On this course you will investigate, develop and create meaningful and forward-thinking forms of visual communication, promotion and advertising. The focus is on the visual communication of brands through which innovative messages and narratives for products and services are built for the global fashion and lifestyle industries.

Key features

• Work on live projects with brands such as All Saints, Boots, BMW, Levi, Speedo, Topshop, Reiss and Unilever.
• Enter industry competitions like L’Oréal Brandstorm and All Walks Beyond the Catwalk’s Diversity NOW! where our students have had great success.
• Benefit from the experience of guest speakers and visiting industry experts.
• 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.
• During your time here, you will be given the opportunity to showcase your work to members of the creative industries. 
• There is an opportunity to work on a student committee to plan, design and take part in events that promote your work including Zine fairs, degree shows and Graduate Fashion Week.
• Learn to use software such as Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, so you can develop your creative ideas to communicate with consumers.
• We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).
• 90% of BA (Hons) Fashion Communication and Promotion students would recommend studying at NTU. (National Student Survey 2020).
• NTU are ranked 16th in the UK for Fashion and Textiles. (The Guardian University Guide 2021).

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.