Business and Management (Fashion) (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)

**A flexible, employment-focused fashion business course that you can adapt to your career aspirations.**<br/>- Work collaboratively with other business students and with industry to grasp the business of fashion.<br/><br/><br/>- Pitch to and consult with live brands to gain real-life industry experience.<br/><br/><br/>- Be the future of fashion: sustainability is threaded through all three years of this degree.<br/><br/><br/>Dream of working at your dream brand or building your own empire as a fashion entrepreneur? The course is ideal for you if youre looking for a degree that will provide you with a firm foundation to build a successful career in the fashion business. A range of flexible work placement options, plus creative collaboration with businesses on live projects, will help develop your professional skill-set.<br/><br/>Our Business and Management Fashion pathway provides a flexible, stimulating and supportive learning environment that fosters creativity, digital literacy and a strong understanding of sustainability and global business.<br/><br/>Well empower you to pursue your individual interests, giving you the opportunity to tailor-make your own fashion business degree by choosing the modules that best fit your career aspirations. Youll also be able to undertake additional professional accreditation through our respected industry partners.<br/><br/>**More about the Professional Placement Year**<br/>A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.