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Fashion Management at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS

Course summary

Build the business knowledge and creative insight needed to thrive in the global fashion industry. Whether it’s luxury labels or the high street, you’ll explore the relationship between brands, consumers, and products and have the flexibility to shape your learning around your own interests and career goals. While this isn’t a design-focused course, you’ll still work closely with fashion products, from selecting fabrics and understanding production methods, to looking at how items are packaged, distributed, and brought to market. The course is about tackling real industry challenges: how fashion businesses can become more sustainable while remaining profitable, how new technologies like AI and data are changing the way the industry works, and how global events influence sourcing and supply chains. 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.
  • Top 15 in the UK for Art and Design in Complete University Guide 2026).
Assessment Your learning will reflect what’s expected in the industry. Alongside more familiar forms of assessment like group and solo presentations, projects, reports, and business planning, you’ll also experience industry-style simulations designed to build essential skills in areas such as strategic thinking and creative problem-solving. And there are no formal written exams on this course. 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

Modules

[Year One] - Product and Textile Innovation (60 Credit Points) - Creative Entrepreneurship and Professional Practice (20 Credit Points) - Global Fashion Business and Marketing (40 Credit Points) [Year Two] - CoLab: Research, Exploration and Risk-Taking (20 Credit Points) - Fashion Buying, Merchandising & Global Sourcing (40 Credit Points) - Fashion Sustainability & Community (Live project based) (40 Credit Points) OR - Fashion Sustainability & Community (Work Experience) (40 Credit Points) - Optional Modules (20 Credit Points) Choose one from a choice of 8, which allow you to personalise and can align to your specialism, examples include: • Creative Entrepreneurship • Creative Live Event Production • Digital Marketing & Communications • Fashion Styling • Fashion Photography • Responding to the Visual World • The Beauty Industry: From Innovation to Impact • Web3 and Creative Autonomy Optional Placement Year (Sandwich) **[Final Year] - Final Major Project & Professional Practice (60 Credit Points) - Strategic Fashion Business & Retail Leadership (60 Credit Points)


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
JW42
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university. We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.


Student Outcomes

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90%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
100%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
International £18250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Tuition fees are payable for each year that you are at University. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

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Fashion Management at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS