fabric printing, and craftsmanship; all while discovering new technologies.

In the fashion promotion and marketing pathway, you'll consider the whole fashion market, analyse future trends, develop brands, learn the marketing mix, gain an understand of visual merchandising, create promotional materials, and plan and manage events, including fashion shows. You’ll learn graphic design, styling and photography and will have access to our fashion journalism expertise.

Throughout the course you’ll be nurtured, supported and developed by our expert team. They are on hand to guide you and help choose your preferred pathway. They have many years’ experience working and teaching in fashion, specialising in sustainability, garment construction, design, promotion and marketing. The course will prepare you to work in areas including design, styling, promotion, marketing, manufacturing, visual merchandising, buying and selling

If you have previously studied an HNC, HND, Foundation Degree or started a degree elsewhere in a relevant subject you may gain direct entry to join this course at Stage 2 or 3.

Source: University of Sunderland

Course details

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Department

Art & Design

Location

City Campus | Sunderland

Duration

3 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Fashion design

Start date

14 September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,535 per year
Scotland£9,535 per year
Wales£9,535 per year
Northern Ireland£9,535 per year
EU£17,500 per year
International£17,500 per year

The modules you will study

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How you will be assessed

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University of Sunderland student reviews

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Based on 86 reviews from University of Sunderland's students and alumni
5 star
44%
4 star
27%
3 star
17%
2 star
5%
1 star
6%
All reviews

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1 year ago

Highly facilitated and providence of knowledge is great.

(5)
Course

Unknown year

1 year ago

Five stars: Excellent

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Overall

1st year student

1 year ago

I do like Sunderland for the most part, the people are mostly nice, it's diverse and there's a wide range of shops, but I do feel like there's not nearly enough stuff here compared to other cities. The campuses are very nice, especially the media centre.

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University life

1st year student

1 year ago

The university has a store called StudyPlus where you can buy a bunch of essential and non-essential items using either your own money or money granted to you by the university. You can apply for various bursaries and I was granted the low-income bursary. This was paid through StudyPlus but you coul...

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Finance

1st year student

1 year ago

Oh boy. I've technically been at the university for three years but I'm only in my first year due to dropping out of my foundation year, then re-joining the next year. This is all due to severe mental health issues that the university have been aware of since the start but have done absolutely n...

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Support

1st year student

1 year ago

I don't live in a university accommodation and was never shown the library so have not used this, but I will say that I've had a lot of experience with the well-being team and they're very hit or miss. The first two years, I received no help and they even admitted that they weren't helping me enough...

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Facilities

National Student Survey (NSS) scores at University of Sunderland

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from University of Sunderland students who took the Fashion Design and Promotion course - or another course in the same subject area.

Design studies

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

100%

high

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

86%

low

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

95%

high

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

81%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

95%

high

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

90%

high

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

90%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

90%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

86%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

90%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

90%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

90%

high

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

90%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

81%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

90%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

86%

low

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

76%

med

How well organised is your course?

76%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

95%

high

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

89%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

86%

med

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

71%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

81%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

86%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

61%

low

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

90%

med

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

74%

med

Student information

See who's studying at University of Sunderland. These students are taking Fashion Design and Promotion or another course from the same subject area.

Design studies
Mode of study
Full-time98%Part-time2%
Gender ratio
Female62%Male38%
Where students come from
International14%UK86%
Student performance
2:1 or above57%
Number of students130
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
Fine ArtA
HistoryB
SociologyA
TextilesB
Craft and DesignC
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

Facts and figures about University of Sunderland graduates who took Fashion Design and Promotion - or another course in the same subject area.

Design studies

Graduate statistics

80%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

95%

In work, study or other activity

90%

Say it fits with future plans

75%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

35%

Web and Multimedia Design Professionals

25%

Design occupations

20%

Artistic, literary and media occupations

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from University of Sunderland graduates who took Fashion Design and Promotion - or another course in the same subject area.

Creative arts and design

Earnings

£19.2k

First year after graduation

£19.3k

Third year after graduation

£21.5k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Fashion Design and Promotion.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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