Fashion Business and Management (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons)

Taught in our Business School for the Creative Industries at UCA Epsom, this Fashion Business and Management course prepares you to play a role in the dynamic global fashion industry.Promoting creative thinking in a commercial context, the course focuses on developing your business acumen and your strategic planning ability. You’ll acquire skills in fashion buying, merchandising, forecasting, management strategy, PR and marketing, branding and international business.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.You'll focus on finding your own specialist approach to work in your second year and be encouraged to start working more independently as you learn more about professional practices, visual merchandising and fashion forecasting.In your final year you will achieve a greater level of independence, focusing on self-managed research, study and practice. You’ll then apply everything you’ve learned as you produce a unique, creative and industry-linked final major project.You’ll also complete a year-long Professional Practice Year within the fashion industry after your second year, which provides you with an opportunity to apply what you have learned and further develop your skills and experience.Our graduates are highly employable, with a wide range of skills that are sought-after in fashion business. Former students have progressed into careers working for household names such as Topshop, Burberry and Harrods.