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Fashion

Fashion courses

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of style, creativity, and endless career opportunities?

Look no further, as our cutting-edge fashion courses are tailor-made to shape your path towards a successful and fulfilling future in the ever-evolving fashion industry.

On your fashion course, you will learn from experienced academic staff, many of whom are active practitioners in the industry, and enjoy access to professional-standard equipment and facilities.

Explore our specialist facilities, view some examples of our students' work in ARTSFEST or see a selection of potential jobs for fashion graduates. 

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Undergraduate fashion courses

Postgraduate fashion courses

Course videos

Explore our array of fashion courses and discover what they can offer you.

BA (Hons) Fashion and Textiles

BA (Hons) Fashion Industry: Branding and Marketing

BA (Hons) Fashion Industry: Buying and Management

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BA (Hons) Fashion Industry: Promotion and Imaging

Facilities

Facilities

The knitting machine room at UWL

The knitting machine room

The knitting machine room allows our students to design and create their own complex knitwear.

The sewing machine room at UWL

The sewing room

The sewing room has industrial sewing machines for creating collections.

The pattern cutting room

The pattern cutting room

We have all of the facilities needed to design and create garments. Our pattern-cutting room is equipped with high tables and mannequins.

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  • What do I need in order to study fashion?

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    The entry requirements for each undergraduate fashion degree vary, so please check the relevant course page for full details. For example, on our Fashion and Textiles degree, you may be required to submit a portfolio.

    If you do not have quite the right grades or subjects at A-Level to begin your degree, then why not consider a foundation-year course at the University of West London? All of our degrees in this area are available as four-year courses, with the first year providing you with the grounding you need to progress successfully to level 4.

    Browse our fashion degree courses above to find out more.

  • Why study fashion at the London School of Film, Media and Design?

    A woman and a man looking at designs whilst woman has her make-up done in the background. All surrounded by clothes rail

    As part of the Career University, our aim is to prepare you for your career, and you will benefit from our strong links to the fashion industry to help you achieve your ambitions. You will develop your creative flair, technical expertise and a range of transferable skills to help you either find jobs in fashion or even start your own fashion business.

    We offer work placements as well as opportunities to collaborate with other students on a range of courses. This simulates real-world roles in the industry and will help you develop the contacts and interpersonal skills you need to pursue your career in the fashion world.

  • What can I do with a fashion degree?

    A fashion designer working with a mannequin

    The UK’s vibrant fashion industry has been estimated to be worth around £66bn, creating jobs in a range of sectors from design and manufacture through retail to publishing and marketing.

    Depending on the course you choose, such as a fashion design course or a fashion brand management degree, you could pursue a role in the fashion industry as a designer, stylist, PR/press officer, digital marketer or researcher, manager, buyer or journalist. 

    Take a look at the individual fashion course pages for more information about your career options.

Where this course can take you

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Job roles

Our fashion courses will prepare you for a variety of fashion jobs, including fashion marketing jobs. Roles may include:

  • fashion, knitwear, print and accessories designer
  • textiles designer – for interiors, automotive, fashion and more
  • materials developer
  • pattern cutter
  • garment technologist
  • stylist
  • trend forecaster
  • buyer
  • visual merchandiser.

You could progress to working within:

  • buying and merchandising
  • retail management
  • e-commerce management
  • CRM and retail client engagement
  • wholesale brand management
  • trend forecasting
  • data analysis/ insights
  • visual merchandising
  • global sourcing, distribution, and logistics
  • omnichannel fashion customer experience
  • sustainable fashion marketing and communications.

ARTSFEST

A collage of images demonstrating fashion at the University of West London.

Find out more about the work our students produce and view some of their recent work by visiting our Fashion ARTSFEST page.

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