
Fashion Business Management with Professional Experience BA Honours
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international | UK: £9,535
Introduction
Our Fashion Business Management with Professional Experience BA is designed to create future leaders in the fashion, business, and retail industries. In our course, you will explore the roles and interrelationships between buying, merchandising, supply chain, and marketing.
Using a combination of academic theory, creative skills, industry knowledge, and direct business experience, our course is designed to develop your interpersonal, creative, commercial, and technical skills while giving you an authentic grounding in strategic business management. We aim to provide the expertise and knowledge to help you progress quickly upon graduation to employment in the retail and fashion industries, gaining a breadth of cross-disciplinary skills.
Our four-year course includes a full-year industry placement and the opportunity to study abroad for one semester. You'll have the option to choose to develop your global business and cultural awareness by combining your year of placement with an international exchange programme, with one of our academic partners in America, Australia, Canada, or Hong Kong.
The focus of our course is to reflect the nature of the diverse fashion and retail industries using inclusive teaching methods and a globally relevant curriculum.
We put a strong emphasis on real-world experience, and you'll benefit from an extensive and high-caliber programme of guest speakers, industry-driven projects, and a tutor team with considerable industry experience. You'll also benefit from all of the resources that London has to offer, including retailers, suppliers, and museums, as well as key shows, lectures, and events, which you'll be encouraged to attend.
Top reasons to study with us
- Experience London – Our vibrant Harrow Campus is just a 20-minute train ride into London
- Get ahead before graduating – A year of business placement will provide you with practical commercial experience
- Industry-experienced tutors – You'll be taught by tutors who have real-world experience in the retail and fashion industries
- Get global experience – Our four-year course includes the opportunity to study abroad for one semester
- Excellent course reputation – The University of Westminster's fashion courses have an excellent reputation within the industry
- Westminster is ranked 2nd in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2023 for ‘Research Quality’ in Art and Design
Why study this course?
- Access to London - Benefit from the retailers, suppliers, shows, and events on offer in London, which is just a 20-minute train ride from our vibrant Harrow Campus.
- Get ahead before graduating - The year-long industry placement built into our course will provide you with valuable practical commercial experience.
- Global opportunities - You have the option to combine your year of industry placement with the opportunity to study abroad.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible students.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career development is embedded in our course. Students can work part-time, on placements and enjoy work-related learning across all three years of study.
With a growing global network of 3,000 employers, our Careers and Employability Service is here to support you to achieve your full potential.
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as buyers and merchandisers for the fashion, business, and retail industries.
Roles held by graduates of our two previous courses (Fashion Merchandising Management BA and Fashion Buying Management BA) include:
- Buying Assistant
- E-Commerce Manager
- Assistant Merchandiser
- Creative Director
- Merchandising Planner
- Junior Demand Planner
- Digital Marketing Executive
- Web Merchandiser
- Product buyer and developer
- Business Development Coordinator
- Buying Administration Assistant
- Assistant Events Manager
- Concept Designer
- Wholesale Inventory Coordinator
- Brand Partnerships Assistant
Program Leaders
Program delivery
Course Location
Harrow is our creative and cultural hub.
Home to most of our arts, media and digital courses, it houses state-of-the-art facilities for every discipline, including project and gallery spaces, film studios, creative labs, collaborative learning spaces, and the creative enterprise hub. Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 20 minutes from the city centre by train.