Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton (UK) invites application for its BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing course
Submitted byGreenthumb on 27/12/2012 - 12:51 PM
UK based University of Southampton’s Winchester School of Art (WSA) is inviting applications for its new undergraduate course BA (Hons) in Fashion Marketing. This three year, full-time programme of study will provide students with a comprehensive understanding and critical appreciation of fashion marketing with an additional knowledge of promotion and communication strategies. Winchester School of Art was founded more than 140 years ago and today is a major international centre of excellence in art and design offering a unique range of disciplines across Art, Design, Media and Fashion. The Fashion Marketing programme at WSA is distinctively positioned to provide a detailed and critically informed understanding of the interrelationships that exist between design, communication, promotion, retail and commerce.
The programme provides professional preparation for students wishing to pursue a wide range of employment opportunities in fashion marketing, from small, growing fashion enterprises to complex, international fashion brands. It balances theoretical knowledge with practical skills, while offering a thorough understanding of fashion marketing theory and a critical appreciation of visual communications.
Students studying at WSA will be encouraged to explore fashion and the core principles of marketing through a series of creative projects, workshops, seminars, lectures and study trips. On successful completion, the course offers an exciting range of learning and career opportunities in the fields like trend forecasting/fashion research, fashion journalism, marketing, buying, merchandising, fashion PR and styling, retail management and product development.
The programme commences in September 2013 and the deadline to apply for the same is 15th January, 2013. Applicants who are applying to this course must comply with Winchester School of Art’s English language entry requirements of an IELTS overall score of 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent. The fee for the programme is £12420. Candidates who wish to enroll for the course can apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Please visit www.ucas.com for the same. Further information on the programme can be found at http://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsa.
