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BA (Hons) Fashion Buying with Design

De Montfort University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the fashion buying process, including trend analysis, product development, and supply chain management. You will learn how to identify market trends, source products from global markets, and negotiate contracts with suppliers. You will also gain an understanding of design principles and how they relate to fashion buying, enabling you to create visually appealing and commercially successful collections. This course is ideal for those who want to pursue a career in fashion buying or related fields.

Additional Information

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to work in the fast-paced and exciting world of fashion buying. You will have access to industry-standard software and tools, as well as opportunities to work on live projects and collaborate with fellow students from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

Why Study Fashion Buying at De Montfort University?

De Montfort University is one of the leading institutions for fashion buying and related fields in the UK. Our faculty consists of industry experts with extensive experience in the field, providing you with the most up-to-date knowledge and skills. The university's location in Leicester also provides access to a vibrant cultural scene and opportunities to engage with local designers and businesses.

Why You Should Study This Course

Fashion buying requires both strong commercial understanding as well as theoretical knowledge. This course will prepare you for a diverse range of roles within the global fashion industry by developing in-depth design and buying expertise, and by gaining knowledge of the product lifecycle and critical path, current trends, selection, costing, and promotion. Learn about garment design, pattern cutting, prototyping, construction, and computer-aided design (CAD), while investigating materials, embellishments, and technical approaches. We will nurture your professional practice through personal development planning, as well as guided research and critical reasoning. Sustainability is at the core of our curriculum and we will encourage you to become an agent of change by equipping you with a range of tools to work towards a more responsible future.

General Eligibility

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds.

  • Art and Design Foundation or

  • 112 points from at least 2 A ‘levels 

  •  BTEC Extended Diploma DMM

  • International Baccalaureate: 26+ Points 

Plus five GCSEs grades 9-4 including English Language or Literature at grade 4 or above.

  • Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit and GCSE English (Language or Literature) at grade 4 or above

We will normally require students to have had a break from full time education before undertaking the Access course.

  • We also accept the BTEC First Diploma plus two GCSEs including English Language or Literature at grade 4 or above

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

  • Block 1: Fashion Consumer and Marketplace

  • Block 2: Design and Development 

  • Block 3: Fashion Lifecycle 

  • Block 4: Sustainable Futures 

2 Year 2

  • Block 1: Buying and Professional Practice

  • Block 2: Design Innovation and Sustainable Futures

  • Block 3: Introduction to Global Sourcing Skills

  • Block 4: Fashion Design Practice 

3 Year 3

  • Block 1 and 2: Sustainable Sourcing and Supply Management and Collaboration with Industry

  • Block 3 and 4: Major Design Project OR Major Research Project 

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79
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.

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