BA (Hons) Fashion Studies Top Up at University of East London

Ready to fast-track your future in fashion? This one-year Fashion Studies Top-up degree is designed to boost your skills, industry knowledge, and prepare you for a career, fashion business, or postgraduate study. If you’ve completed Level 4 and 5 or hold a relevant qualification and want to gain a full undergraduate degree in just one year, this course is your ideal next step.

Faculty: School of Arts and Creative Industries  |  Department: Department of Fashion  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026, September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will start with a combination of classes introducing you to the world of fashion including Introduction to Fashion Business and Marketing, Fashion Portfolio and Theoretical Identity. For your Final Major Project, you can choose to enter the practice route of your fashion career aspirations through the development of a relevant portfolio website. Modules include Introduction to Fashion Business and Marketing, Fashion Enterprise 3, Final Major Project: Theoretical Identity, Final Major Project: Realisation, Freelancing & Fashion Portfolio, Mental Wealth: Professional Life - Business of Fashion 3.

Career pathways

This top-up degree opens routes across the full breadth of the fashion industry. Graduates have gone on to work at organisations including ASOS, and past fashion students at UEL have worked as buyers, campaign manager assistants, fashion journalists and PR managers at employers including Marks and Spencer, Alexander McQueen, Free People and Adidas.

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