Here at the home of fashion's next generation, we offer a range of accelerated undergraduate degree courses to help you take the next step to a career in fashion.
Our undergraduate degree courses are Fashion Business, Buying and Merchandising, Marketing & Communications for Fashion, Fashion Communications & Styling and Art Direction for Fashion. All of our degree courses are BA (Hons) qualifications, which help you to develop the skills and connections you need for a successful career in the fashion industry.
ABOUT OUR DEGREES
Our courses have been developed in tandem with our industry partners, allowing students to work on real-world briefs and projects, gaining unrivalled access to some of the industry’s top brands.
Our fashion degrees are accelerated 2 year programmes, saving you time and money! You’ll also have the opportunity to complete an industry placement and work on brand-led projects, helping you build valuable skills and connections while you study. Qualifying students will also have access to their own personal industry mentor, who will offer guidance and support throughout the programme.*
*Eligibility criteria for HE Work Placements and HE Mentorship Programme: Over 75% attendance (including authorised absence and sickness) and submission of a completed Student Profile form for each programme.
DEGREES WE OFFER
BA (Hons) Fashion Business
Our Fashion Business degree course explores the commercial, ethical and financial factors that impact brands and how to navigate these to build a successful business plan. The course arms students with the leadership and business skills to manage global brands, or even start your own fashion business.
BA (Hons) Buying & Merchandising
From product concept to consumer, with our Buying & Merchandising degree course, you will examine the whole supply chain to build the skills for a successful career in fashion buying and merchandising. You will learn how to plan and trade a fashion season, as well as explore consumer profiles, consumer behaviours and the impact of trend analysis.
BA (Hons) Marketing & Communications for Fashion
Marketing and communication teams are what give fashion brands their voice. With our fashion marketing degree course, you will learn how to produce, communicate and implement effective marketing campaigns, combining creative and analytical skills for maximum impact, in order to drive sales and profits.
BA (Hons) Fashion Communications & Styling
By studying our undergraduate Fashion Communications & Styling degree course you’ll explore communication in a fashion environment through a range of mediums and develop your own creative practice and professional portfolio. You’ll be able to create effective communications strategies, as well as develop the technical and analytical skills you’ll need for industry.
BA (HONS) ART DIRECTION FOR FASHION
Combine creative and technical skills to create captivating fashion imagery for brands through fashion photography, film, illustration and visual communications and media with this new undergraduate degree. This brand new course will teach you the skills required for an exciting and successful career in fashion art direction by developing your creativity and technical knowledge of digital image making techniques.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO STUDY A DEGREE?
All of our undergraduate degrees are accelerated courses, meaning you can complete your studies in two years instead of three, saving you time and money.
HOW MUCH DOES AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COST?
- 2026 entry: £11,750 per year*
- Student tuition and maintenance loans are available
*If you started in 2025, your course fees will remain at £11,100 per year.
APPLY NOW FOR our UNDERGRADUATE FASHION DEGREES IN LONDON
Apply now via UCAS and start your undergraduate degree with us in September 2026!
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We work with over 250 brands at the Fashion Retail Academy. Each of our degree courses includes practical, industry-focused content, such as masterclasses, live projects and talks, taught by some of fashion’s biggest names to give you valuable skills and work experience.
On our HE programmes, you'll have the chance to work with an industry mentor* and complete work placements* with our brand partners each year. You'll also complete unique assessment centre bootcamps designed to give you experience of industry interviews and assessment days.
*Eligibility criteria for HE Work Placements and HE Mentorship Programme:
- Over 75% attendance (discounting authorised absence and sickness)
- Submission of a completed Student Profile form for each programme.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE STRUCTURE
At the home of fashion's next generation, we structure our timetables over two full days a week. This means you can save money on travel to the Fashion Retail Academy, and you’ll have plenty of time to complete coursework, independent study or work part-time on your free days.
Alongside your academic learning, you’ll gain invaluable first-hand experiences from our industry partners and support in building your professional network. As part of our undergraduate courses, you’ll take part in projects set by our brand partners, which are designed to give you a deeper understanding of the industry and its current challenges.
The Fashion Retail Academy's extensive links with the fashion industry are one of the best parts of the Buying & Merchandising course. They've given me the confidence that when I graduate I'll be completely ready for a job!
Atinuke
BA (Hons) Buying & Merchandising
The Fashion Retail Academy has helped me focus on the things I value. By identifying what I want from my career, I have started work with a business whose values align with my own!
Ezra
BA (Hons) Fashion Business
It’s been a great two years. The best part of the course was the industry placement; from that, I got a job with M&S! I’d definitely recommend the Fashion Retail Academy. You get great industry insight from the lecturers, not many other places have lecturers that are fresh out of head office.
Teni
BA (Hons) Buying & Merchandising for Fashion
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Our friendly Applicant Services team is always happy to offer advice and answer any questions you have about applications and studying with us. You can reach them by emailing [email protected] or by phoning 0300 247 0039.