Fashion Studies Top Up BA (Hons)
University of East LondonStratford Campus, London
Course overview
Ready to fast-track your future in fashion? This one-year Fashion Studies Top-up degree is designed to boost your skills, industry knowledge, and prepare you for a career, fashion business, or postgraduate study. If you’ve completed Level 4 and 5 or hold a relevant qualification and want to gain a full undergraduate degree in just one year, this course is your ideal next step.
Whether you're looking to improve your employability, pivot into fashion from another subject area, or prepare for further study, this course helps you advance with confidence and purpose. Explore key topics including fashion business models, marketing, promotion, sustainability, and collaborative practice. You’ll also build an industry-relevant portfolio and deliver a final major project aligned with your career goals, supported by fashion professionals.
It’s a great opportunity for UK students to gain a recognised qualification and step confidently into a creative, competitive industry. International students will benefit from a respected UK degree, an industry-focused learning experience, and potential exposure to real-world practice. Book for an open day
Key highlights
- Completes a full undergraduate degree after Level 4 and 5 study
- Covers fashion business models, marketing, promotion and sustainability
- Explores collaborative practice within the fashion industry
- Build an industry-relevant portfolio throughout the course
- Final major project aligned with your own career goals
- Support from fashion professionals during your final project
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 Writing and Speaking 6.0, Listening and Reading 5.5 (or recognised equivalent).If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a Pre-sessional English course. The length of the course will depend on your current level of Engl (Reading 5.5, Speaking 6)
Scholarships
Engagement Bursary
Up to £3,000
Hardship Bursary
Up to £3,000
International Scholarship
Scholarships range between £500 and £5,000 - off your first year's tuition fees - (depending on your course programme).
Up to £500Postgraduate Alumni Discount
If you progress directly with no gap year, you may receive a 15% discount. For direct progression graduates achieving an Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1), you may receive a 20% discount.
Sports Scholarships
Annual financial contributions to academic studies and living costs
Careers this course leads to
- Fashion marketing executive
- Fashion buyer
- Fashion merchandiser
- Fashion PR assistant
- Sustainability coordinator (fashion)
- Fashion brand manager
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9790 per year | International: £9790 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East London, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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