Program Overview

Creative Industries Management in Fashion (top-up) BA (Hons) at UCA Epsom

Overview

Hone your business and management skills specifically for a future career in the fashion industry, with this year-long top-up BA (Hons) Creative Industries Management in Fashion degree course at UCA Epsom.

What You'll Study

The content of the course may be subject to change. Curriculum content is provided as a guide.

• Business Bootcamp 5: Research & Methodologies (all students): This bootcamp is about examining research and methodologies and how this applies to your course. We will discuss the different methods by which you can elicit findings whether quantitative (informing by data) or qualitative (informing from opinions).
• You choose one unit from:
  • Fashion: Global Industry & Futures: You’ll explore the concept of future thinking and its influence on the global fashion industry. Analysing influence from culture and society and predicting through recognition of global shifts and emerging trend manifestations, you’ll complete an in-depth study of the current macro environment and use the findings of this study to translate, validate and communicate a vision for the future of fashion.
  • Lifestyle Goods: Global Industry & Futures: You’ll the concept of future thinking and its influence on the global lifestyle industries, analysing influence from culture and society and predicting through recognition of global shifts and emerging trend manifestations. You’ll complete an in-depth study of the current macro environment, using the findings of this study to translate, validate and communicate a vision for the future.
• You choose one unit from Data Mining for Marketers or Predictive Analytics for Business.:
  • Data Mining for Marketers: Data Mining focuses on the use of automation to uncover relationships within datasets that can be used to support improved decision processes. When employed in marketing, data mining will use customer, potential customer, supplier, and population data to reveal patterns in the data that have potential to improve the marketing process and outcomes. You’ll be introduced to the processes of data mining using various tools including descriptive statistics, including SPSS and R.
  • Predictive Analytics for Business: Predictive analytics is a domain of statistical analysis that allows an organisation to extract information from data to predict patterns and trends. This unit introduces predictive modelling and explains its application in business decisions. It focusses on a set of statistical techniques including regression modelling, cluster analysis and survival analysis.

Entry Requirements

• UK:
  • 240 credits from a relevant degree (120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5), with a minimum of 55% overall
  • Foundation Degree in a relevant subject
  • Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject
  • Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
• International and EU:
  • Non-UK equivalent qualifications
  • English language requirements

Fees & Funding

• Tuition fees - 2025/26:
  • BA (top-up) course: £9,525 (UK)
  • BA (top-up) course: £17,500 (International)
• UCA scholarships and fee discounts: At UCA we have a number of scholarships and fee discounts available to assist you with the cost of your studies.
• Financial support: There are lots of ways you can access additional financial support to help you fund your studies - both from UCA and from external sources.
• Additional course costs: In addition to the tuition fees there may be other costs for your course. The things that you are likely to need to budget for to get the most out of a creative arts education will include books, printing costs, occasional or optional study trips and/or project materials.

Facilities & Equipment

Our Creative Business facilities at our Epsom campus feature dedicated studios, study areas and digital media suites equipped with Macs and PCs which are programmed with specialist software including Adobe Creative Suite. On campus there's a modern library with a wealth of books and publications, photography studios and print studios.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this top-up course can expect to leave with an extensive knowledge of the fashion industry that can see them go on to work in the fashion industry under many different roles. These include:

• Project manager
• Fashion marketing
• Brand manager
• Textiles manager
• Buying and merchandising
• Customer insights manager

Staff

• Janja Song: Programme Director of Fashion & Luxury Business & Management
• Chris Holt: Senior Lecturer in Fashion Management & Marketing
• Esther Oladokun: Lecturer in Creative Business Management
• Dr Nadya Ostroff: Senior Lecturer in Luxury Management
• Katso Otukile: Lecturer in Business and Marketing
• Dr Xinya You: Lecturer in Sustainable Business
• Dr Qifei Huan: Lecturer in Behavioural Economics
• Dr Yue Wang: Lecturer in Fashion Business & Management
• Celina Schlieckmann: Senior Lecturer in Fashion Trends & Sustainability
• Mary Carson: Senior Lecturer in Fashion Management & Marketing
• Dr Julie Blanchard-Emmerson: Senior Lecturer in Fashion History and Theory
• Nicola Truman: Lecturer in Fashion Business & Management
• Dr Ram Shergill: Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Luxury Business & Management
• Dr Katherine Appleford: Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour