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Fashion Buying with Merchandising

Course Summary School: De Montfort University

Location: United Kingdom, Leicester

Education: Diploma

Reasons to study Fashion Buying with Merchandising BA (Hons) at DMU:
-Gain specialist knowledge
in the merchandising pathway giving you the opportunity to prepare you for your career, exploring areas such as business strategy and effective analysis and planning, vital to successful merchandising 
-Develop buying expertise 
applicable to the demands of the industry, including range building, negotiation and presentation skills, and sourcing and sustainability
-Learn the specialist areas 
of fashion buying across womenswear, childrenswear and menswear
-Work on live projects with industry 
and meet buying experts
-Option for a year’s industrial placement 
where you will apply your learning and gain valuable experience in companies such as George, Timberland and ASOS
-Next, Marks & Spencer, River Island, and Selfridges 
are where some of our recent graduates have progressed onto careers at, and some have also and set up their own labels, such as Beth Widdowson and Lizzie Leary who started the successful online retail company Kindred Sole
-Fashion Buying with Garment Technology  BA (Hons)
is a related course where you will be taught aspects of textile materials and commercial garment production as well as fabric testing, garment fit, pattern cutting and creating technical specification
-International opportunity 
through #DMUglobal where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience, with previous field trips to Antwerp, Amsterdam and New York
-The new Vijay Patel building
has been designed to provide the space and facilities where ideas can develop and flourish for all of our art and design courses - find out more

You will also be introduced to the roles and responsibilities within a typical buying office and will be taught about the life cycle of a product from concept stage through to delivery on to the shop floor, and key aspects of trading.


Typical entry requirements 
Art and Design Foundation or
112 points from at least 2 A ‘levels or
BTEC Extended Diploma DMM or
International Baccalaureate: 26+ Points including Art and Design
GCSEs - Five GCSEs grades A* - C  (9-4) including English Language or Literature at grade C/4 or above.
Access - Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit (or equivalent) and GCSE  English (Language or Literature) at grade C/4 or above.
We also accept the BTEC First Diploma plus two GCSEs including English at grade C/4 or above (if required as part of our standard requirement).
International students
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.