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BA/BSc (Hons) Fashion Business & Management

University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Want to be a major player in the fashion industry? Join our BA/BSc Fashion Business & Management degree and learn all you need to take your place at the forefront. Taught in our Business School for the Creative Industries at UCA Epsom, this course focuses on developing your business sense and your planning skills so that you can thrive commercially. Whether it's fashion buying, merchandising, forecasting, management strategy, PR and marketing, branding, or international business, you'll graduate with the knowledge and confidence to succeed. In the first year of your course, you'll be introduced to the fundamental principles of the fashion industry, creative business, and management, as well as brand management and promotion, buying, and merchandising.

General Eligibility

112 new UCAS tariff points, see accepted qualifications Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4) Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma Merit at UAL Extended Diploma 112 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in an appropriate subject 27-30 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at a Higher level, see more information about IB entry requirements.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
Business Bootcamp 1: Design Thinking & Orientation Fashion: Theories & Histories Foundations of Marketing and Communications Economics for the Creative Industries Business Seminar 1 – Understanding Consumers Business Bootcamp 2: Research and Development Fashion Brands and Influence Understanding Trends & Forecasting Fashion: Business & Practices (elective unit) Lifestyle Products: Business & Practices (elective unit) Business Seminar 2 – Business Analytics
2 Year 2
Business Bootcamp 3: Storytelling and Narrative Financial Management Fashion Buying Range Planning Digital Marketing Analytics (elective unit) Public Relations (elective unit) Gamification & Marketing (elective unit) Wearable Technology (elective unit) Business Seminar 3: Professional Practice Business Bootcamp 4: Exploring Innovation Visual & Promotional Merchandising Fashion & Identity Supply Chain Analysis & Management (elective unit) Behavioural Studies and Consumption (elective unit) Professional Placement (for students not on Professional Practice Year pathway) Creative Innovation (for students on the Professional Practice Year pathway) Industry Lecture Series (for students on the Professional Practice Year pathway)
3 Year 3
Business Bootcamp 5: Research & Methodologies Fashion: Contemporary Issues (elective unit) Lifestyle Goods: Contemporary Issues (elective unit) Fashion: Global Industry & Futures (elective unit) Lifestyle Goods: Global Industry & Futures (elective unit) Creative Business Start-up (elective unit BA course) Data Mining for Marketers (elective unit BA/BSc course) Predictive Analytics for Business (elective unit BA/BSc course) Business Seminar 4: Strategy & Decision Making Business Bootcamp 6: Developing Enterprise Degree Project

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS UKVI or Academic Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking5.5, Writing5.5, Total6.0 Financial requirement You’ll need to show you have enough money to support yourself - unless you’ve been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months on the date of your application. How much money you need depends on where you will be studying. You’ll need either: £1,334 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses outside London £1,023 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses inside London If you’re applying for the Doctorate Extension Scheme, and you’ve been in the UK for less than 12 months, you need to prove you have a total of £2,668 for courses in London, or a total of £2,046 for courses outside London. If you’re boarding at a residential independent school, you’ll need to pay boarding fees instead. The amount you need to pay will be on your CAS. London means the City of London and the 32 London boroughs.

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