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Fashion Buying and Brand Management BA (Hons) This course has been designed to provide students with the mindsets and skillsets needed for fashion forecasting, buying, merchandising, sourcing, product development, brand and quality management of the supply chain. Students will learn about the whole product development process fr om concept to consumer, including the management and promotion of fashion brands. 48 Careers This course will help to bring the roles related to fashion buying and brand management to life. Graduates will work in fashion forecasting, buying, merchandising, product development, fabric sourcing, marketing, visual merchandising, sustainability and brand management. The Course You will gain practical knowledge about the product development process including fabric selection and testing, colour and quality management and sustainability. You will learn about predicting trends, planning a range, building a brand, and then how to promote and protect it. Loud & Proud - Concept Special focus will be placed on understanding consumer behaviour, psychographic profiling and discovering what really makes people buy. Your creative learning will be enhanced through relevant field trips to manufacturers, trade fairs and fabric suppliers. The course is suited to creative students with the potential to develop business acumen as future entrepreneurs. The course includes a fully accredited work placement where students can test their learning in a professional environment. For more information ravensbourne.ac.uk/fbbm Duration: 3 years full-time   Institution: RAVEN R06   Course: 560N Term starts: September 2019   Entry requirements: 89 How to apply: 90