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.

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 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, Boden and ASOS.
• Attend guest lectures with professionals from brands such as Boohoo, River Island, Urban Outfitters and #brillthings.
• Go on optional study trips to places such as Tokyo, New York, Première Vision in Paris and Pitti Filati in Florence.
• During your time here, you will be given the opportunity to showcase your work to members of the creative industries.
• You will have 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.
• We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).
• NTU are ranked 16th in the UK for Fashion and Textiles. (The Guardian University Guide 2021)
• 97% of BA (Hons) Fashion Management SW students would recommend studying at NTU. (National Student Survey 2020)

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
• 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