BA in Fashion Design
First Year Course Fee
USD 14,280
Course Accredited By
HECA
Campus: Dublin Main Campus.
Cultivate your creativity, innovate and develop your original ideas with this practical design course.
Explore your personal design direction with our BA in Fashion Design and gain an incredible opportunity to succeed in the fashion industry.
- Our BA in Fashion Design is a three-year level 7 degree course available on a full-time basis. The course will immerse you in the fashion industry and prepare you for any role that requires a creative flair and business knowledge.
- Through our Fashion Design and Garment Construction modules, students develop practical skills and explore a personal design direction.
- From concept generation, design and pattern development to garment creation, students create a fashion collection using contemporary production techniques.
- Our syllabus offers training in the most dynamic design communication software complemented with brand and marketing knowledge.
- Students learn to think creatively when faced with design challenges, adapting to industry requirements.
- The calibre of our fashion graduates' work has been recognised through numerous industry awards and exhibitions.
- An annual Creative Week showcases the Design Faculty graduates with those of Media, Journalism, Computing, Film and Photography. To view our online 2020 Creative Show, visit creative.griffith.ie.
- Our graduates have strong brand communication and entrepreneurial skills, their collections can be found at Brown Thomas Create, Havana Boutique, Marion Cuddy, Om Diva and at the Design House.
Enrollment Cycles
- September 2024
Entry Requirements
- There is NO portfolio requirement for this course.
CAO Applicants / Applicants under 23 years of age:
- Applicants under 23 years old on the 1st January the year the course begins must submit a copy of their Leaving Certificate results. Candidates will need to have obtained a minimum of two subjects at grade H5 and four subjects at grade O6/H7. These results must include a language (English or Irish) and either Maths or Art.
- Candidates with equivalent grades from FETAC colleges and those holding awards including BTEC qualifications will also be considered.
Applicants over 23 years:
- Applicants who are 23 years of age on or before the 1st January the year the course begins are considered mature learners and will be asked to submit a copy of their ID (passport or driving license) onl
English language:
- Applicants from countries where English is not the first language will also be required to provide evidence of sufficient English language abilities.
- In response to the worldwide closure of English Language Test Centres arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, Griffith College is now accepting the online Duolingo English Test (DET) as valid proof of English proficiency. This is a temporary measure for our intakes up to and including February 2022.
Year One
- Creative Studio Projects 1
- 2D Freehand Drawing Techniques
- Digital Design Tools 1
- Design Principles
- Creative Studio Projects 2
- 3D Freehand Drawing Techniques
- Digital Design Tools 2
- Visual Culture & Theory
Year Two
- Fashion Design 1
- Garment Construction 1
- Design Graphics 1
- The Business of Fashion
- Contextual Studies for Fashion
- Fashion Design 2
- Garment Construction 2
- Design Graphics 2
- Textile Theory
- Design Culture & Theory
Year Three
- Fashion Design 3
- Garment Construction 3
- Design Futures
- Fashion Illustration
- Brand and Marketing
- Fashion Design 4
- Garment Construction 4
- Digital Fashion Portfolio 1
- Photography and Video
- Entrepreneurship & Business
General Fee Information
- An Academic Administration Fee of EUR250.00 and a 2% Learner Protection Charge is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below. The fees below relate to Year 1 fees only.
Study Mode: Full-Time
- Dublin
- EUR 6,250.00