Fashion Imaging and Illustration
- BA (Hons)
- 3 Years
- Full-time
- 28/09/2026
- Undergraduate
- London College of Fashion
Course summary
Explore digital and analogue platforms to produce immersive experiences with new and emerging technologies, challenging the notion of contemporary fashion imaging.
What can you expect?
BA (Hons) Fashion Imaging and Illustration offers you an experimental space to explore contemporary practices that stem from drawing, to challenge the notion of contemporary fashion imaging.
Projects involving a multi-disciplinary approach will encourage you to redefine the future role of the fashion illustrator and the discipline’s commercial and creative applications. You will investigate the visual language of fashion through the development of professional skills such as drawing, graphic design, animation, photography, moving image and digital imaging.
By challenging the fashion industry’s conventions and responding to wider culture’s social, political and environmental issues, you will be able to produce an innovative body of work and be prepared for work in the fashion industry and beyond. Specialised womenswear design: Engage in an in-depth exploration of womenswear design, technology and production that will prepare you for a career in this growing and dynamic sector.
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Contemporary practice: Blend traditional drawing with digital imaging technologies and visual communication and graphic design processes. This interdisciplinary approach enables you to respond to the changing professional and creative contexts of fashion and the creative industries.
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Production: Develop fundamental skills, such as inclusive approaches to human anatomy and perspective drawing. Digital software like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are integrated to refine your work and explore contemporary imaging outcomes.
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New technology and digital platforms: Explore new technologies, media and digital platforms to create digital outcomes that incorporate 3D imaging, film, animation, virtual environments, and related professional applications.
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Personalisation: Pursue your own interests with units that allow you to respond to academic and industry requirements through personal research, self-directed experimentation, and preferred creative or technical processes, while receiving ongoing support from academic and technical teams.
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Professional links: Benefit from strong connections to fashion media organisations and leading professionals from the creative industries through live briefs, workshops, and lectures.
About London College of Fashion
Studying at London College of Fashion, UAL, will immerse you in the global fashion industry.
Everything we do is focussed on this powerhouse industry and we offer courses that cover all areas of fashion, including design, media, communication and business. We are a global leader in fashion education and our home in London allows you to tap into the industry opportunities on offer across the capital. You’ll learn from experts in their field with a wealth of professional experience and we’ll prepare you for life after graduation as well, with employability support, live industry briefs, guest speakers and more.
Through teaching, research and collaboration, we’ll prepare you for shaping the fashion industry of the future.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
Apply by
14 January
Application codes
- Course code:
- W225
- Institution code:
- U65
- Campus name:
- London College of Fashion
- Campus Code:
- F
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
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Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications are also considered.
Additional entry requirements
- Portfolio
Historical entry grades data BETA
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| EU | £29990* | Year 1 |
| International | £29990* | Year 1 |
* 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 the above fees are for entry in 2025. Tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year have yet to be determined and may increase for new and continuing students. More information about tuition fees for entry in 2026/27 will be published in due course, with further information about tuition fees at UAL available on our website: https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/undergraduate-tuition-fees
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