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Code
SE419
Delivery
Fulltime
Cao points
🛈210 -520
Level
7
Campus
Cork Road
Duration
3 years
Credits
180 ECTS
Placements
Available
Study Abroad
Yes
International Applications
Accepted
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Fashion Retailing is a global, growth industry that provides challenging and rewarding career opportunities. Retail management is the achievement of company goals through effective and efficient planning, leadership, organisation and control of internal resources. 

This Degree program is responding to a need for a Degree qualification in Fashion Buying within the context of Retail management This new Degree will take its first students in September 2023. The programme development team included Primark fashion buying team and Fashion Design lead JW Anderson London.

The team in conjunction with SETU guided the content and modules to ensure graduates are ready for employment on graduation. The Degree programme will blend business  IT and Management modules with Fashion Buying, Fashion Retail Trend analyses and Media Modules

 

Special Features of the Degree

Our BSc in Fashion Buying and Retail Management programme is the ideal course of study for any individual who wishes to pursue a career in the Fashion or General Retail sector. This Business degree is perfect for someone who loves Fashion and Business .

  • Educational trip to Paris /London in third year (Semester 5)
  • The work placement option in semester 5 allows you to gain real experience working in a retail environment.
  • The study abroad option in semester 5 gives students an opportunity to spend the semester studying in one of our partner colleges in Europe, North America or Canada.
  • Throughout the Degree a series of Fashion seminars and lectures will be delivered by key Fashion and Retail industry leaders to keep student up to date on trends and Industry Developments.

Year 1
Semester 1Semester 2
Intro Fashion Buying & Retail manStatistics and Data Analytics
Personal, Professional and Academic Skills 1Personal, Professional and Academic Skills 2
The Fashion Retail ManagerThe Macro Business Environment
Basic Excel Retail Marketing
Market Pricing for Retail and ServicesRetail Consumer
Year 2
Semester 3Semester 4
Accounting for RetailersMarketing Research Fashion Forecasting
Enterprise SkillsFashion Branding
Intro to Human Resource ManagementAdvanced Excel
Law Fashion Buying 2
Online Retailing Employability skills
Merchandising Marketing Mix Decisions
Year 3
Semester 5Semester 6
Choose one of the following electives:Customer Relationship Management
*Retail Work PlacementRetail Entrepreneurship
*Retail Work Placement LogDigital Fashion Marketing
*Retail Study AbroadRetail Logistics & Project Management
*Retail Study Abroad Learning LogFashion Retailing
*International study Trip and LogGlobal Fashion Landscape

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for BSc in Fashion Buying and Retail Management 

5 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for BSc in Fashion Buying and Retail Management :

Career options

  • Fashion Buyer
  • Fashion Retail Manager
  • All Retail Managerial positions
  • Fashion Influencer
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Merchandising roles in Buying Office
  • Logistics
  • Sales / key account Manager Roles
  • Office Manager

 

Further Study

Add 1 year to attain Level 8 Degree

Bachelor of Business (Hons)

Management Stream or HR Stream or Marketing Stream

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Ms. Fiona Fleming
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Tel: 51845618 [email protected]

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