Fashion Communication BA (Hons) at Northumbria University

Fashion Communication focuses on preparing you for the dynamic and thriving communication and creative industries that support and promote the fashion sector. The course encourages the development of multiple skills in line with contemporary topics which influence the vast world of fashion. Modules explore the communication of fashion, through image, experience, and the written word, presented in multimedia outputs including publications, essays, editorial work, film, photography and more.

Faculty: School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries  |  Duration: 3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)/study abroad  |  Study mode: full-time (optional placement/sandwich year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Interchange 1 – Experimental Processes, Considerations in Fashion Communication, Open Brief: Initiation, Styling and Curation 1, Brand Promotion and PR 1, Content Creation and Media 1; Year 2 core modules: Interchange 2 – Emerging Issues and Practices, Fashioning Identities, Content Creation and Media 2, Brand Promotion and PR 2, Fashion Trends and Futures, Styling and Curation 2; Year 4 core modules: Interchange 3 – Contemporary Challenges and Design Futures, Critical Research Project, Live and/or Competition Brief, Final Major Project 1, Final Major Project 2. Optional modules include Creative Studio 1, Creative Studio 2.

Career pathways

Given the variety of disciplines explored across the Fashion Communication degree, students often find a multitude of roles aligned to their skillset upon graduation. As a result, the course has a very high rate of graduate employment, with students finding meaningful and relevant work as they exit their degree.

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