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Fashion Communication and Promotion BA (Hons)
- Level(s) of Study: Undergraduate
- UCAS Code(s): WN2M
- Start Date(s): September 2023
- Duration: Three years full-time
- Study Mode(s): Full-time
- Campus: City Campus
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Introduction:
Are you ready to dive deep into the world of visual communication, promotion, and advertising? On this course you'll learn how to create powerful and futuristic ways to express ideas using images and graphics. The main goal is to help brands standout by crafting fresh and innovative messages and stories for their products and services in the global fashion and lifestyle industries.
Throughout the journey, you will explore various creative techniques and tools to turn your ideas into captivating visual masterpieces. From eye-catching logos to stunning advertisements, you'll gain hands-on experience in building a compelling visual identity for brands. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to make your mark in the dynamic world of fashion communication and promotion, ready to inspire and captivate audiences with your innovative designs. Join us at the Nottingham School of Art & Design and excel your creativity and professional growth.
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You’ll have the opportunity to complete a work experience placement of up to a year in length. Dependent on the duration of your placement, you could gain an additional Diploma or Certificate in Professional Practice. -
You'll get the opportunity to enter industry competitions like L’Oréal Brandstorm and All Walks Beyond the Catwalk’s Diversity NOW! where our students have had great success. You will also work on live projects with brands such as All Saints, Boots, BMW, Levi, Speedo, Topshop, Reiss and Unilever. -
86.5% of our students are in employment and/or further study within 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2020/21). -
Go on optional study trips to places like New York, Paris, Berlin, and Tokyo. Visit companies, exhibitions and trade fairs to learn about the international market. You can also apply for a European or international exchange to places like the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
What you’ll study
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Careers and employability
Our students secure fashion communication and promotion related jobs both nationally and internationally, in areas such as advertising; art direction and styling; digital communication and web design; fashion analysis and trend prediction; fashion media and journalism; PR and event management; and retailing and visual merchandising. Students also use their well-developed transferable skills for alternative careers in freelance promotion and media roles, and in teaching. Some decide to undertake postgraduate study in fashion or a related subject.
Recent destinations include:
- Artist Residence
- Dr Martens
- Elsie & Fred
- F&F Clothing
- Global Radio
- L’Oréal
- ODD London
- Primark
- Secret-7
- SEEN Connects
- The Future Laboratory
- Treatwell
- Whistles
- Zone Digital.
Work placement and internship opportunities
We encourage our students to find out about the different roles within the industry which will enable you to better shape your learning. In order to achieve this, you may opt to go on a year-long industry placement as part of our sandwich option and achieve a Placement Diploma in Professional Practice in addition to your degree qualification.
Alternatively, you may choose to undertake work experience or industrial placements of shorter duration which may lead to a Placement Certificate in Professional Practice.
Recent placements include:
- ASOS
- Alexander McQueen
- Calvin Klein
- Pentland
- Puma
- River Island
- Skinny Dip
- Stella McCartney
- Tommy Hilfiger.
Connecting with industry
While studying on this course you will work on exciting live projects and enter high-profile competitions in collaboration with major brands and industry leaders. These industry interactions are embedded within the curriculum. Previous collaborations have included large multinational lifestyle and fashion brands such as Unilever and L’Oréal, luxury brands such as Anya Hindmarch and Stephen Jones, major High Street players such as Boots, Levi’s and Reiss, and emerging star retailers, such as Illamasqua, TSPTR, and Universal Works.
Entering industry competitions will help you to gain experience and to network. Our students have been successful in competitions such as:
- Graduate Fashion Week’s Boohoo.com Fashion Innovation Award
- L’Oréal Brandstorm
- River Island Rocks, and more.
Creative Industries Federation
We are members of the Creative Industries Federation (CIF), which means students in the Nottingham School of Art & Design have the opportunity to sign up to free student membership. Creative Industries Federation are an organisation that represents, champions and supports the UK’s creative industries and membership grants students exclusive access to their selection of resources and events to help advance your career and connect with industry.
International exchanges and study trips
We provide opportunities to find out more about the global industry through various visits to major fashion capitals. These are open to change, as we adapt to the shifting influence and culturally importance of international locations. Our recent opportunities have included: a first-year study trip to New York taking in the American fashion, beauty and lifestyle market first-hand, with a visit to Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology; a second-year study trip to some of Europe’s major fashion capitals including Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Rome and Florence and visiting top international trade exhibitions; a third-year trip to Tokyo for a week-long study experience to one of the world’s most vibrant and directional fashion destinations.
The course also has study exchange agreements with a number of international institutions such as the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and you can apply to go on exchange in Year Two for one semester.
What our students are doing now
Arooj Aftab
NTU alum and Vogue Business 100 Innovator, Arooj Aftab, talks about how her degree empowered her to become an advocate for change whilst living with neurofibromatosis (NF) type 1
Fashion Management students host International Women's Day Event
Fashion students attend design brief workshop with iconic Nottingham designer
Campus and facilities
How to apply
Apply through UCAS.
You can apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU applicant portal.
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