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Re-approval

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Why choose this form at London Higher of Style

• Where graduates have gone on to work: graduates of this course are now working in merchandising and ownership roles at companies including Yoox, Net-a-Porter, Urban Outfitters, Lipsy, Mulberry, The White Visitor, ASOS, H&M and River Isle.
• Manufacture links:students will have the opportunity to work with industry on collaborative projects, as well as having the opportunity to undertake an optional placement year. Current students are working for Nike, H&M, Disney, Rixo and ASOS.
• Textile found associateship level accreditation:BA (Hons) Style Buying and Merchandising students can savor membership benefits and graduates may use to join the Material Institute equally Graduate members.

Location

This course is based at Loftier Holborn. Discover out about the local expanse, including Lincoln's Inn Fields and Clerkenwell, in our local area guides on the Student Life pages.

• Way Business facilities
• Facilities at Loftier Holborn

LCF'south move

London Higher of Fashion is planning to move to a new unmarried campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2023. This is part of a new evolution for London, prioritising civilization, education and innovation, known as Due east Depository financial institution. Some students studying this form from September 2021 may first their studies in Loftier Holborn and transfer to LCF'southward new site in East London to complete them. Please come across LCF's motion to the Olympic Park for more than information well-nigh the College'due south relocation.

Fabric Plant

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising (BA FBM) has been awarded Associateship level accreditation, CText ATI, by the Textile Institute. Internationally recognised, the Textile Found is the chartered professional body for all the textile, article of clothing and footwear industries. As a pupil on this course yous are eligible to utilize for LTI (Licentiateship) when you graduate and CText ATI (Associateship) afterward one year working in industry (unremarkably this would take 5 years). This qualification demonstrates to employers that as well as academic knowledge you have the vocational skills needed in the workplace. The qualification is globally recognised and internationally transferrable.

Each year, London Higher of Fashion hosts a Fashion Business concern Schoolhouse Summit, showcasing the graduate talent from the fashion business courses. The effect includes talks, workshops and pupil piece of work.

Collaborative student project with ASOS

The LCF collaboration provided BA Manner Ownership & Merchandising, BA Way Marketing and BA Way Visual Merchandising and Branding students with unique insight and opportunity to explore this leading young style retailer and the digital marketplace place on a global scale.

Retail Futures in association with Shaftesbury PLC

Round Tabular array Discussion, presented in association with Shaftesbury PLC, with some of the industry's most forward-thinking retail experts who will predict the future of retail.

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  To compliment the immersive digital platforms, LCF Class of 2021 held the biggest celebration of world-leading talent that LCF has e'er staged with a two day in-person effect at Victoria House Basement.

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  Grade of 2021

  The #LCFClassOf2021 Summer Showcase, launching from Mon v July, will be the biggest celebration of world-leading talent that LCF has ever staged – showcasing both BA and MA level students together for the get-go fourth dimension.

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  Course of 2020 - London College of Fashion, UAL

  #LCFClassOf2020 is a dedicated showcase of LCF graduate work across channels.  The takeover volition lead into the launch of the earth'south largest digital platform of fashion, pattern, communication, fine art and functioning graduates.

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  LCF is delighted to announce that Professor Roni Brown has been appointed UAL Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College at London Higher of Style.

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Course overview

Introduction

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising explores all levels of the market from value-orientated retailers to luxury brands.

What to look

• Students will larn the importance of developing manner awareness and business acumen through the analysis of buying and merchandising exercise in both established, and new and emerging organisations.
• Students will explore the strategic relationship between a manner business and its customers.
• Students will learn how businesses tin develop through establishing different retail formats and entering new markets.
• The class incorporates theoretical, historical and professional study.

Work feel and opportunities

Students will exist given the opportunity to undertake collaborative projects with other students, simulating industry exercise. Students will also proceeds industry relevant knowledge by working with a prestigious mode company. National and international manufacture professionals are an integral function of study, with manufacture providing invitee lectures and pupil projects. The opportunity to undertake an optional industry placement year between the second and last twelvemonth of the grade enhances the employability of students by offer valuable experience and contacts within the industry as well as earning an boosted Diploma in Professional Studies qualification.

Mode of study

BA (Hons) Fashion Ownership and Merchandising runs for 90 weeks in full fourth dimension mode. It is divided into 3 stages over three bookish years. Each stage lasts 30 weeks.

Course units

In Phase one (Yr ane) you are required to complete 120 credits at level 4 in social club to progress to Stage two (Year ii):

• Introduction to Fashion Buying and Merchandising (20 credits)
• The Principles of Buying and Merchandising (xx credits)
• Professional person Skills Portfolio (twenty credits)
• Product Development (20 credits)
• Manner Cultures and Histories (xx credits)
• Better Lives (20 credits)

In Stage 2 (Year ii) you lot are required to complete 120 credits at level 5 to progress to Stage 3 (Twelvemonth iii):

• Research Methods for Fashion Business (20 credits)
• Critical Issues in Manner Inquiry (twenty credits)
• Merchandise Planning and Trading (xx credits)
• Retail Concept Development and Product Management (40 credits)
• Piece of work Experience Based Learning (20 credits)

The Diploma in Professional person Studies carries 120 credits, and constitutes an contained award. Credits achieved on the Diploma are non function of the final caste award.

The Diploma year is a single unit of measurement, undertaken equally a course of full time study, with placement activeness at its cadre. For those who have upward the option of studying the Diploma, the feel is designed to be an integrated and assessed part of a student'southward journey through the course. It allows students the opportunity to feel the temper, pace and discipline of working in the industry, through total involvement in the day-to-day activities of a company. It will build on the knowledge gathered through course piece of work to practically demonstrate the roles and functions, and operations typical of the fashion industry and the student'southward chosen specialism.

In Stage three (Yr 3) you are required to complete 120 credits at level 6:

• Futures and Innovation (xx credits)
• Fashion Buying and Merchandising Strategy (forty credits)
• Final Major Projection (threescore credits)

Students successfully completing Phase iii will be awarded the degree BA (Hons) Way Buying and Merchandising.

A 20-credit unit is approximately equivalent to 200 hours of learning time, which includes a mixture of taught time, independent study and assessment.

Learning and teaching methods

The following teaching and learning methods are employed to back up the integrated aims of the class outcomes:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Tutorials
• Visiting Speakers
• Cocky-directed study
• Collaboration

Assessment methods

The following cess methods are employed to support the integrated aims of the course outcomes:

• Individual and group projects
• Summative testing
• Self-evaluation
• Exams
• Essays
• Business reports
• Presentations
• Industry projects
• Final major project

Staff

Zoe Hinton is the form leader. She has an extensive background in retail, having spent about fifteen years in industry across various retailers. She ran buying teams at House of Fraser and New Expect, managing the departmental finance to repeatedly deliver record profits. She spent her fourth dimension in multi-product areas, buying products across categories and working with factories all over the world. She holds an external examiner post at Instituto Marangoni in both London and Paris, and has also taught for both Conde Nast College of Fashion and Milano Politecnico. She has a PGCERT in Bookish practise at distinction level, and is a Beau of the HEA. Zoe has a keen involvement in student engagement and digital pedagogy, too equally experimentation with online platforms and interactive sites in order to improve educatee experience, and has published research regarding this. Read Zoe'south interview about the course here.

Chloe Mason'south has a latitude of knowledge of curricular, evolution, widening participation and learning and didactics co-ordination and personal tutorship. Her previous life was equally a buyer for Urban Outfitters, French Connectedness and George at Asda. Buying beyond the categories of ladies, men's and children's outerwear and underwear has given her the experience to spread her knowledge and help nurture students and bask their progress through the 3 or 4 years that they are with the Manner Buying and Merchandising form.

Nicole Dunlopis the programme manager. Nicole's career began with a degree in clothing and management at Manchester University where she was sponsored by Marks & Spencer, this likewise included a curt spell in Paris at the Sorbonne. She started her career with Jaeger, as a fellow member of their buying squad, and eventually moved on to become the sourcing managing director for Adams. Having gained a qualification for marketing with the CIM (Chartered Found of Marketing) Nicole moved on to manage various consultancy projects with various retailers throughout Europe including Etam, Graduate Style Week, Harrods, Karstadt, La Rinascente, London Fashion Week, Matalan, Tencel, and Wrangler. She ultimately became head of marketing for the Hunter family of brands (best known for their iconic light-green welly), transforming it from the historic workwear brand into the fashion icon that it is today. Nicole gained a distinction in her Post Graduate Education caste and has all-encompassing experience teaching at degree and masters level at several London business concern Universities, and CIM.

Ginny Hutt is a lecturer in Ownership and Merchandising and started didactics at UAL after a 30 year career in buying. She is a direct sourcing specialist, and has extensive feel working for UK and international brands such as Arcadia, BHS, F&F at Tesco and Ralph Lauren where she was Ownership Director. Ginny loves product and has covered nearly garment types during her career, working across Menswear, Womenswear, Childrenswear, Sportswear and Footwear. Ginny loves to share her feel and cognition with students. She is the DiPS placement year leader and works with students to support them with their placements.

Mikael Persson is mode lecturer in Future and Innovation, Creative Digital and Visual Communications. He graduated with a degree in Design Technology for the Mode Industry followed by experience working with brands such equally Michiko Koshino and Alexander McQueen and ran a London-based style streetwear brand, delivering graphic printed apparels to trend savvy, ethically conscious millennials and Gen Z consumers.

Mikael entered fashion related education as a artistic digital specialist to develop a strategy for delivering digital skills to fashion students based on industry need. In improver to completing a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Post Compulsory Teaching Mikael has besides completed a Postal service Graduate Cert in Learning and Didactics Art and Design at Higher Pedagogy, from which he accomplished a 1st.

His ongoing research interests include current and futurity creative fashion tech, pattern and visual communication.

Stephanie Liberman is a lecturer in Fashion Buying and Merchandising. Following a 22-year buying career she moved into teaching with the aim to inspire the next generation. Production speciality areas include buying lingerie, swimwear, knitwear and jotter and working for multi-aqueduct retailers Debenhams, Very, Sainsburys and Paperchase. She has besides run her own lingerie boutique. Having started education and developing short courses for Artscom she then became course leader for the BA (hons) Fashion Marketing at Regent's University London before re-joining LCF.

Working in the manner industry is an heady and challenging career.  Buyers are at the forefront of today's marketplace working at all levels from value to luxury.  The challenges of an every changing global economy attract students from around the world to larn their skills in London, one of the almost attractive fashion capitals.  Live projects, manufacture speakers and professionals come together to offering a unique educational experience that aims to deliver the adjacent generation of graduates for the Fashion Business Schoolhouse at London Higher of Fashion.

Stephanie Liberman, lecturer in Fashion Ownership and Merchandising

Katie de Ley is a lecturer in Fashion Buying and Merchandising at LCF.  She has an inherent passion for fashion and the clothing industry having been involved in selecting the wearable range for her family's chain of franchised Benetton stores from a young age.  In her career, Katie has worked as a merchandiser for Etam plc, House of Fraser, Arcadia Group and Mosaic Fashions.

Merchandising is the backbone of the Buying and Merchandising retail surroundings.  It requires someone who is strategic, belittling and results driven.  The BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising class at LCF teaches you the importance of meeting customer demands whilst balancing budgets and and making profit.  The key role of the Merchandiser is to minimise risks whilst optimising opportunity - the Merchandiser has to ensure the right stock is delivered to the right stores at the correct time!

Katie de Ley, lecturer in Manner Ownership and Merchandising

Lois Baile is a part-time lecturer in Fashion Buying and Merchandising at LCF. She started her career in the tardily 1980s through a merchandising route leading to UK and international directorships within major corporate fashion multi channel retailers. She has extensive feel of planning, trading , resource allotment and replenishment including alter management inside businesses to effectively prepare for strategic redirection. Her career started within the Arcadia Group and progressed with BHS, Debenhams , House of Fraser, New Look, Commencement Friday ( consulting and training). The last five years have been spent abroad working in Italia and Turkey for Global Retailers Bata, LC Waikiki and Defacto.

There is such a requirement for developed skills to support the successful global retailers of the time to come . Courses provided by LCF gives students insight to the e'er irresolute and demanding earth of fashion retailing. The College equips students for a greater agreement of the principles and methods employed within the industry and gives them an introduction to the reality of working within successful trading businesses.

Lois Baile, lecturer in Fashion Buying and Merchandising

How to apply

Information for disabled applicants

UAL is committed to achieving inclusion and equality for disabled students. This includes students who have:

• Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Deviation
• A sensory impairment
• A physical impairment
• A long-term health or mental wellness condition
• Autism
• Some other long-term condition which has an bear on on your twenty-four hour period-to-day life

Our Disability Service arranges adjustments and support for disabled applicants and students. Read our Disability and dyslexia: applying for a course and joining UAL information.

Entry requirements

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

I or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications.

• 112 UCAS tariff points from 2 or more than A Levels (preferred subjects include Maths, Economics, Business Studies, Science subjects, IT, Geography, Psychology and Languages);
• Stardom, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects Art & Design);
• Distinction at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design;
• Merit at UAL Extended Diploma;
• Access Diploma or 112 new UCAS tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma;
• 112 new UCAS tariff points from a combination of the above qualifications or an equivalent full Level 3 qualification;
• Or equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum;
• and half dozen GCSE passes at grade A*-C or course 9-4, with a course B or half-dozen for Maths.

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

Applicants who do not meet these form entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team volition consider each awarding that demonstrates boosted strengths and alternative testify. This might, for example, be demonstrated past:

• Related academic or work feel, preferably within a way retail store environment or a work placement at a fashion retailer
• The quality of the personal argument
• A strong academic or other professional reference
• OR a combination of these factors

Each awarding will be considered on its own merit just we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

English Linguistic communication Requirements

IELTS level half-dozen.5 with a minimum of 5.five in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Delight check our principal English Requirements.

Selection criteria

The course team seeks to recruit students who tin can demonstrate:

• Appropriate knowledge and skills commensurate with entry requirements for the course
• Clear academic interest in the written report of buying and merchandising
• Evidence of intelligent independent thinking
• An appointment with belittling and evaluative activities
• The ability to communicate visually, verbally and in writing

Making your application

This section includes all the information you need on how to utilize, how your application is considered and what happens next.

You should use through UCAS – Universities and Colleges Admissions Service – and you volition need the following information:

University code:          U65

UCAS Code:                 2F32

Deferring your place

This course accepts requests from offer holders to defer their place for ane bookish yr. Deferral requests are granted on a commencement-come up, outset-served basis until all deferral places are filled, or a deadline has been reached, whichever is sooner. Read our Admissions Policy for details, including how to request a deferral and by when.

Transfers

If you are currently studying somewhere else on a class in an equivalent subject area area and would like to transfer to this form, you can transfer to:

• Year 2 - if you've completed 120 credits in Twelvemonth 1.
• Year 3 - if y'all've completely 240 credits in Years 1 and two.

Use via UCAS and choose Year ii or three for your POE (Point of Entry)

Please check our Student Transfer Policy for more than important information and be ready to provide united states with your current form handbook and Twelvemonth 1/Year 2 unit transcripts.

Delight be gear up to provide an official document (translated into English) from your current university, explaining the learning outcomes of the units you have completed.

Application deadline

Nosotros recommend you apply by 26 Jan 2022 for equal consideration. However this form volition consider applications after that date, discipline to places being available.

You can just apply to the same form once per year. Any duplicate applications will be withdrawn. Applications for this course tin simply be accepted for this yr of entry.

What happens adjacent

All awarding forms, personal statements and references are read and considered by the course team against the selection criteria listed in the Entry Requirements and Option Criteria sections.

How nosotros notify you lot of the outcome of your application

If you applied through UCAS the result of your application volition be communicated to y'all via UCAS through UCAS Rail. Yous will just receive further communication straight from the College if your awarding has been successful. This will be in the form of a full offer pack including details of accommodation, fees, and other important data.

This section includes all the data you lot need on how to apply, how your application is considered and what happens next.

There are two ways international students tin can apply to an undergraduate course:

• Through UCAS with the help of i of our official representatives in your country.
• Directly through UCAS.

You must apply through UCAS, where you volition need the following information:

• University code – U65
• UCAS course lawmaking – 2F32

Read our immigration and visa data to find out if you need a visa to study at UAL.

You can but apply to the same course one time per year. Any duplicate applications will be withdrawn. Applications for this course can only exist accepted for this year of entry. Applications for deferred entry cannot be accepted. Read the UAL international application advice for farther data on how to use.

Deferring your place

This form accepts requests from offer holders to defer their place for i academic twelvemonth. Deferral requests are granted on a outset-come, start-served basis until all deferral places are filled, or a deadline has been reached, whichever is sooner. Read our Admissions Policy for details, including how to request a deferral and by when.

Transfers

If you are currently studying somewhere else on a course in an equivalent subject area and would like to transfer to this course, you can transfer to:

• Year two - if y'all've completed 120 credits in Year one.
• Year iii - if you lot've completely 240 credits in Years 1 and 2.

Apply via UCAS and cull Year 2 or 3 for your POE (Point of Entry)

Delight check our Pupil Transfer Policy for more of import information and be ready to provide united states of america with your electric current course handbook and Yr one/Year two unit transcripts.

If you are an International applicant and studying exterior the UK, please complete your Direct application and and then contact united states via your UAL Portal to inquire to be considered for Year 2/Year 3.

Please exist ready to provide an official certificate (translated into English) from your current university, explaining the learning outcomes of the units you take completed.

Application borderline

Nosotros recommend you utilize past 26 January 2022 for equal consideration. Withal this class volition consider applications after that date, subject area to places beingness bachelor.

What happens next

Clearing History Check

Whether you are applying online via UCAS or through a UAL representative you will need to complete an Immigration History Check to identify whether y'all are eligible to report at UAL.  Do be aware, if you lot practice not complete the Immigration History Cheque we volition not exist able to proceed with your application.

Initial application check

All application forms, personal statements and references are read and considered by the grade squad against the selection criteria listed in the Entry requirements and Selection Criteria sections; the form team will then decide if they are able to make an offer based on the work you lot have demonstrated. It may exist, however, that the tutor wishes to speak with you lot further about your application and so you volition be invited to attend an online interview. Delight note that not all applicants will be invited to attend interview.

If yous are fabricated an offer, you will have the opportunity to engage with course teams at a number of planned engagement activities, where you volition be able to ask any questions you may accept and also speak to current students studying on the form.

How we notify y'all of the outcome of your application

If you applied through UCAS the result of your application will be communicated to you lot via UCAS through UCAS Runway. If you have practical directly or through an agent, nosotros will notify you through the UAL portal. You volition only receive further communication straight from the College if your application has been successful. This will be in the form of a full offer pack including details of accommodation, fees, and other important information.

After you apply

Later you've submitted your application, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail providing you with your login details for the UAL Portal. We'll apply this Portal to contact you to request any boosted information, including inviting y'all to upload documents or book an interview, so please check it regularly.

In one case we've reviewed and assessed your awarding, nosotros'll contact you via UCAS Runway or the UAL Portal to let you lot know whether your awarding has been successful.

Potential changes to course structure

Please note: the information outlined is an indicative construction of the course. Whilst we will aim to deliver the class as described on this page, there may be situations where it is desirable or necessary for the Academy to make changes in grade provision, for example considering of regulatory requirements or operational efficiencies, before or after enrolment. If this occurs, we will communicate all major changes to all applicants and students who have either practical or enrolled on the course. Please note that due to staff research agreements or availability, not all of the optional modules listed may exist available every year. In addition, the provision of course options which depend upon the availability of specialist instruction, or on a placement at some other institution, cannot be guaranteed. Please check this element of the course with the grade team before making a decision to apply.

Webpage updates

Nosotros will update this webpage from time to fourth dimension with new information as information technology becomes available. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please use this register your involvement form.

Fees and funding

Habitation fee

£9,250 per year

This fee is correct for 2022/23 entry and is field of study to change for 2023/24 entry. Tuition fees may increase in futurity years for new and continuing students.

Home fees are currently charged to United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland nationals and Uk residents who meet the rules. Yet, the rules are complex. Find out more virtually our tuition fees and determining your fee status.

International fee

£23,610 per year

This fee is correct for 2022/23 entry and is subject to modify for 2023/24 entry. Tuition fees for international students may increase past up to 5% in each future year of your course.

Students from countries outside of the UK volition more often than not exist charged international fees. The rules are complex and so read more about tuition fees and determining your fee condition.

Careers and alumni

All of our undergraduate courses offer career development, so that you go a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry.

LCF offers students the opportunity to develop Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills while studying through:

• An on-course work experience or placement year. Please note, this is not available on every form; please see the Course Details section for information well-nigh piece of work placement opportunities.
• Admission to to speaker programmes and events featuring alumni and manufacture.
• Admission to careers activities, such as CV clinics and i-to-1 advice sessions.
• Admission to a graduate careers service
• Access to a alive jobsboard for all years.
• Advice on setting upwards your ain brand or company.

Graduates who wish to continue their education at postgraduate level can progress to suitable courses inside the College, the University or elsewhere.

Career paths

Students have gained employment in a variety of roles in Buying and Merchandising with a number of companies including Matches, John Lewis, Marks and Spencers, H&1000 and Topshop. The transferable skills students have acquired accept also seen our alumni progress into aligned roles in areas such as supply chain, visual merchandising, and marketing. This is a new course so nosotros take no graduates every bit yet. Graduates from the Foundation Caste in buying and merchandising, which is replaced by this course, have gained employment in a diversity of buying and merchandising roles with a number of companies including Yoox Net-a-Porter, Phase viii, The White Company, Lipsy, Zalando, Elevation Store, JD Sports, Matches, John Lewis, Disney, Whistles, Jigsaw, ASOS, Debenhams, Marks and Spencers, Primark, Ralph Lauren, River Isle, Finery, New Look, Harrods, Selfidge's, Liberty's, Ted Bakery, Jaques Vert, H&G, AllSaints, TopShop, Reiss, Arcadia, Whistles, Jaeger, Burberry and ASOS. 2 graduates from that class have moved into the visual merchandising field through the transferable skills they acquired, and are working as visual merchandisers at Abercrombie and Fitch and Urban Outfitters.

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