Business and Management (Fashion) (London)

We’re looking for individuals who are enterprising and creative, with a keen interest in the business of fashion. You’ll have the drive, motivation, and get-up-and-go to achieve in a challenging environment. You’ll already be actively interested in business and fashion, perhaps through work experience, e.g. in retail.

Knowledge of or qualifications in Fashion Design are not necessary to apply to this course.

Suitably qualified applicants can apply for the places in either Year 1 or Year 3 of this degree course.

Depending on your qualifications and experience, you can apply for entry to the relevant level of the course. 

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes:

Year one

• If you have studied A Levels, we would be looking for grades CDD in any subjects. Or;
• Grades MMP from a BTEC Extended Diploma
• Equivalent international qualifications are welcomed for consideration.
• If your qualifications fall just short of these requirements, you can support your application with evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge acquired through a minimum of three years post-school professional work experience. Accompanying your application, you must write an essay of 500 words setting out the following:
  
  • A summary of your work experience.
  • A consideration on how that experience has advanced your skills and knowledge.
  • A summary of how that experience relates to the course of study applied for.

Year two

• 120 Higher Education credits in relevant subjects
• A Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) in a relevant subject area
• A Higher National Certificate (HNC) or equivalent in a relevant subject area.

Year three

• 240 Higher Education credits in relevant subjects
• A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in a relevant subject area
• A Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent in a relevant subject area
• A Foundation Degree in a relevant subject area.

Course enquiries

For further information about the programme or entry requirements, please email us at admissions@bathspa.ac.uk. 

See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more.

If English is not your first language, we will need to see evidence of your proficiency in the English language.

Generally, we are looking for a score equivalent to IELTS 6.0, with 5.5 in each of the four components of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. We accept a range of qualifications including:

• IELTS
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 72
• Pearson PTE with a minimum score of 51
• Duolingo with a minimum score of 95
• Academic qualifications taught in English can also be accepted, such as GCSE English Language with a minimum grade C/4.

In addition to the academic requirements, your personal statement should set out your keen interest in the subject and why you wish to pursue the course. Applicants should also describe why they have chosen Bath Spa University in London.

You may be asked to discuss your application further through an informal interview. 

All students studying at Bath Spa University London are required to have the Right to Study in the UK. Assessment of your Right to Study in the UK, and therefore your eligibility to study at BSU London, will be undertaken as part of your application to study at the University.

Please contact admissions@bathspa.ac.uk for details on how to apply.