Fashion Management BA (Hons)
- Level(s) of Study: Undergraduate
- UCAS Code(s): 4J38; JW42
- Start Date(s): September 2020
- Duration: Three years full-time or four years with a placement
- Study Mode(s): Full-time / Sandwich
- Campus: City Campus
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Introduction:
Combine your interest in fashion with business management skills. This course focuses on the management of the entire fashion chain – from design development and product sourcing, to buying and merchandising, sales and marketing, and promotion to the consumer.
With links to an impressive network of international fashion and textile organisations, you’ll learn about all the processes and elements of the fashion industry needed to inform and shape your future career in fashion management.
You have the option of a year-long work placement in your Third Year, allowing you to gain invaluable industry experience and confidence. 96% of students on this route go on to employment or further study within six months of graduating. (DLHE survey 2016/17)
This course will provide you with the skills required for making business decisions combined with effective communication skills required in the global fashion industry.
Key features
- We're delighted to be ranked as one of the top 10 universities in the UK for Fashion & Textiles. (Guardian University League Tables 2020)
- 94% of students from the sandwich degree would recommend studying at NTU. (National Student Survey 2020).
- Gain a sound understanding of fibres, yarns, fabrics, the garment manufacturing processes and the whole supply chain through to the consumer.
- Complete an optional year-long work placement, in the UK or abroad, gaining a certificate or diploma in professional practice.
- Work on live projects with brands such as John Lewis, Next, Wrangler and Tommy Hilfiger.
- Have guest lectures with professionals from brands such as Boohoo, River Island, Urban Outfitters and #brillthings.
- Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to places like the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Amsterdam Fashion Institute and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- Go on optional study trips to places like the Louis Vuitton head office in New York, Première Vision in Paris and Pitti Filati in Florence.
- Showcase your work at our Degree Show in Nottingham, with the opportunity to take part in Graduate Fashion Week and the ASBCI National Dissertation and Innovation Awards.
- This course attracts students from around the world, offering you a dynamic experience reflective of the working environment.
What you’ll study
Don’t just take our word for it, hear from our students themselves
Careers and employability
Employability for this course is excellent, with 96% of students who took a year-long work placement going on to employment or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE survey 2016/17). Graduates from this course go into a range of fields, such as buying and merchandising, marketing and PR, e-commerce and supply chain management, global sourcing, product development, garment and fabric technology roles.
Recent graduate destinations and roles include:
- ASOS, buyer’s administrative assistant, merchandiser, garment technologist assistant
- Burberry, product developer
- Boots, category assistant, buying administrative assistant
- Cotton On, global fashion buyer
- Dr. Martens, category assistant
- Dunelm, commercial leadership graduate
- F&F Clothing, assistant merchandiser
- Hunters Boots Ltd, product development coordinator
- Cath Kidston, buyer’s administrative assistant
- Debenhams, trainee assistant buyer, assistant merchandiser
- Joules, buyer’s assistant
- Mulberry, digital marketing executive
- Marks & Spencer, buying graduate
- Primark, trainee technologist
- River Island, assistant buyer
- Style Council, fashion editor and community manager
- Superdry, sourcing coordinator
- Ted Baker, marketing executive
- Topshop, footwear technologist.
Hear from a recent graduate
Lana at the Karen Millen head office, London
Lana Quality recently graduated from the Fashion Management course and secured a role as Global Marketing Assistant at Karen Millen, in London.
Read more about Lana's experience and see why Fashion Management at NTU set her up for a successful start to her career.
YouFirst – working with our Employability team
Studying a creative degree in a large university has many benefits, none more so than having access to a large employability team.
Our friendly, experienced careers consultants will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice you won't find in a book or on the internet. You can benefit from this at any time during your studies and up to three years after completing your course.
Connecting with industry
Fashion Management students installing their work as part of a live project with high street retailer, John Lewis
Benefit from working on live projects with a range of companies. Our students have recently worked on live projects with John Lewis, Wrangler, and Next. The project with Next resulted in one of our final year students being offered a place on the Next Graduate Training Programme.
You’ll have the opportunity to listen to guest speakers from industry. Recent guests have visited from companies such as ASOS, Boohoo and Disney. Former editor of British Vogue,
Alexandra Shulman recently visited NTU’s School of Art & Design to talk to students about her 25-year career at the magazine.
The course also has links to:
- the Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI)
- the Textile Distributors Association (TDA)
- the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Work placement and internship opportunities
You can choose to take a year-long work placement during your studies, with the chance to gain an additional Diploma or Certificate in Professional Practice, dependent on duration. A placement year will give you the opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience and valuable skills for the future. Course tutors and our Employability team are on hand to support you in applying for placement and professional practice opportunities.
Placement students have been offered graduate level jobs before they return for their final year.
Recent placements include:
- ASOS
- Coast
- Debenhams
- George
- Kipling (Belgium)
- Li & Fung (New York)
- River Island
- Timberland
- The Walt Disney Company
- Wrangler (Belgium)
- Whistles
- Stella McCartney
- Calvin Klein
- Tommy Hilfiger.
Stephanie Bunn on placement at ASOS head office, London
If you decide not to take a year-long work placement, you will be encouraged to undertake short periods of work experience alongside your studies. Our Employability team is on hand to support you – through workshops, drop-in sessions and other activities – in applying for placement and professional practice opportunities.
You’ll receive support from our Employability team, who will put you in touch with companies looking for students, help you to develop your CV, and give you advice for interviews.
This includes:
- putting you in touch with companies looking for students
- help preparing your CV
- helping you prepare for interviews
- inviting you to placement fairs and seminars featuring employers and former students.
Campus and facilities
How to apply
Apply through UCAS.
Getting in touch
If you need any more help or information, please email our Admissions Team or call +44 (0)115 848 4200.
Apply through UCAS (if applying to more than one university in the UK), or through our NTU applicant portal.
Keeping up to date
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Please also take a look at our International students page and our application guide for international students, which are full of advice and information about the University.
If you need any more help or information, please contact our International team or call on +44 (0)115 848 4200. Alternatively, you can get in touch with our staff at the International Development Office, who are always happy to help. Or speak to one of our official NTU representatives for your country.