Fashion Buying with Merchandising

You'll develop in-depth knowledge of the buying cycle and the critical path, and key activities around trading the range, reacting to sales and managing sales promotions. the merchandising pathway focuses on the numbers behind buying a fashion range, its selection process and strategic stock management. we will nurture your professional practice through personal development planning, as well as guided research and critical reasoning. we place strong emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility, ensuring that you will graduate with the tools to drive innovation at all stages of the buying process.

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 offers 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 client briefs to gain more experience and build your external reputation before you graduate. this invaluable experience can enrich student capabilities and their final-year projects. students have gone to big brands including reiss, boohoo, asos, george at asda, ralph lauren, timberland, matalan, and o’neill (amsterdam).

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

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

Our graduates go on to work in 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: