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Fashion Buying with Garment Technology

Course Summary School: De Montfort University

Location: United Kingdom, Leicester

Education: Diploma

Reasons to study Fashion Buying with Garment Technology BA (Hons) at DMU:
-Develop your creativity
in the garment technology pathway and enhance your technical skills and business sense
-Textile materials and commercial garment production 
will be taught in this pathway as well as fabric testing, garment fit, pattern cutting and creating technical specification.
-Learn the specialist areas 
of fashion buying across womenswear, childrenswear and menswear
-Work on live projects with industry 
and meet buying experts
-Option for a year’s industrial placement 
where you will apply your learning and gain valuable experience in companies such as George, Timberland and ASOS
-Next, Marks & Spencer, River Island, and Selfridges 
are where some of our recent graduates have progressed onto careers at, and some have also and set up their own labels, such as Beth Widdowson and Lizzie Leary who started the successful online retail company Kindred Sole
-Fashion Buying with Merchandising BA (Hons)
is a related course which will prepare you for your career, exploring areas such as business strategy and effective analysis and planning
-International opportunity 
through #DMUglobal where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience, with previous field trips to Antwerp, Amsterdam and New York
-The new Vijay Patel building
has been designed to provide the space and facilities where ideas can develop and flourish for all of our art and design courses - find out more
You will be introduced to the roles and responsibilities within a typical buying office, and taught about the life cycle of a product from concept stage through to delivery on to the shop floor, and key aspects of trading.

Typical entry requirements 
A good portfolio and normally:
Art and Design Foundation or
112 points from at least 2 A ‘levels and including grade C in Art and Design or
BTEC Extended Diploma DMM in an Art and Design related subject or
International Baccalaureate: 26+ Points including Art and Design
GCSEs - Five GCSEs grades A* - C  (9-4) including English Language or Literature at grade C/4 or above.
Access - Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit in Art and Design and GCSE  English (Language or Literature) at grade C/4 or above.
We also accept the BTEC First Diploma plus two GCSEs including English at grade C/4 or above (if required as part of our standard requirement).
International students
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
Interview and Portfolio
UK applicants with relevant qualifications will be invited to bring their portfolio of work to an open day and interview. Overseas applicants will be invited to send samples of their work. Please see our Fashion Buying with Garment Technology BA (Hons) portfolio advice for full details.
UCAS Tariff changes
Students applying for courses starting in September 2018 will be made offers based on the latest UCAS Tariff.