Course summary

Forge an international career in the £1.5 trillion fashion industry. Learn the fundamentals of fashion business and marketing, before developing all the necessary commercial skills to get you ready to start your own business or work for a fashion house. In an increasingly competitive, commercial and technological environment, communication and branding professionals have never played such a central role in buying, retail, import and export, digital marketing and more. Study BA (Hons) Fashion Communication and Branding at ARU Cambridge, and develop the skills, understanding and knowledge that are critical to international fashion design and business functions. You’ll gain a broad understanding of the fields of fashion, branding, journalism, PR, marketing and management in a global context and develop an understanding of the complex issues surrounding sustainable fashion and environmental impact. What does a Fashion Communication and Branding student do? You’ll work closely with students from across our University, including the Faculty of Business and Law on marketing and events, and Cambridge School of Creative Industries and Cambridge School of Art to create eye-catching campaigns and digital content. Perhaps most importantly, you’ll get time, guidance and support from our experienced staff who, as well as launching and managing their own brands, have worked with companies such as Chloe, Alexander McQueen, Warner Bros Records, and London Records. Talks from visiting lecturers and live briefs from industry are built into our course. They focus on areas including event management, brand identity, entrepreneurship, sustainability, marketing and promotion. We'll encourage you to build your profile by entering national and international competitions, as well our as own competitions such as the Sustainability Art Prize. You'll have the chance to develop a business plan and pitch for start-up funding, and you can get involved in our Student Creative Careers Conference too. You'll also have opportunities to find placements and internships, and visit trade fairs and conferences. Fashion communication or fashion design? At ARU we offer degree courses in Fashion Communication and Branding, and Fashion Design. Our Fashion Design degree will help you develop as a designer of womenswear or menswear. You'll create your own fashion designs from day one. Meanwhile, our Fashion Communication and Branding course focuses on fashion journalism and PR, marketing and management, and luxury branding. Industry-standard facilities With our Fashion Communication and Branding degree, you’ll have access to all our creative facilities including:

• dedicated fashion workshops with a variety of industrial sewing machines

• Ruskin Gallery, a professional digital art gallery

• Mac and PC suites equipped with the latest software including Adobe Creative suite

• specialist printmaking workshop including etching, screen-printing and lithography

• 3D workshops for physical media including wood, plastic, metal and clay

• photography and media facilities including darkrooms; studios; film processing; digital printing suite; video editing; and professional equipment loans

• life drawing studio.