Program Overview

Business and Management (Fashion) (London)

Overview

BA (Hons) Business and Management (Fashion) is a degree course that explores the business of fashion, not a fashion design degree. We’ll help you develop as a person to achieve your potential through teaching you about the business of fashion and how it works.

Course Structure

• Year one: Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment, from the context in which organisations operate, through to trends in economic thinking and the importance of managing data in business.
• Year two: You'll develop and expand your knowledge of global consumerism, fashion marketing strategy, and digital platforms, including retail and B2C. Module topics include fashion marketing and management, fashion in practice, marketing, and international business.
• Year three: You'll develop and explore your business learning, focusing on fashion marketing and visualisation. You'll also undertake an in-depth business research project in fashion, and get the chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students.

Assessment

You'll be assessed in a wide range of ways that will test your knowledge of the fashion business and your management skills. These could include presentations, projects, group work, exams, essays, videos, and business reports.

Teaching

We offer variety in the way we teach: sometimes we’ll set you problems so that you can find the answers for yourself; sometimes we’ll lecture. Most modules use a mix of lectures and seminars, with accessible online resources provided via the Virtual Learning Environment.

Opportunities

• Business community projects: We give you the opportunity to work with regional and national businesses. You’ll be working on live project briefs, helping organisations find creative solutions to their business issues.
• Careers: BA (Hons) Business and Management (Fashion) prepares you for a variety of careers within the business side of the fashion industry, including working for fashion magazines, fashion blogs and websites, and ecommerce sites, or in fashion PR and marketing, fashion management, buying, and retail.

Facilities and Resources

• Where the subject is taught: This course is taught at our Bath Spa University London campus.
• Resources: Our libraries offer a wide range of business materials that you can access online. You can also access a wealth of material available via electronic sources. These include Business Source Complete, Mintel, Newsbank and an increasing range of e-books.

Fees

• 2025 entry:
  • UK full time: £9,535

Additional Course Costs

You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits. Please check the course Programme Document for details of any additional costs.

Funding Opportunities

Please visit our Funding pages for an overview of the funding options that may be available, including scholarships and bursaries.

Entry Requirements

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below.

• Year one:
  • If you have studied A Levels, we would be looking for grades CDD in any subjects. Or;
  • Grades MMP from a BTEC Extended Diploma
  • Equivalent international qualifications are welcomed for consideration.
  • If your qualifications fall just short of these requirements, you can support your application with evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge acquired through a minimum of three years post-school professional work experience. Accompanying your application, you must write an essay of 500 words setting out the following:
    • A summary of your work experience.
    • A consideration on how that experience has advanced your skills and knowledge.
    • A summary of how that experience relates to the course of study applied for.
• Year two:
  • 120 Higher Education credits in relevant subjects
  • A Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) in a relevant subject area
  • A Higher National Certificate (HNC) or equivalent in a relevant subject area.
• Year three:
  • 240 Higher Education credits in relevant subjects
  • A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in a relevant subject area
  • A Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent in a relevant subject area
  • A Foundation Degree in a relevant subject area.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language, we will need to see evidence of your proficiency in the English language.

Generally, we are looking for a score equivalent to IELTS 6.0, with 5.5 in each of the four components of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. We accept a range of qualifications including:

• IELTS
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 72
• Pearson PTE with a minimum score of 51
• Duolingo with a minimum score of 95
• Academic qualifications taught in English can also be accepted, such as GCSE English Language with a minimum grade C/4.

Key Facts

• Award: BA (Hons) Business and Management (Fashion)
• School/s: Bath Business School
• Campus or location: Bath Spa University London
• Course length: Three years full time.