Fashion Business Semester

Dates, deadlines and fees

Autumn 2025

Dates: 08 September 2025 – 05 December 2025
Application deadline: 15 May 2025
Fee payment deadline: 28 July 2025
Fee: £11,300

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Spring 2026

Dates: 19 January 2026 – 17 April 2026
Application deadline: 31 October 2025
Fee payment deadline: 8 December 2025
Fee: £11,300

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Duration: 13 weeks

Class hours: Min 120 hours / max 160 hours

Non-class hours: Min 120 hours / max 160 hours

Credit value: Min 12 credits / max 16 credits

Level: Beginners

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Course details

You will enrol on 3 mandatory units and then may select elective units, to total a maximum of 16 credits. Delivered primarily at London College of Fashion’s Stratford location. Teaching locations are subject to change. Individual student timetables will be shared during the course induction week.

Mandatory shared course units

Understanding Contemporary Cultures (2 credits)

London Cultural Studies (2 credits)

Creative Histories (2 credits)

Elective course units

Commercial Buying and Product Development (4 credits)

Fashion Styling (3 credits)

Creative Visual Communication (3 credits)

Fashion Entrepreneurship and Luxury Brand Management (3 credits)

Fashion Public Relations (2 credits)

Visual Merchandising and Retail Design (2 credits)

Fashion Marketing in the UK (2 credits)

Trend Forecasting (2 credits)

Social Media and Online Communication (2 credits)

Fashion Drawing (2 credits)

Sustainable Fashion (2 credits)

Why choose London College of Fashion?

During this intensive 13-week course you will:

• experience studying Fashion Business here at London College of Fashion.
• learn from tutors who are practicing in industry; benefit from access to specialist facilities at one of UAL’s six Colleges.
• meet like-minded individuals from around the world.
• get involved in UAL life through social events and activities.
• All courses are assessed and you'll receive a record of study at the end of the programme if you wish to request credit from your home institution.

Entry requirements

English language requirements

• Be from a majority English speaking country or;
• Have studied for at least 1 year at a university in a majority English speaking country or;
• An IELTS score (or equivalent) of 6.0, or above, with 5.5 in each of the components.
• Alternative English Language qualifications accepted by UAL.

Academic requirements

Students applying for this course are expected to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent.

Portfolio

An example of one of your written pieces of work is required for this course. You will be sent an email after submitting your application, asking you to submit this.

UAL Study Abroad Semester Awards

3 full tuition awards

UAL Study Abroad awards are available for the UAL Study Abroad Semester.

There are 3 full tuition awards available.

• 1 for Central Saint Martins
• 1 for London College of Communication
• 1 for London College of Fashion

We are looking for students who will be able to create social media content and blogs of their time with us as a Study Abroad Student. For more information read our awards and funding page.

Deadline:  30 May 2025 for the Autumn term and 31 October 2025 for the Spring term.