BA (Hons) Fashion Product Management and Innovation

The aim of the course is to introduce you to theoretical and practical based studies that explore materials design and apparel product analysis. The course will deliver a curriculum that draws on the fashion department’s knowledge and expertise in materials and fabrication. It will utilize existing resources in textile development and apparel construction. It will also utilize the University’s provision of 3D technologies, workshops, and laboratories to offer experiential learning environments for you throughout your study.

Year 1

Year 2

• Technical Applications
• Strategic Forecasting (Subject to Validation)
• Theory of Fashion
• Mental Wealth; Professional Life Business of Fashion 2
• Merchandising and Retail Management (Subject to Validation)
• Fashion Enterprise 2

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Final Major Project: Theoretical Identity
• Product Innovation and Management (Subject to Validation)
• Entrepreneurship and Business Planning (Subject to Validation)
• Mental Wealth; Professional Life Business of Fashion 3
• Fashion Enterprise 3

Employability

Fashion is an industry full of vast opportunities and much-needed skill sets that are continually involving. The great thing about studying fashion and developing core skills is that you can work practically anywhere within the creative industries.
Studying Fashion Product Management and Innovation will give you the opportunity to work in various sectors such as quality control, retail operations, merchandising, and sales. Jobs include product developer, product manager, quality controller, garment technologist, merchandiser, product researcher, brand manager, operations and performance manager, and much more. Having a key understanding of merchandising, 3D technology, and management will give students studying this degree a key advantage in the careers market.