Arts University Bournemouth
Fashion Branding and Communication BA (Hons)
Arts University Bournemouth

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 30 graduates of Fashion Branding and Communication BA (Hons) at Arts University Bournemouth for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Marketing.

Overall student satisfaction
45 /100
30 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Design Studies

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Marketing at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24000 £21000 £25000
25-75 percentile range £21000 - £25000 £17000 - £26000 £18500 - £32000


Salary of all UK Graduates of Design Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22935 £20975 £24634
25-75 percentile range £20599 - £25970 £16096 - £25755 £18669 - £31522

Course Description

Behind every great fashion house is a team of top communicators.

Marketing, branding, PR, styling and trend prediction fuels the £26 billion British fashion industry. Our BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Communication course will help you become a part of it. On this course, you’ll gain practical skills and explore the thinking behind fashion communication. You’ll create photography and film, and develop visual identities using the latest creative software. We’ll also teach you the theory behind everything from building brands to visual merchandising. The course focuses on new media practice, digital technology, and developing conceptual strategies when answering a brief. We’ll encourage you to develop your own personal brand identity within your work, encouraging a ‘self as brand’ philosophy, whilst at the same time speaking directly to the fast-paced, diverse world of branding and communication for fashion and related industries.

What you will learn

BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Communication recognises the uniqueness of the individual whilst embedding the collaborative aspects of academic engagement and creative risk taking in the fashion branding and communication arena. Through the journey of the course you will experience challenges and new possibilities whilst seeking innovative solutions to concept origination, application and final outcomes.

A guiding principle of the course is for you to initially develop key skillsets which will underpin and inform your professional growth and develop your sense of place in the industry. You will be studying in an environment that will prepare you to manage the diverse requirements of the fashion branding and communication sector. Following this, you will be encouraged to make conscientious choices that question existing practices whilst embracing the importance of being informed, empowered and creatively diverse. The course will deliver a challenging curriculum that embeds theory with practice and is rooted in professional contexts. It challenges you and should exceed your educational expectations whilst clarifying your industry relevance when progressing to alumni. The BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Communication course will encourage academic and creative diversity through the energetic delivery of content that has global and sustainable currency. You will have the ability to assess, question, analyse, conceptualise, translate and deliver enabling you to meet a breadth of challenges and opportunities offered by the global creative industries. Approximately 60% of your time will be contact hours, including scheduled teaching sessions, but also supervised time in the workshop or studio, and the remainder will be independent study. 100% of assessment for this course is coursework based.

By the end of the course you will be able to...

  • Relate specialist knowledge and skills developed within fashion branding and communication to contemporary practice and to emerging trends at the forefront of the global industry.
  • Adapt to and engage with a breadth of challenges that exist in a fast moving, professional environment aligned with new fashion platforms of communication and omni channel engagement across fashion branding and communication supported by research and creativity.
  • Demonstrate an ability to contribute to and collaborate with companies and brands at both commercial and diverse levels of the branding and communication sector.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of creative branding and communication practice and application.
  • Build on networks of professional contacts to open up new opportunities for engagement in professional projects.
  • Apply transferable skills, exercising initiative and personal responsibility.
  • Extend academic learning as an independent, self-reflective and creative practitioner, fully prepared for professional environments or postgraduate study.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Fashion Branding and Communication BA (Hons) at Arts University Bournemouth

26% Elementary occupations
13% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
7% Natural and social science professionals
7% Animal care and control services
6% Sales occupations
6% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Skilled trades occupations
4% Elementary occupations
3% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
3% Natural and social science professionals

Grading & Study Time

**Coursework and Practical work**

Grading Distribution

Students of the course received the following grades

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

English language requirements

test Grade Additional Details
IELTS (Academic) 6

6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, speaking and listening)

TOEFL (iBT) 80

minimum score of 18 in writing, listening, and reading and 19 in speaking.

Cambridge English Advanced

Overall score of 180

PTE Academic 54

A minimum of 51 in each component

Cambridge English Proficiency

Overall score of 200

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Fashion Branding and Communication, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Fashion Branding and Communication BA (Hons)

EU £17950 year 1
England UK £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 year 1
Scotland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
International £17950 year 1

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)
  • year 2
  • year 3

University Rankings

Positions of Arts University Bournemouth in top UK and global rankings.

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About Arts University Bournemouth

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) was founded in 1880 in the coastal town of Poole, England. Academically, this university’s impressive variety courses covers practically every artistic focus, ranging from Acting and Dance, to Graphic Design and Fashion. First-year students have the possibility of living in modern and spacious residence halls located on-campus, or alternatively in the Lansdowne area in the City Centre - each location being situated less than half an hour away from Bournemouth’s beaches.

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Student composition of Arts University Bournemouth

undergraduates:
3435
postgraduates:
170
Total:
3605
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