International Fashion Business BA (Hons)

This one-year top-up degree is for those who have completed two years of a fashion-related degree course or equivalent qualification, such as a specialist diploma, Foundation degree, or HND.<br/><br/>Experience an international perspective on how the fashion industry works, investigating areas such as fashion buying, brand marketing and promotion, lifestyle and trend prediction. You’ll have the opportunity to investigate areas of personal interest like ethical and sustainable fashion, or entrepreneurship and setting up your own business.<br/><br/>You’ll also gain an understanding of events, management processes, and methods of visual and verbal communication.<br/><br/>The course content has been created to suit those who wish to pursue a career path with either a creative or business focus.<br/><br/>**Key features**<br/><br/><br/>- Gain an understanding of events, management processes, and methods of visual and verbal communication.<br/><br/><br/>- Work on a combination of creative and written projects. We’ll help you identify your strengths so you can tailor your work to your career aspirations.<br/><br/><br/>- Investigate areas of personal interest, for example ethical and sustainable fashion, entrepreneurship or setting up your own business.<br/><br/><br/>- Work on live projects and competitions in collaboration with brands such as Wedgewood, Next and Whistles.<br/><br/><br/>- Go on optional international study visits such as Copenhagen Fashion Week.<br/><br/><br/>- This course attracts students from around the world, offering you a dynamic experience reflective of the working environment.<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from the links we have with our sister course at the Hong Kong Design Institute, through teaching and learning experiences.<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and employability**<br/><br/>Graduate roles include buying, merchandising, digital marketing, design, visual merchandising and account management. You may also wish to pursue further education or self-employment. Recent graduate roles and destinations include:<br/>Arcadia Group, fashion designer<br/>Next, trainee buyer<br/>Adidas, visual merchandiser, Amsterdam<br/>Calvin Klein, brand coordinator, Hong Kong<br/>Eland Fashion, assistant buyer, Hong Kong<br/>YM INC, ecommerce coordinator, Canada.<br/><br/>**Your space to create at NTU** <br/><br/>We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at **www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities** to find out more.<br/><br/>**Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’** <br/><br/>Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at **wearecreativesntu.art**

If you’re looking for somewhere that’ll get you credibility, plenty of real-world experience, and the attention of employers, at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), you'll find all that and so much more.<br/><br/>They offer a huge range of undergraduate courses that have been created with careers in mind, built in collaboration with industry experts and accrediting bodies, with employer facing work experience included as standard – you’ll be sure to find a course to suit your interest and ambitions. <br/><br/>Choose to study at one of their university sites across Nottingham, and be a part of one of the UK’s top student cities with a reputation for being an affordable and friendly place to live. Or study in a vibrant capital city, at their newest campus in London, right in the creative core of one of the world’s top-ranked student cities. <br/><br/>Ranked 2nd in the UK for Student Life (University Compare 2026) and with NTU's accommodation gurantee, it's a place everyone can call home. Your first year of accommodation in Nottingham is guaranteed if you are offered and accept a place through Clearing (T&Cs apply). <br/><br/>Join NTU this September and enjoy GOLD-rated teaching, long-lasting employability support and incredible extracurricular opportunities at one of the UK’s largest and most applied to universities.<br/><br/>“Studying here has allowed me to challenge my perspectives and think critically. The support from tutors is second to none, and I've grown so much as a person and as a student.”<br/>Mary Jarvis, Psychology