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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

22-SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Graduate Diploma

Subject areas

Fashion / Textiles / Clothing (Craft)

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

The Graduate Diploma in Fashion prepares designers for the next stage of their careers.

Course overview

The?Postgraduate Diploma in Fashion?supports you to develop your creative identity in response to the changing landscape of the fashion industry. The course challenges you to demonstrate deep consideration and resourcefulness and push past traditional boundaries, to create your own distinct design narrative for a global market. We recruit graduates from Fashion and related disciplines, helping you to refine your work, primarily to progress to further study or directly to employment.

We guide students to become thoughtful practitioners, whose work is positioned within an ethical framework that considers social, racial and climate justice.?

You will be encouraged to enhance your ideas by working across disciplines and through collaboration, as part of a supportive community.

You will design and produce practical or digital final outcomes, with opportunities to explore other specialist areas such as Knit or Print.?

You will be guided by industry practitioners to develop your creativity and communicate rigour in your process and thought. Through this experience, you will benefit from the learning and teaching methods that have produced some of the world’s leading fashion designers.??

Our graduates go on to work in a wide range of careers in fashion. Many complete Masters degrees in the UK and overseas:?in Fashion and Fashion Communication at Central Saint Martins, at London College of Fashion, Royal College of Art, Parsons New York and IFM?in?Paris.??

In the Central Saint?Martins Fashion?Programme, we work to be at the heart of debate about the future of fashion. Our students are designers, communicators and?academics. Teaching is our core purpose and our research, industry and external?relationships enrich our approach. We are committed to reflecting and influencing the sustainable transformation of the industry.? Social, racial and climate justice are our core values and we believe in a fairer world for all. Our outlook is international, inclusive and diverse, reflecting the global nature of our community. We believe we must constantly challenge ourselves to shape fair and ethical opportunities in fashion. We believe in the power of cooperation, collaboration and partnerships through both analogue and digital experiences.

Important note concerning academic progression through your course: If you are required to retake a unit you will need to cease further study on the course until you have passed the unit concerned. Once you have successfully passed this unit, you will be able to proceed onto the next unit. Retaking a unit might require you to take time out of study, which could affect other things such as student loans or the visa status for international students.

Modules

This unit has a diagnostic function, introducing you to the course team and the Fashion programme. You will be expected to present your work for presentation and critique. You will work on a number of projects, allowing the course team to assess your practice and support your development. You will also be introduced to London as a fashion and cultural capital and a resource for research. The unit culminates in a project which enhances and consolidates your skills in working creatively to a design brief.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£13,330

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£28,570

Entry requirements

The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows: an honours degree in a relevant discipline such as fashion, fashion textiles, accessory design, or jewellery design an equivalent EU/international qualification.

University information

University of the Arts London (UAL) is one of the world’s leading and most prestigious arts universities, maintaining an internationally renowned list of alumni. Located in London, it is ideally positioned for students wishing to study a postgraduate qualification and gain valuable connections to a thriving creative sector. UAL ranks in the top 30 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide, 2025). With modern campus sites spread across...more

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