BA (Hons) Fashion Design - Print (with Diploma in Professional Studies)

BA Fashion Design comprises five pathways: Womenswear, Menswear, Knit, Print, and Communication. We encourage collaboration at every stage, and throughout the course you will work on projects with the other courses and with students of the BA Fashion Communication course. As a program we encourage students to break down all societal barriers and perceptions when describing gender and identity. We embrace a non-gendered approach.
Unlike many printed textile courses, BA Fashion Design: Print at CSM is very much a part of Fashion. Fundamental to their development as creative fashion print designers, our students develop a thorough understanding of body proportions and the cut and construction of garments and are proficient in print and surface decorative techniques. While on the course, students apply their creativity to explore the intersection between fashion, textile design and art, learning about the performance of fibres and fabrics. They are encouraged to explore sustainable production methods through both analogue and digital practices. Students are expected to engage with emerging practices, and experimentation with new technologies as part of CSM’s forward-thinking approach to education.
BA Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins is globally renowned. The course has an excellent staff team of highly experienced practitioners and researchers with international profiles who come from diverse backgrounds and remain connected to their industry and are at the forefront of fashion. Students are innovators, critical thinkers, and trailblazers and thrive within the lively and dynamic art school environment that differentiates fashion at CSM from other fashion courses. Students learn through different experiences as a community, they are encouraged to connect, working with peers and industry to strengthen their learning, understanding, and opportunities.

The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:

One of the following accepted full Level 3 qualifications:

Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3 or 4) and one A Level at grade C or above

Merit, Pass, Pass (MPP) at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design or Design and Technology)

Pass at UAL Extended Diploma

Access to Higher Education Diploma equivalent to 64 UCAS tariff points (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design or Design and Technology)

Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3 or 4) plus equivalent EU/international qualifications, such as International Baccalaureate Diploma (24 points)

And three GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A*\u2013C).

Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.

AP(E)L \u2013 Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning

Exceptionally applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

Related academic or work experience

The quality of the personal statement

A strong academic or other professional reference

Or a combination of these factors.

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.