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Fashion Buying with Design at De Montfort University - UCAS

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Course summary

Dive deep into the ever-evolving world of fashion with this dynamic course, gaining a comprehensive understanding of trend analysis, design, retail management, and supply chain logistics. You'll also have the chance to collaborate with industry professionals, visit fashion companies, and engage in real-world buying experiences that will prepare you for a successful career in this exciting field. Our dedicated faculty team is committed to providing you with a supportive learning environment, ensuring that you have access to the resources and guidance needed to thrive academically and professionally. You will learn how to develop your design ability, create garments and communicate your design vision through pattern-making, sewing workshops and 3D digital design. We know that it is can be difficult to choose between degree programmes, so we have structured the first year to offer your design specialism in one block with another three blocks taught alongside students from the Marketing, Merchandising and Fashion Business programme. This gives you the chance to experience other course routes, and with guidance, we will help you move to one of our other subjects if another one resonates with you.

Modules

First year Block 1: Fashion Consumer and Marketplace Block 2: Design and Development Block 3: Fashion Lifecycle Block 4: Sustainable Futures Second year Block 1: Buying and Professional Practice Block 2: Design Innovation and Sustainable Futures Block 3: Introduction to Global Sourcing Skills Block 4: Fashion Design Practice Third year Block 1 and 2: Sustainable Sourcing and Supply Management and Collaboration with Industry Block 3 and 4: Major Design Project OR Major Research Project

Assessment method

Structure This includes design studio practice, formal lectures, group seminars, tutorials, lab work and practical workshops. There are regular tutorials and reviews which allow you to reflect and develop your work ready for your final presentation at the end of the year. Contact hours You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, phase-tests, essays and reports). Your precise timetable will depend on the optional modules you choose to take, however, in your first year you will normally attend around 15 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 25 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
W224
Institution code:
D26
Campus name:
Leicester Campus
Campus code:
Y

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements


Student Outcomes

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82%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
91%
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
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £16250 Year 1
International £16250 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

*subject to the government, as is expected, passing legislation to formalise the increase Please note that fees for subsequent years of study for continuing students are subject to an annual review. Any increase in fee will be in line with RPI-X (linked to the retail price index) and the fee cap set by the Government
Fashion Buying with Design at De Montfort University - UCAS