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Textile Design

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Leicester Campus
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2026-20272027-2028
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Course summary

Textile Design at DMU gives you the practical, digital and professional skills you need to become a designer in the contemporary global textile market. The course is a deep exploration of the fabric in the world around us - from wallpaper and soft furnishings to transport upholstery and luxury fashion and is designed to equip you with a multifaceted eye for design techniques.

You can specialise in one of three areas – mixed media, print or weave – and will explore the key applications of fashion, interior and lifestyle. Mixed media involves developing contemporary collections through embroidery and embellishment, print translates imagery onto textiles with inventive screen printing and dyeing and weave teaches you to create innovative structures using yarn and fibres.

Our expert teaching team will encourage you to take dynamic approaches to textile design that will influence the future of the industry – helping you to graduate as a forward-thinking, responsible designer.

  • We are members of the UK Fashion and Textiles Association which ensures our teaching stays up to date with the latest developments in the sector and provides valuable industry links that enhance our courses*.*

  • Employability skills are embedded into the curriculum, alongside opportunities to work on live briefs set by industry experts and take part in prestigious competitions.

  • You will have the opportunity to complete an optional placement year, with the support and guidance of our award-winning careers team. Previous students have completed placements at both high fashion and high street brands such as Alexander McQueen, Primark, Berghaus, ASOS, Joules and Marks & Spencer.

  • Our graduates are working in various roles such as designers, colourists, buyers and freelancers at industry-leading brands including Hallmark, George at ASDA, Gilbey & Cheyne Design, Tiger Prints, H&M, Warner Fabrics and Sainsbury’s Home.

This course has a scholarship available for 2027 entry. The Worshipful Company of Dyers Scholarship offers a contribution of £5,000 per year, to support students from low-income backgrounds. To be eligible, students must have a household income of £50,000 or less.

Follow Textile Design BA (Hons) on Instagram to see inspiring work by our students.

Modules

Course Modules

First year
Block 1: Inquiry
Block 2: Specialism Rotation
Block 3: Design Development
Block 4: Culture and Context

Second year
Block 1: Specialism Technical
Block 2: Communication
Block 3: Industry
Block 4: Global Contexts

Third year
Block 1: Exploration
Block 2: Design and Culture
Block 3 and Block 4: Major Project or Dissertation

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate-courses/textile-design-ba-degree/textile-design-ba-degree.aspx#what-you-will-study

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Leicester Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years
  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

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Application codes

Institution code:
D26

De Montfort University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Application codes

Institution code:
D26

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
BBC

T Level
M

Access to HE Diploma
Merit: 30

Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 26

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 112

From 2 A-Levels or equivalent

Additional entry requirements

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Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Here at DMU we welcome all applications, no matter what your background. To make sure you get fair and equal access to higher education, when looking at your application we consider more than just your grades–we take into account any challenges that you may have faced in your education. Contextual Offers will be offered to candidates who are in receipt of Free School Meals, who are Care Experienced or who are deemed to live in areas of low HE participation neighbourhoods (POLAR Quintiles 1 & 2).

Learn more on the De Montfort University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050
EU & International£16800*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note, this fee is subject to parliamentary procedure and will also be subject to a compounded annual inflationary increase.

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