Fashion Design & Promotion

Fashion Design & Promotion

UAL Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication

Step into the dynamic world of fashion with this exciting Level 3 Fashion Design & Communications programme, combining the creativity of fashion design with the commercial insight of fashion business, retail and branding. Designed for ambitious students who want to develop both their creative and entrepreneurial skills, this course explores how fashion products are designed, marketed, promoted and sold in today's global industry.

What will I study?

Throughout the programme, you'll develop practical design skills including illustration, trend forecasting, garment development, styling and fashion content creation, while gaining valuable knowledge of fashion buying, merchandising, retail management, consumer behaviour, branding and digital marketing. You'll work on industry-focused projects that mirror professional practice, learning how successful fashion brands turn creative ideas into commercially viable products and campaigns.

Students will create fashion collections, develop brand concepts, produce visual communication materials and explore the growing influence of social media, sustainability and digital retail in shaping the future of fashion. The course encourages experimentation, innovation and real-world problem solving, helping you build a professional portfolio that showcases both your design talent and business understanding.

By the end of the course, you'll have the skills, confidence and industry awareness to progress into higher education, apprenticeships or employment within areas such as Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Brand Management, Buying & Merchandising, Retail Management, Content Creation, Visual Merchandising, PR, Styling and Fashion Entrepreneurship.

Modules

Unit 1: The Creative Process 
Unit 2: Developing Creative Practice
Unit 3: Responding to a Commercial Creative Brief

Unit 4: Researching Creative Industry Practice
Unit 5: Specialist Technical Skills Development
Unit 6: Specialist Creative Outcome

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language or Maths.
Grade 4 or above in an Art, Design or Media based GCSE is preferred.
or

A Level 2 BTEC Diploma or above and GCSE English Language or Maths at grade 4 or above.
Grade 4 or above in an Art, Design or Media based GCSE is preferred.

What could I do next?

You can continue your studies at Higher education in subjects such as Fashion & Textiles, Fashion Business retail and marketing  

You might also enter employment directly as an:

• Junior Designer 
• Junior Fashion buyer 

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