BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism

Rehearse for your career as a fashion journalist in East London, at the sharp end of the London fashion brand.

You will learn fashion journalism by doing it, as a reporter and editor working for UEL Journalism's publications and for external clients.

In addition to producing fashion journalism, you will plan your role in its future and develop your own creative projects.

If you don't meet the entry requirements for a BA, you can study this course as an 'extended', four-year programme. You'll begin by taking a foundation year which prepares you for a successful transition to the BA degree. This means it will take you four years to complete the course full-time, and eight years to complete the course part-time.

You will learn:

• Professional, editorial formats (text, photo, audio, video, social media) for fashion journalism
• Fashion styling
• Fashion trends and social forecasting
• Story ideas and how to spot them
• Interviewing
• Reviewing
• How to collaborate on editorial outputs
• How to pitch ideas to commissioning editors
• How to work to a client’s brief
• How to be a commissioning editor
• Media law
• Journalism ethics
• Past, present and future projections of fashion journalism
• How to conduct original research and develop commercially viable projects 

• Tawjihi: 60% for Foundation
• 3 x AS Levels: Foundation
• US High School Diploma: GPA 2.0 for Foundation
• US High School Diploma: GPA 3.0 + SAT1 1070 for Direct Entry to Bachelor's
• International Baccalaureate (IB): 25 points with minimum 15 at Higher Level for Direct Entry to Bachelor's
• 3 x A Levels: Direct Entry to Bachelor's

We're determined to prepare you in the best way possible for a career in after journalism after your studies.

Journalism is, of course, a competitive world to enter. You have a head start at UEL, though, thanks to teachers with exceptional contacts who know exactly what newspapers, radio stations and other media outlets are looking for.

You can go on work in different areas such as fashion journalism, the fashion industry, PR, branding and communications. 

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.