Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) course at University for the Creative Arts.
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112 UCAS tariff points from A-Level qualifications. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £5,760 per year (provisional) |
| Scotland | £5,760 per year (provisional) |
| Wales | £5,760 per year (provisional) |
| Northern Ireland | £5,760 per year (provisional) |
| Channel Islands | £5,760 per year (provisional) |
| Republic of Ireland | £5,760 per year (provisional) |
| EU | £16,950 per year (provisional) |
| International | £16,950 per year (provisional) |
UCAS code: N10B
Here's what University for the Creative Arts says about its Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) course.
BA Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) is a five year degree programme, including a foundation year to help develop your creativity before you embark on year one of a degree. Your fourth academic year would then include a year in industry placement.
Behind every fashion brand is a brilliant business plan and the experts to bring it to life – if you want be a part of that, and take your place among the major fashion players, then our BA (Hons) Fashion Business & Management degree course at UCA Epsom will help you get there.
We’ll develop your business sense and your planning skills so that you can thrive commercially. Whether it's fashion buying, merchandising, forecasting, management strategy, PR and marketing, branding or international business, you'll graduate with the knowledge and confidence to succeed.
You’ll work collaboratively across the Business School for the Creative Industries to learn the fundamentals of business and management, before branching out to the specifics of the fashion industry.
You’ll have the opportunity to broaden your horizons and pick from a range of industry-related elective units, from supply chain management to behavioural studies, all with a global outlook, readying you for a career on domestic or international markets.
Related courses
BA Hons) Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
BA (Hons) Fashion Branding & Communication (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
BA (Hons) Fashion Image & Styling (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
Source: University for the Creative Arts
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Business School for the Creative Industries
Location
Epsom | Epsom
Duration
5 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Business studies
Start date
14 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
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I believe the student union is quite active. I receive regular updates on what's going on with them via email.
2 years ago
There is little social engagement between students except on Discord app where it is quite lively. The students tend to be younger than me so I do not mix so well with them there.
2 years ago
Support faltered during the pandemic as people worked from home. I haven't had much cause to contact OCA admin or student services recently so do not know wit has been much improved. I know things are not as bad as they had once been.
2 years ago
The course is well structured with a series of briefs to follow. These are open to interpretation and students are encouraged to do just that. Feedback on the whole has been prompt and informative. The tutors are knowledgeable about the subject matter and appear to care about student participation ...
2 years ago
The course is well structured and the tutors are responsive on the whole. If I have questions I can pose these via email and be confident of a response- either with a solution or links to find one. During the pandemic things were not quite so smooth, but things are largely back to how they were bef...
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Two stars: Could be better
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The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University for the Creative Arts students who took the Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
59%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
51%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
76%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
56%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
51%
low
Learning opportunities
72%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
69%
low
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
75%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
67%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
71%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
78%
med
Assessment and feedback
74%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
78%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
76%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
69%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
84%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
65%
low
Academic support
81%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
80%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
82%
low
Organisation and management
62%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
71%
low
How well organised is your course?
53%
low
Learning resources
92%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
92%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
92%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
92%
high
Student voice
66%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
63%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
65%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
71%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
57%
low
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
79%
med
See who's studying at University for the Creative Arts. These students are taking Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Business Studies | C | |||||
| Photography | B | |||||
| Textiles | B | |||||
| Fine Art | B | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
Facts and figures about University for the Creative Arts graduates who took Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
60%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
85%
In work, study or other activity
80%
Say it fits with future plans
50%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
35%
Business and public service associate professionals
20%
Media Professionals
15%
Administrative occupations
15%
Sales occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings from University for the Creative Arts graduates who took Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£22.3k
First year after graduation
£27k
Third year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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