BA (Hons) Fashion Communication - Fashion Journalism (with Diploma in Professional Studies)

BA Fashion Communication is for the fashion literate, ambitious and observant individual eager to study and communicate fashion. BA Fashion Communication is for students who are interested in a career in the diverse and ever-expanding field of fashion media. The fashion industry requires quality content in the form of words and image and expertise in fashion history. This course will nurture you to become innovative, informed, responsible writers, communicators and promoters, central to the industry's future. BA Fashion Communication offers three pathways: Image and Promotion; Histories and Theories; and Journalism. All pathways have the communication of fashion at their core. Each offers a unique combination of fashion awareness, communication, historical and theoretical studies. The Journalism pathway builds on the College’s 40-year track record in this area. It offers you the opportunity to focus on fashion writing for different audiences, media and markets. From traditional media to new platforms, the pathway anticipates and responds to the industry’s insatiable demand for quality, written content. BA Fashion Communication is taught alongside BA Fashion Design. This offers you, as communicators, first-hand insight into fashion design in the making. During your time on the course, you will work closely with peers on both courses. This allows you to instigate and nurture professional relationships which will inform your future industry networks. All aspects of the course relate to current professional and critical practice in the fashion industries. Some projects are client-led or may include participation in live competitions. The interdisciplinary nature of curriculum is designed to provide a microcosm of the professional fashion world. The nature of this work will give you valuable insight into your future role in the industry.Three years full-time or four years full-time with Diploma in Professional Studies

The standard entry requirements for this course are as followsOne or a combination of the following accepted full Level 3 qualificationsTwo A Levels at grade B or above one of which should be in a humanities subject requiring essay based answers eg History History of Art English Literature PhilosophyEquivalent EUinternational qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma 24 pointsAnd three GCSE passes at grade AC grade 4 or above including one modern European languageEntry to this degree course is highly competitive Selection is determined by the quality of your application indicated primarily in your writing and statement