Location:

London, United Kingdom

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

Our Study Abroad summer schools give international students the opportunity to live and study in London for a short period of time, and offers students from different educational systems the opportunity to study and gain academic credit from a British university. You can also be admitted as a graduate student.

Unit 1: Product development in the UK Unit 2: Fashion forecasting Unit 3: Fashion marketing in the UK Unit 4: Historical and contemporary fashion research studies Unit 5: Fashion styling Unit 6: The design process Summer school: Paris fashion and culture trip

Duration 8 weeks Total class hours 120 hours Non-class hours 60 hours Credit value 12 credits Level Beginners

Setting Description:

London College of Fashion's rich heritage and responsiveness to changes in design practice have positioned it as a leading global provider of fashion education, research and consultancy. The College's work is centred on the development of ideas: its staff and students use fashion alongside historical and cultural practice to challenge social, political and ethical agendas. This, combined with its forward-thinking business and management portfolio and its relationship with the global fashion and lifestyle industries, is the underpinning of its mission to "Fashion the Future".

Cost:

Summer school 2012 - Fashion design & merchandising summer school: £4500 (incl. Paris trip)