Fashion Buying with Marketing

Fashion buying requires both strong commercial understanding as well as theoretical knowledge. after looking at the roles and responsibilities of buyers – from design concept to point of sale – you'll focus on the business side of fashion, building your knowledge of planning, branding, public relations/communications and social media platforms. you will study computer-aided design (cad) to ensure that your design and marketing concepts can be presented and communicated in a professional, and industry-recognised, style. you will also cover report writing, data selection, presentation and critical analysis.

This course gives you the option to enhance and build your professional skills to progress within your chosen career through a placement. our dedicated team offer a range of careers resources and opportunities so you can start planning your future. we have excellent links with the fashion industry, ensuring you work on industry relevant projects and clients’ briefs to gain more experience and build your external reputation before you graduate. this invaluable experience can enrich student capabilities as well as their projects for their final year. this year some of our students have gone to companies marks & spencer, asos, george, f&f tesco, timberland, matalan.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our graduates go on to a variety of areas within fashion buying. recent employers include asos, selfridges, next, reiss, marks & spencer, river island, and joules, among many others.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. De Montfort University has partnerships with the following companies: