The BA (Hons) in Fashion Design at NABA London trains professionals capable of navigating the complexities of the international fashion system and pursuing creative and entrepreneurial careers in fashion design and communication.
The course is structured as a continuous creative lab, combining a hands-on approach with theoretical study. Students develop their individual talents through diverse educational experiences, acquiring technical, cultural, and methodological skills. Lab activities and project-based work encourage experimentation and the development of strong design practices.
During the BA (Hons) programme, students have the opportunity to:
Improve the skills to analyse and develop concepts and ideas, which later will be used in complex projects, managing all the steps of the design and the making phase
Share professional experience in team and exploring new scenarios of the Fashion system to achieve new type of entrepreneurship
Department: Design and Applied Arts
Area: Fashion Design
Title Awarded: BA (Hons) Fashion Design
Credits: 360 UK credits (180 ECTS)
Starting: October 2026
Duration: 3 years
Languages: English
Campus: London
*Subject to validation by Regent's University London
Foundation Course + BA (Hons) Fashion Design
The BA (Hons) Fashion Design is also available in combination with the Foundation Course, designed to provide students with the cultural and methodological foundations needed to successfully undertake the three-year degree.
Faculty
Study Plan
Methodology of Design Processes
Drawing Techniques
Crafting Techniques
Computer Graphic
History of Art
Interdisciplinary Workshops – Explorations
Fashion Design – Fashion Drawing
Basic Patterns and Prototyping
Textile Design – Textile Making
Digital Drawing – Tools
History of Costume
Fashion System
Fashion Design – Womenswear
Patterns and Prototyping
Textile Design – Knitwear
Digital Drawing – Digital Prototyping
Contemporary Arts
Interdisciplinary Workshops – Extensions
Fashion Design – Market Driven
Advanced Patterns and Prototyping
Textile Design – Textile Drawing
Fashion Video
Semiotics
Photography
Final Project – Research and Design
Final Project – Textile Design
Digital Drawing – 3D Modeling
Marketing
Interdisciplinary Workshops – Envisioning
Final Project – Synthesis
Final Project – Production
New Digital Technologies
Career Perspectives
Fashion Styling
Graduate attributes correspond to a wide set of hard skills and soft skills that will allow students to enter the global market of design and creative industries, either within collective organizations – design studios of any size, agencies, firms, production companies – or attempting their own freelance career. NABA typically engages employers and academic staff to promote and support work placement opportunities and communicate job vacancies for students, through several initiatives dedicated to recruitment and career perspectives.
The BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Foundation can lead to multiple career paths, including: