Retail Buying degrees

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Ravensbourne University London

2 retail-buying courses LONDON
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My favorite thing about Rave is how industry focused we are. Translating our work into the real world is discussed very often. We get talks from guests who have tons of insight and our tutors are also knowledgeable. In terms of improvement, Rave is lacking in the student life area. There are not many active societies and it can be difficult to meet people or create student lead events.

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Fashion Buying and Brand Management BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Brand Management & Marketing
  • Buying & Product Development
  • Industry Introduction
  • Professional Life Practice: Developing your Practice
  • Professional Life Practice: Exploring your Practice
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Year 1
  • Brand Management & Marketing 
  • Buying & Product Development 
  • Industry Introduction
  • Professional Life Practice- Developing your Practice
  • Professional Life Practice- Exploring your Practice
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University of the Arts London

1 retail-buying courses LONDON
Subject ranking: 25th
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I think uni is a stepping stone to new avenues in life and the best aspects include: meeting new people from around the globe; making new connections within the industry. Bad aspects of study include; poor communication and planning, expensive food, and no personal work space.

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Stage 1
  • Circular Product Development
  • Fashion Cultures and Histories
  • Introduction to Fashion Buying and Merchandising
  • The Fashion Retail Landscape
  • The Fundamentals of Responsible Buying and Merchandising
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University of West London

1 retail-buying courses LONDON
Subject ranking: 86th
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What makes my uni a great place to study is their student support. They try to help their students in any way possible to ensure that students get the best out of their education. I think it would be better if the university put more effort into societies and clubs such as sporting clubs and teams . It would help the university to have more of a community and really showcase other talents other than what students already study on their courses. My university do have societies and some sporting teams, however some of the societies don’t run anymore and it’s not made to be as big as it was when I first heard about it before I joined uni. I think it’s important to have that feel of community and university culture and to also show the inclusiveness of different cultures, groups and activities in which people associate them selves with.

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Fashion Industry: Buying & Management BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Consumer Behaviour and Trends
  • Fashion Business (start up)
  • Fashion Buying: Concept to Consumer
  • Fashion Forecasting and Contemporary Culture
  • Introduction to Fashion Branding and Marketing
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De Montfort University

2 retail-buying courses EAST MIDLANDS
Subject ranking: 67th
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WUSCA ranking: 27th
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What students say about retail-buying

The university offers great financial and mental health support. It has course reps to keep on enhancing the quality of student life, as a course I am able to communicate in meetings of problems (if any) around my course. The university keeps me well informed about anything happening at university which makes me feel like I’m part of DMU. The personal tutors make sure that they are accessible to their students. In terms of how it could be improved would be the lecture halls, to make them look more motivating.

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Year 1
  • Block 1: Fashion Consumer and Marketplace
  • Block 2: Design and Development
  • Block 3: Fashion Lifecycle
  • Block 4: Sustainable Futures
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  • Block 1:Fashion Consumer and Marketplace
  • Block 2: Fashion Business
  • Block 3: Fashion Lifecycle
  • Block 4 Sustainable Futures
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University of Manchester

1 retail-buying courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 14th
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WUSCA ranking: 63th
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What students say about retail-buying

The university takes a long time to respond to claims. Also feedback is given back sparsely and it takes a long time to get back which makes it difficult to improve for future assignments. The labs are very nice and it is good that we are learning multiple different techniques. The student life and feel is also very nice. And even though there is limited study space on campus especially during exam time, if you get to the library early enough you will find a seat somewhere.

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Fashion Buying & Merchandising BSc (Hons)
calculator icon 136 ucas points clock icon 3 years full time
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Year 1
  • Fashion Buying
  • Fashion Function and Aesthetics
  • Fashion Marketing
  • Garment Technology
  • Management and the Apparel Pipeline
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Studying retail buying

If you have your finger on the pulse of fashion but you’re not interested in the design element of fashion, then this might be the degree for you. On these courses, you’ll be studying trends, how to identify them and how to analyse them, and developing commercial awareness. You’ll learn how to pick out trends and identify products that have the potential to be a commercial success. As well as a passion for fashion, you’ll need to be analytical and business-minded, as well as have strong numerical abilities. As a graduate, you might go on to work as a fashion buyer, selecting items to stock, or you may want to work in related areas of the fashion industry such as fashion marketing.

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