University choices

Sounds like you’re interested in a creative direction degree. There’s only a handful of universities (NTU, Kingston, AUB and UAL) offering creative direction but it’s got that mix of creativity, marketing and business that it sounds like you’re looking for.

If you study it somewhere with fashion/costume degrees then there’s likely to be opportunities to collaborate and also work on your sewing and design skills to boost that side of your portfolio.

I would love to eventually get into creative direction but many creative direction jobs don't require a creation direction degree.

Both a fashion and marketing or advertising degree would help me to go in that direction . I'm not sure which degree I should go with and I do both subjects I'm not sure which one I should do first 😅

So Ive spoke to gov careers advice chat advisor they weren't very helpful and just gave me links to different courses I've already seen and mainly just replied with oh okay and ended the chat quickly.

I'm currently in the process of writing a personal statement for a business and marketing ba. The current aim is to get into marketing or media however I really want to focus on the creative side but still learn business skills.

My ultimate aim in life would be to be a fashion designer, fashion business owner or a creative / art director which I know is extremely hard to do. My best bet would be to pursue a creative relate degree but I also need some business skills.


I'm not too keen on applying for a fashion marketing or fashion business degree without fashion design as I feel like I would be limiting my opportunities even more than just doing a fashion design or a traditional marketing degree as many fashion marketing jobs want either a fashion design or marketing /business graduate.

The main thing putting me off pursuing a fashion design degree is my sewing ability and family thinking it's a useful degree however they feel I should take a graphics or fine art degree so I can become a teacher but I've worked in education before and I hated so I know a career in education isn't for me and I would prefer to go to a university such as ual or rca or Kingston or somewhere well know to have students in fashion week or established designers if I were going to get in debt for a creative degree.

Another concern is if I could do a business degree to then go and do a creative masters without having to wait more than a year to do so.

Maybe both degrees aren't that great but my passions lay with fashion and business.

I just need someone to tell me if I'm going in the right direct by doing a business/marketing degree then a fashion ma even If I need to take a pgd or short courses

So Ive spoke to gov careers advice chat advisor they weren't very helpful and just gave me links to different courses I've already seen and mainly just replied with oh okay and ended the chat quickly.

I'm currently in the process of writing a personal statement for a business and marketing ba. The current aim is to get into marketing or media however I really want to focus on the creative side but still learn business skills.

My ultimate aim in life would be to be a fashion designer, fashion business owner or a creative / art director which I know is extremely hard to do. My best bet would be to pursue a creative relate degree but I also need some business skills.


I'm not too keen on applying for a fashion marketing or fashion business degree without fashion design as I feel like I would be limiting my opportunities even more than just doing a fashion design or a traditional marketing degree as many fashion marketing jobs want either a fashion design or marketing /business graduate.

The main thing putting me off pursuing a fashion design degree is my sewing ability and family thinking it's a useful degree however they feel I should take a graphics or fine art degree so I can become a teacher but I've worked in education before and I hated so I know a career in education isn't for me and I would prefer to go to a university such as ual or rca or Kingston or somewhere well know to have students in fashion week or established designers if I were going to get in debt for a creative degree.

Another concern is if I could do a business degree to then go and do a creative masters without having to wait more than a year to do so.

Maybe both degrees aren't that great but my passions lay with fashion and business.

I just need someone to tell me if I'm going in the right direct by doing a business/marketing degree then a fashion ma even If I need to take a pgd or short courses