B.A. Fashion Design

About the course

A seven-semester (210 ECTS) fashion design degree taught in English in Berlin, covering fashion fundamentals such as form, construction and materials alongside digital tools, with students developing collections. Teaching follows SRH’s CORE model of 5-week thematic blocks with project work.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• SRH does not publish specific rules for the Irish Leaving Certificate. Under German recognition rules (KMK/ZAB on anabin), the Leaving Cert gives direct university entry for art and design subjects if you have six subjects including two languages and Maths (O5/H6 or better), with at least two Higher Level subjects at H5 or better and the other four at O6/H6 or better. No extra subject requirement applies for arts. LCA and LCVP are not accepted. Confirm with SRH admissions.
• Selection is by document review followed by an admission interview. The programme page does not list a portfolio for Fashion Design (unlike SRH’s other design degrees), but have creative work ready to discuss and check with admissions.
• English: the detailed requirements page lists IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 87 (the programme page says 80), Duolingo 110, PTE Academic 59, Cambridge B2 First grade A/B or CAE/CPE A-C, or SRH’s own English Proficiency Certificate test. The programme page also accepts proof that your previous education was taught in English, so ask your school for a letter confirming this and check with SRH that it will be accepted.

How to apply

1. Check your subjectsMake sure your expected Leaving Cert meets the German rule: six subjects, two languages, Maths at O5/H6 or better, two Higher Level subjects at H5 or better.
2. Apply onlineApply through SRH’s online portal with your CV with photo, passport copy, Leaving Cert results (or current results for a conditional offer) and English proof. No deadline, but apply early for October 2027.
3. Admission interviewAttend the admission interview (in Berlin or online) about your motivation and fit for the course.
4. Sign contract and paySign the study contract, pay the €750 enrolment fee and arrange tuition payments before the 1 October 2027 start.

Costs

• Private university: EU/EEA tuition is €750 a month (€4,500 a semester, about €9,000 a year). SRH’s fee sheet gives €29,925 for the full 7 semesters, which reflects its 5% discount for paying the whole programme in advance (3% off for paying a year upfront). There is also a one-off enrolment fee of €750. No application fee is published. Fees are from SRH’s EU/EEA fee sheet valid from April 2026.

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