What will I learn?

A historical market town with a rich heritage, Galashiels was established in the 19th century to support the flourishing textiles industry. The school - a beautiful mill, formerly owned by Bernat Klein - boasts strong industry ties with our local manufacturers, who still serve the global luxury fashion and interiors market.The Fashion Design PhD includes a wide range of topics from smart garment design for health monitoring, to the examination of medieval dress and its construction and meanings. A leading education and research institute, with specialist resources and industry standard production equipment that are amongst the best in the UK, our facilities include full software licences, a rich archive, textile sampling, laser cutting and a fully equipped industrial sewing workshop.

Which department am I in?

Textiles and Design

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£20,456.00 (22,28,808) per year

Living on campus cost (monthly) from £865 to £1,129

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Scottish Borders

Heriot-Watt University,

Nether Road, Netherdale,

Galashiels,

Scotland,

TD1 3HE, Scotland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

IELTS Academic (we do not accept IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training) Overall Score of 6.5 with no individual score lower than 6.0; PTE Academic (we do not accept the online version of this test) 68 overall with a minimum of 63 in each component.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.