Ready to turn your love for fashion into a career? If you dream of building a career in buying, merchandising or brand management within the global fashion industry, our Fashion Buying & Brand Management degree could be your perfect fit.
This dynamic course blends business strategy with creativity, preparing you to create trend-led collections, develop products that reflect brand identity and make informed decisions that influence what consumers buy.
You'll gain in-depth knowledge and skills in brand and product management, exploring every level of the industry from fast fashion and sustainable brands to international luxury labels, gaining a deep understanding of how brands position themselves in a fast-paced industry. Through hands-on projects, trend analysis and research opportunities, you’ll graduate with the confidence and expertise to build, manage and grow fashion brands in a global marketplace.
Developed with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), our industry-aligned curriculum ensures you’re on the cutting edge of industry knowledge and practical skills.
You’ll also develop a thorough understanding of sustainability and responsibility within the fashion industry and supply chain management across the globe. You’ll work on globally relevant projects, with opportunities to jet off for study trips or exchange visits.
By understanding the ethical issues facing the fashion industry, you’ll emerge as a strategic and responsible fashion buying and brand professional, equipped with the creative expertise and visual skills to build ranges, develop products and shape the future of fashion.
We offer this degree with two study options. You can choose three years full-time or four years full-time which would include a one-year industry placement between years two and three that will give you hands-on experience in a real-life working environment. This year in industry gives you practical skills that many employers seek, giving you a competitive edge upon graduation.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
The following entry points are available for this course:
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | No element lower than 5.5. Academic IELTS test required. |
| PTE Academic | 52 | No element lower than 51 |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | TOEFL Internet required. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Level B2 | Minimum 169 (no element lower than 162) |
Update on Historical Entry Grades Data
Please note that some courses include a foundation year, which has affected the accuracy of the data in this tool, which does not differentiate between Yr 0 entry and Yr 1 entry. As a result, these courses have been excluded this year. You can find more information on our website: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/afteryouapply
This is the first year of the historical entry data tool (below), and we are committed to making improvements for future application cycles.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.
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