BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Retailing
The course
- Duration
- 2 years
- Location
- Scottish Borders
- Delivery type
- Full-time
Our Fashion Marketing degree combines fashion management and marketing with a retail specific focus.
Contact
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Please note that this programme is available for Year 3 direct entry only.
Overview
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in fashion’s rapidly changing digital landscape. This course combines practical and industrial-based projects in order to give you the knowhow to succeed in the fashion business.
What makes this course unique is that it encourages students to explore multiple disciplines spanning the whole of the supply chain. We’ll help you develop a real understanding of everything from sourcing raw materials and product development to production, distribution, marketing and sales. This means that our graduates can see the bigger picture and make a real impact in all kinds of roles within the fashion industry.
As part of the course, you’ll work on live projects with some top fashion brands. Recently our students worked with Estee Lauder to develop a social media marketing campaign for one of their cosmetic products. You’ll also have the opportunity to take your skills global, with opportunities to study part of your degree in our Dubai campus, France, India or the USA.
The course is taught in our Scottish Borders Campus, which sits close to the heart of Scotland’s luxury textile industry. This is your chance to study in an area that’s home to some of the UK’s top design and production facilities for textiles and fashion. Find out more about what this highly regarded course has to offer on our School pages.
BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Retailing Programme Director Andrew Grieve and a final-year student talk about the course.
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.
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European Exchange
This Exchange Programme enables you to study or work in Europe as part of your degree programme, usually for a full academic year.
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Non-European Exchange
This Exchange Programme enables you to study outside of Europe as part of your degree programme, usually for a full academic year.
Course content
Year 3
Deepen your understanding of the latest cutting-edge retail innovations. Develop and sharpen your entrepreneurial instincts. We look at fashion writing skills in order to give you the potential opportunity to move into journalism and/or blogging. The events management part of this year also gives you opportunities to plan, manage and co-ordinate live events — invaluable skills in this industry.
Year 4
In your final year, you’ll explore cutting edge retail innovations and sharpen your entrepreneurial instincts. We’ll help you take your Fashion writing skills to the next level and give you more and more opportunities to expand your events management expertise.
Employability
Jobs
These are the most common high skilled jobs students go into 15 months after graduating:
- Design occupations
- Sales occupations
- Business and public service associate professionals
Entry requirements
Year 3
- HND BB in graded unit (in relevant HND)
Additional information
- For all years, applications are welcomed from holders of non-school qualifications, mature candidates and overseas students.
- If you do not see your qualifications here please contact us at studywithus@hw.ac.uk
- Please check that you meet our University-wide National 5/GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths requirements.
English language requirements
- If English is not your first language, you have to show that your English is good enough to succeed on your course. Please see our English language requirements.
Fees
| Status* | Scotland | England / Wales / N Ireland / Rep of Ireland | International** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | Paid by SAAS | £9,250 | £17,320 |
* 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. Find out more about tuition fees.
** '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). Read more about the application process for EU nationals.
Additional costs
You may incur additional costs in the course of your studies at Heriot-Watt over and above tuition fees in an academic year. Depending on your programme of study, these may include: protective equipment, field trips, professional memberships, studio fees, required course texts or other study resources.
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)
View our full range of undergraduate scholarships.