Fashion Management

Combine your interest in fashion with business management skills. This course focuses on the management of the entire fashion chain with our unique emphasis on fashion product – from design development and 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. 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

• Gain a sound understanding of fibres, yarns, fabrics, product construction, planning, manufacturing and distribution of a consumer-focused range, with an understanding of commercial strategies.

• Complete a 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, Boden and ASOS.

• Attend 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 such as Tokyo, New York, Première Vision in Paris and Pitti Filati in Florence.

• Exhibit your work at our Showcase, 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.

• NTU are ranked 13th in the UK for Fashion and Textiles. (The Guardian University Guide 2023).

Assessment

Assessment is by coursework and an exam. You will be assessed at the end of each module and awarded a grade. Your final degree mark will be based 100% on your final year work.

Employability

Recent year-long Placements include ASOS, Wrangler and Kipling (Belgium), Next, Marks & Spencer, Boohoo, River Island, Nike, TKMaxx, Urban Outfitters, Stella McCartney and Ralph Lauren. 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.

Your space to create at NTU

We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities to find out more.

Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’

Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at wearecreativesntu.art

[Year One]

• Fashion Industry (40 credit points, full year)
• Product Development (60 credit points, full year)
• Brand Me (20 credit points, full year)

[Year Two]

• Buying, Merchandising and Product Management (40 credit points, first half of the year)
• Global Sourcing and Sustainability (40 credit points, second half of the year)
• Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points, second half of the year)
• Optional module. You will also choose one 20-credit module from:
  he Art of the Video Interview
  Publishing: Experimental Formats
  Telling Stories
  Fashion Product Marketing
  Ethical Design
  Storyboarding
  Responding to the Visual World
  Motion Graphics

[Year Three]

• Optional Placement Year
  The placement year will give you the chance to experience the commercial world first-hand. You can work with one or more companies in the UK or overseas. Many students say a placement year really boosts their confidence, and helps their final year studies and graduate employability. Some placements even lead to graduate job offers. You’ll also have the opportunity to gain an extra qualification – a certificate or diploma in professional practice.

[Final Year]

• Professional Development (20 credit points, full year)
• Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship (100 credit points, full year)