Entry requirements
A level
ABB including an art or design-related subject. If you don’t have an art or design-related subject but you are taking Media Studies A-level, we may also consider your application if you can explain how your media studies is related to some area of fashion marketing. If you’re taking Business Studies, we may consider your application if you have GCSE or equivalent in Art or Design at a high grade and/or display a creative aptitude in your UCAS application.
Pass: 60 credits including 45 at level 3, with grades specified for individual subjects.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
including art or design.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Art/Design
AABBBB OR AAABB (B at advanced level) or AABBB (BB at advanced level) including an art or design subject.
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About this course
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This degree offers you the opportunity to gain essential skills in marketing in the context of the fashion industry. You'll learn about the fashion life cycle and develop an understanding of consumerism and consumer behaviour. You’ll develop a strong commercial awareness and learn how to spot and promote the next big fashion trend. You’ll also gain a contextual understanding of fashion including from a historical and technological perspective.
Throughout the course, you’ll work on a variety of projects which could range from devising a new brand strategy for a fashion label to trend forecasting, developing ideas for innovative fashion products to delivering an exciting PR campaign. The experience you will gain is a great way to gain the skills to succeed in a competitive and fast-changing industry. Key transferable skills will also be developed in this role from critical thinking to problem solving and entrepreneurship.
The Uni
University of Leeds
School of Design

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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Want to work in a growing, creative sector where we are a world leader? Welcome to design! The UK has a proud reputation as a centre of design excellence, and last year just over 14,000 design degrees were awarded. At the moment, the jobs market looks a little better for fashion and textile designers, and not as good for multimedia or interactive designers — but that may change by the time you graduate. In general, design graduates are more likely than most to start their career in London, although that also varies by subject — last year fashion designers often found jobs in the North West, graphic designers in the South West, illustrators in the South West, East Anglia and Midlands, textile designers in the Midlands and the North West, and visual designers in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Midlands. Design is also a good degree for people who want to work for a small business - more than half of graduates start at a small employer.
Marketing
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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Want to join a fast-moving, diverse industry that's at the cutting edge of tech? Try marketing! A lot of the jobs are in London, but graduates don't just go to work in advertising agencies — all sorts of industries do their own marketing these days, and with the rise of digital and mobile technology, a lot of marketing is done in quite innovative ways using a wide range of methods. Common industries (apart from advertising and PR) include recruitment, online retail, higher education, banking and IT. A lot of jobs in this industry are handled through recruitment agencies, so if you get in touch with them early, that might give you a headstart for some of the jobs available. But be careful — unpaid working is not the norm in the marketing industry, but it is more common than in most sectors.
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Marketing
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