University of East London - June Open Day
20 Jun 2026, 09:00
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Ready to fast-track your future in fashion? This exciting one-year Fashion Studies Top-up degree is designed to elevate your skills, sharpen your industry knowledge, and prepare you for the next big step, whether that’s launching your career, fashion business or progressing to a postgraduate degree.
If you want to increase your employability in fashion, have completed Level 4 and 5 or already hold a relevant qualification and are eager to gain a full undergraduate degree in just one year, this course offers the perfect opportunity to level up quickly and confidently.
If you're looking to improve your chances of employability in the fashion industry, prepare for a postgraduate course, you have completed Level 4 and 5 in another subject area and are now looking to pivot into the fashion industry or already hold a relevant qualification, this one-year course is the ideal opportunity to fast-track your way to a full undergraduate degree with confidence and purpose.
You'll dive into cutting-edge topics such as modern fashion business models, marketing and promotion, sustainability, and collaborative practice.
You will have opportunities to create an industry-relevant fashion portfolio and a final major project relevant to your future fashion career, working with industry professionals.
Year 1: Introduction to Fashion Business and Marketing, Fashion Enterprise 3, Final Major Project: Theoretical Identity, Final Major Project: Realisation, Freelancing & Fashion Portfolio, Mental Wealth: Professional Life Business of Fashion 3
For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
We assess you via your presentations, essays, research projects and your final major project. You will always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve.
We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face-to-face assessments.
The following entry points are available for this course:
For detailed information on entry requirements for our courses, please see the individual course pages. We consider a range of UK and worldwide qualifications at the appropriate level and also take relevant work experience into account when considering an application. Many courses have a Foundation Year option for those students whose qualifications do not meet the BA or BSc entry requirements.
Applicants should have, or be working towards, grade C in GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent Level 2 qualification such as Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Mathematics or Key Skills Level 2 in Application of Number and Communication)
Entry requirements are intended only as a guide for applicants. They are not a guarantee of an offer, nor of the conditions that may apply. When making a decision on your academic suitability, we will make an assessment of you as an individual and will use information other than qualifications; which may include predicted grades, performance at Level 2, relevant work experience, previous study at degree level, personal statement, references and any portfolio, written test or interview, to make our decision.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of our Applicant Relations Team from Monday to Friday (9am–5pm) on +44 (0) 20 8223 3333 or https://uel.ac.uk/about/contact-us
As an inclusive university, we're proud to welcome students of all backgrounds and all ages. Mature students (over the age of 21) make up almost half of our undergraduate population. The University takes into account non-academic factors when making decisions and confirming your place for Results Day. If you have life or work experience that is relevant to your course, and can demonstrate your commitment to study, we can equip you to succeed.
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| International | £15560 | 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.
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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