Key information
This programme offers a combination of fashion communication, marketing, branding and management that is specifically tailored for the demands of the fashion industry.
- Programme code
- WN27
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Delivery type
- Full Time
- Degree qualification
- BA (Hons)
- Mode of delivery
- On-Campus
- Duration
- 4 years
- Location
- Scottish Borders
- Start date
- September
Our BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Promotion programme will provide you with fashion communication, marketing, branding and management knowledge and expertise which is in high demand by the global fashion industries. This programme will help to position you for a career in this exciting and vibrant environment.
You’ll gain a unique blend of practical and creative design skills exploring and developing your interests, skills, and knowledge as well as a comprehensive understanding of the commercial aspects of the fashion industries.
The programme offers specialised modules including communication design, photography, moving image, visual communication, fashion marketing, branding, and consumer behaviour. You’ll have access to our Mac and PC-based Computer-Aided Design (CAD) labs and Adobe Creative Cloud software to fully develop your visual skills. You’ll also make use of our fully equipped photographic studio to develop your studio-based photography skills for fashion, portraiture, and product photography projects.
The focus of this programme is to help you understand sustainable and inclusive commercial practices. You’ll develop skills in management and promotion of live branding events whilst engaging and developing an understanding of a range of analytical and interpretive skills to not only evaluate current market trends but to anticipate future trends.
You’ll have the opportunity to gain a global perspective by studying abroad for a semester at our Dubai campus or one of our international exchange partners in Europe, India and USA. During your studies, you’ll have opportunities to collaborate with industry on live projects with high-end industry brands. Our students have previously worked on industry projects with companies including Crisis, Louis Vuitton, Malton Young and Borland, and W.L Gore.
In your final year, you’ll complete an Honours project that allows you to establish your interests within the industry at the start of your professional career.
Your student experience
Your learning will be informed by our School of Textiles Design faculty and staff, whose work covers many key areas including:
- Visual Communication
- Photography
- Typography and Design for Print
- Digital Illustration
- Film Making
- Branding and Branded Environments
- Fashion Sustainability
- Design Thinking
- Design Innovation
- Design for Heritage and Culture
- Design for Health and Wellbeing
- Placemaking design
- Interaction Design
- Experiential and Installation Design
- Exhibition Design
- Smart Nanotextiles – Nanofibres and Nanoyarns
- Fashion Technology
Go Global
With Go Global, Heriot-Watt's global student programme, you can carry your studies to new places and experience new cultures, expanding your horizons on the way. You'll discover what it means to be a true global citizen and emerge prepared for wherever your career journey will take you.
Inter-Campus Transfer: Dubai
Course content
September Intake
Focuses on initial design and marketing skills, preparing the student with the fundamentals of skills such as photography, design thinking, and introductions to branding and marketing strategy.
Mandatory September
- Rethinking Design 2: Develop and Deliver
- Rethinking Design 1: Discover and Define
Mandatory January
- Introduction to Communication Design
- Fashion Marketing and Management
- Introduction to Photography
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"Our exciting Fashion Branding and Promotion programme will prepare you for a dynamic career in communicating, promoting and managing fashion-related brands. You will discover how to use your initiative, creativity, and lived experiences, while also developing collaborative teamwork and research skills. Additionally, you will acquire the ability to create, develop, and deliver compelling, high-quality advertising campaigns that raise awareness and engage audiences worldwide."
Fees and funding
| Status | Fee |
|---|---|
| Scotland | Paid by SAAS |
| England / Wales / N Ireland / Rep of Ireland | £9,535 |
| International | £19,456 |
- Status: Your residency status is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course.
- International: 'International' includes applicants from European Union countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled status in UK. (This does not include students from the Republic of Ireland - see above).
Scholarships and bursaries
Bursaries for students from England, Northern Ireland or Wales
In addition to government loans and grants towards the costs of fees and living costs, we are offering generous financial support to attract and support eligible undergraduate students from England, Northern Ireland or Wales:
- Heriot-Watt University Bursary (up to £3,100 per year)
Entry requirements
We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.
Standard entry requirements
- Highers ABBB (over two sittings)
- A-Levels BCC - BBB
- International Baccalaureate 29 points
- BTEC Extended Diploma DMM
- HNC C in graded unit
- HND CC in graded units
- Please check that you meet our University-wide National 5/GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths requirements.
Minimum entry requirements *
- Highers BBBC (over two sittings)
- A-Levels BCC
- International Baccalaureate 29 points
- BTEC Extended Diploma DMM
- HNC C in graded unit
- HND CC in graded units
* Minimum: under our Fair Access Policy, we will relax our standard entry requirements for some Scottish and Rest of UK status students depending on their circumstances. Our minimum requirements will apply if you:
- live in an area within the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation lowest 20% (SIMD20) or POLAR4 Quintile 1 regions (RUK)
- or are care experienced.
We can also make exceptions for some Scottish students with grades above minimum but below standard. Read more about our Minimum and standard entry requirements.
Why Heriot-Watt
We're the top university in Scotland for graduate outcomes which means that more of our graduates are employed or in postgraduate education than any other institution in the country and we ranked 5th in the UK.
We're also rated number one in the UK for CEO or MD roles, meaning more of our graduates go on to become CEOs or MDs than any other university in the whole of the UK. On top of that, we have beautiful campuses, across the globe, so you'll get a truly international education. Our Edinburgh Campus is home to Oriam, Scotland's National Sports Performance Centre combined with plenty of wellbeing resources, prioritising fitness and mental health for all students. Our Global Research Institutes look at solving real world issues such as climate change and saving our oceans as well as working on the next medical technological breakthrough and the future of AI and robots.
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Potential career paths
- Design occupations
- Business and public service associate professionals
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