Университет Вестминстера, BA (Hons), Fashion Merchandise Management

Year 1: Students study modules designed to give both an introduction to generic business skills and an opportunity to study fashion and retail specific subjects: law, management of information; financial and management accounting; fashion marketing; merchandising in the fashion industry; buying cycle and range planning; fashion in society; career planning and development; plus 1 option. Years 2 and 3: Includes the 11 month work placement and the semester studying in the US; students study: Merchandising calculations; the role of design in the fashion industry; people, work and organisations; management research methods; the business placement starts in January continuing to December: all business placements are within the merchandising departments at the Head Offices of major retailers; in the final semester of the 3rd year, students who achieve an average of 50% or above in the 1st semester modules may go to the US; in the US the students learn about the product development side of retail, studying subjects such as: the fundamentals of textiles; apparel manufacturing and product development; students in the US also have the opportunity to do an Internship within a US fashion company. Year 4: Students are expected to have developed their learning and practical skills and are therefore well placed to continue their studies at a deeper level; team dynamics and strategic management; supply chain management; the future of fashion merchandising; options include: brand management; multi channel merchandising; global sourcing; commercial skills and application.

Course covers all aspects of fashion merchandising in an international context from design and manufacture through to stock manufacture; students have an opportunity to engage in the exchange programme with the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.