GC494 · Level 8 · 3 years · Portfolio course

Fashion Design (Portfolio)

Griffith College Dublin · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

358

Your portfolio is marked and added to your points, so the points shown include portfolio marks and can go above 625.

Up 65 points since 2023 (293).

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About this course

A three-year Level 8 honours degree in fashion design, assessed entirely by continuous work. You design and make your own collection.

How long
3 years
What you study
You learn garment construction, pattern work, fashion illustration, textiles and the business of fashion. Later years add digital fashion skills with CLO3D software, branding, marketing and entrepreneurship. Final year focuses on major fashion projects and a dissertation.
Placement and abroad
Students and graduates get internships with fashion companies in Ireland and abroad each year.
Where it can lead
It can lead to roles in design, buying, forecasting and merchandising.
Who it suits
Suits students who love fashion, enjoy making garments by hand and want to build a portfolio.

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About Arts

Artistic fields like Fine Arts, Music, Theatre

The study of Creative Arts involves exploring various forms of artistic expression, including visual arts, performing arts, and media arts. This field encourages students to develop cultural awareness. E.g. Fine Arts, Drama and Theatre Studies, Music, Creative Writing.

Points history

2023293202439020252932026358

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026358Published after the final round
2025 293293475
2024 390390423
2023 293293374

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • A language or Irish or English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics or Art: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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