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International Fashion Business

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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Course summary

BA (Hons) International Fashion Business is for aspiring fashion professionals. Designed as a one-year top-up, this course will build upon your prior knowledge and experience (whether it be from a design or business background), equipping you with the skills and insights needed to thrive in the ever-evolving global fashion industry.

With a strong emphasis on sustainability and innovation, you’ll take a global outlook, challenge conventions and help shape the future of fashion. You'll benefit from a highly personalised learning experience, collaborating with likeminded fashion lovers from all over the world while being supported by a team of experienced industry experts. Plus, you'll gain hands-on practical experience and expand your professional network through live projects and competitions.

This dynamic international fashion business course will help you stand out in a far-reaching, global industry, lending itself to roles in buying, merchandising, brand management and digital marketing. Get ready to embark on your journey to success in the vibrant world of fashion.

Key features

  • Tailor your learning: Customise your degree to align with your career aspirations, supported by a highly personalised student experience.

  • Build a global network: Connect with a diverse international cohort, building relationships that enrich learning and foster global opportunities.

  • Industry expertise: Learn from expert teaching staff with extensive industry experience and valuable professional contacts.

  • Sustainability and innovation: Develop a global outlook, challenging conventions and shaping the future of fashion through sustainable and innovative practices.

Careers and employability

Graduate roles include buying, merchandising, digital marketing, design, visual merchandising and account management. You may also wish to pursue further education or self-employment.

Recent graduate roles and destinations include:

  • Next, trainee buyer

  • Adidas, visual merchandiser, Amsterdam

  • Calvin Klein, brand coordinator, Hong Kong

  • Eland Fashion, assistant buyer, Hong Kong

  • YM INC, ecommerce coordinator, Canada.

Modules

Course Modules

  • Global Fashion Responsibility (20 credit points)
  • The Future of Fashion (60 credit points)
  • Fashion Product Management & Marketing (40 credit points)

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/art-and-design/ug/ba-hons-international-fashion-business?year=2027#module-information

Assessment method

Assessment is 83% coursework, 17% practical exams (presentations) combining creative and written work. Depending on the module, you may be assessed through:

Reports
Presentations
Written assignments
Visually led projects
Creative outputs
Portfolio
Essays
The majority of assessments are for you to complete on your own. There are two group projects where you will receive ongoing feedback to help you identify ways of improvement. Assessment tasks are designed to challenge you over the year to increasingly demonstrate your own creativity, reflect your own interests, and include independent research.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W232
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W232
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
Not accepted

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Entry Requirements: Year Two of a Fashion / Textiles related degree course or a HND course in Fashion / Textiles (or related discipline) or a Foundation degree in a related Fashion / Textiles discipline.

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data

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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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Tuition fees for 2027 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2026 are £9790 .The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.

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