Design Crafts ,BA (Hons)

    Design Crafts ,BA (Hons)

    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 22,324 / per year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Design Crafts ,BA (Hons)

    About

    Overview

    Combine traditional craft skills with the latest 2D and 3D CAD technologies on this innovative course, preparing you for a dynamic career in the growing craft and design industries.

    This cross-disciplinary course empowers you to explore both directed and self-led projects, encouraging innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. You’ll develop advanced making skills through hands-on learning and material experimentation. Core materials include glass, ceramics, and fine metals, alongside fibre, weave, 3D printing, stitch, wood, print, and mixed media textiles.

    With strong industry links, you’ll graduate equipped with the skills and techniques for roles such as designer-maker, jeweller, glassblower, ceramic artist, curator, educator, buyer, and more.

    • Through industry collaborations and live briefs, students have gained placements with Habitat, Sainsbury’s, Sue Pryke, and Cumbria Crystal.
    • Graduates have gone on to work with leading industry companies, including Waterford-Wedgwood, Vipa Designs, and deVOL.
    • Thrive in our outstanding facilities, including cutting-edge workshops with industry-standard equipment, from glassblowing and metal casting to enamelling, digital printing, looms, kilns, digital embroidery and laser cutting.
    • Join a network of graduates who have exhibited work internationally, and won awards like The Enameller’s Guild Bursary, Embroiderers' Guild Scholar, and Goldsmith’s Bursary.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Entry requirements

    Typical offer

    UCAS points:

    112

    A Level:

    BBC

    BTEC Extended Diploma:

    DMM

    Contextual Offer:

    DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education.

    This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual

    T Levels:

    Merit

    Access to HE:

    Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit

    International Baccalaureate (IB):

    26

    GCSEs:

    5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths

    English language requirements

    If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.

    English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

    Interview and portfolio

    Interview required: No

    Portfolio required: Yes

    To find out more what we're looking for in a portfolio, head to our portfolio advice page.

    Career

    Graduate careers

    Design Crafts graduates gain the skills for careers as craftspeople, jewellers, ceramicists, textile artists, designers, researchers, consultants, curators, buyers, stylists, and educators.

    Many establish their own workshops, secure roles with brands like Sainsbury’s and Next, or work with leading ceramicists Sue Pryke and Hannah Tounsend. Others collaborate with organisations such as the National Trust, applying their expertise in diverse creative industries. At DMU, you are empowered to follow the right path for you – with access to

    Find out how Design Crafts graduate Ellie Barton secured a job with luxury interior design brand deVOL, showcasing the exciting career paths this course can lead to.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    22,324 / per year

    Design Crafts ,BA (Hons)

    De Montfort University

    De Montfort University

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Leicester