Advanced higher for fashion marketing or fashion pr and communication

For anyone planning on studying fashion marketing or fashion pr and com, what advanced highers would you recommend I should pick next year. I’m planning on taking AH Art, French and Higher English and philosophy but I have plenty of time to change my subjects.

Reply 1

Anonymous #1

Original post by 1choou

My friends who are doing the same course did AH art and also higher photography so definitely keep AH Art. I did AH french and it was really good but it’s quite the big step up from higher i say keep it cause it’ll be useful in any degree!

Reply 2

jasmineva3128

I think your subject choices sound great, so unless you're unhappy with them, I'd keep them as is.

I think AdvH Art and Higher English seem like really strong, necessary choices. Higher Philosophy is a great subject, and I feel like it's really transferable over lots of areas and issues. AdvH French sounds great as a language at that level could only open doors for you.

Reply 3

Kingston Grace

Official Rep

Original post by 1choou

Hi @1choou

These options sound great!

I study fashion promotion and communication here at Kingston and I studied textiles, English and politics at a-level. I also did a art and design foundation year after a-levels at my local college, which is always a great option for building a portfolio and having more time to consider your university choices.

If you have any questions, maybe about what the course is like here that might help you choosing your advanced highers, then I would be happy to answer :smile:

-Grace (Kingston Rep)

Reply 4

1choou

Thanks for the response! Would you say an art and design foundation year is really important because I’d rather go straight to uni after completing my Adv Highers/Highers. Also Kingston is one of my choices, how is the fashion promotion and communication course there? How is the course format, what kind of testing do you go throughout the course? How affordable is accommodation there?

Reply 5

UAL Rep Sakina

Official Rep

Original post by 1choou

Hello,
It's great that you are interested in studying these courses as we offer them at UAL London College of Fashion (LCF). I have just finished a fashion communication course at LCF so I can help out with your question.

In order to make an informed decision, make sure to look at your course specification so you have a real understanding on the content you will be doing. For example, I did fashion journalism and it was a very writing heavy course - so for my A Levels I picked essay based subjects as it allowed me to practice my writing. I did English lit, history and French, even though they aren't directly linked in fashion, it was still helpful as I could transfer the skills I learnt into a fashion context. That being said, the courses you are currently doing also have transferrable skills which can help you in marketing and PR. If you would still like to change courses, perhaps consider media if your college offers it.

At UAL, all the courses have an online page with details including suggested courses to do beforehand. If you are considering UAL, I would advise checking out the pages I have linked below:
fashion marketing
fashion marketing and content creation
fashion pr and comms

Reply 6

1choou

Original post by UAL Rep Sakina

Hello,
It's great that you are interested in studying these courses as we offer them at UAL London College of Fashion (LCF). I have just finished a fashion communication course at LCF so I can help out with your question.
In order to make an informed decision, make sure to look at your course specification so you have a real understanding on the content you will be doing. For example, I did fashion journalism and it was a very writing heavy course - so for my A Levels I picked essay based subjects as it allowed me to practice my writing. I did English lit, history and French, even though they aren't directly linked in fashion, it was still helpful as I could transfer the skills I learnt into a fashion context. That being said, the courses you are currently doing also have transferrable skills which can help you in marketing and PR. If you would still like to change courses, perhaps consider media if your college offers it.
At UAL, all the courses have an online page with details including suggested courses to do beforehand. If you are considering UAL, I would advise checking out the pages I have linked below:
fashion marketing
fashion marketing and content creation
fashion pr and comms

Hiya, thanks for the response. I’ve looked at the course specification but it didn’t say anything about preferred subjects + any info on Scottish Qualifications requirements. Also does UAL offer placement years as part of their courses?

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