BA (Hons) Fashion Buying with Design

The Fashion Buying with Design BA (Hons) degree offered at De Montfort University combines fashion design with the commercial aspects of the industry. This course enables you to explore the entire fashion process, from concept to consumer, providing a unique insight into retail buying, and the essential design skills required in the sector.Course Content: Over three years, this course offers a balance of buying, marketing, design and trend prediction modules. The first year provides an introduction to fashion buying and design, the second year emphasizes trend prediction and the final year focuses on business strategy.Key Modules: Some of the core modules include ‘Introduction to Retail Marketing and Buying’, ‘Fashion Materials and Technology’, ‘Fashion Visualisation’, 'Trend Prediction and Fashion Design Development', 'Advanced Buying and Merchandising', and 'Final Project Major Study'. Accreditations: The Fashion Buying with Design BA (Hons) degree is recognised and accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), providing students with a professionally recognised qualification in addition to the degree on graduation.Future Careers: This course can lead to various career opportunities such as fashion buyers, fashion designers, retail and distribution managers, visual merchandisers, and sales executives in a range of sectors including fashion, textiles and homewares.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.