BSc (Hons)
Fashion Management & Strategy
The commercial mind of the future luxury house.
Duration
3 Years, Full Time
Next intake
September 2026
Location
Mayfair, London
Award
BSc (Hons), validated by University of Suffolk
The programme
An atelier education.
Built for the founders, buyers, and brand directors of the next luxury era. You learn to read a market, cost a collection, negotiate with ateliers, and translate a creative vision into a commercial house — through live briefs set by industry leaders and mentors drawn from the world's top maisons.
Who it's for
For students who want to run, invest in, or build a fashion brand. Numerate, sharp, culturally literate.
The curriculum
What you'll study.
Year 1
Foundations of the Fashion Industry
Business models, luxury history, textiles literacy, the language of design.
Year 1
Brand & Consumer Psychology
Why people buy — semiotics, identity, community, storytelling.
Year 2
Buying, Merchandising & Costing
Range planning, margin architecture, open-to-buy, retail maths.
Year 2
Digital, Data & DTC
E-commerce, CRM, paid social, marketplace strategy, analytics.
Year 3
Entrepreneurship & Investment
Cap tables, pitching, licensing, IP, launching a brand.
Year 3
Live Industry Project
Full commercial brief with a partner house. Presented to a board.
Where it leads
Graduates of this programme go on to lead.
JCA alumni sit inside the world's most desired maisons and run some of the most watched independent labels in London, Paris, Milan and New York.
- —Brand Director, Buyer, Merchandiser
- —Founder / Creative Entrepreneur
- —Marketing & Communications Lead
- —Luxury Consultancy, Investment
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Open Day
Foundation Diploma in Fashion Design
Meet our tutors. Tour the atelier.
JCA Summer Camp
What makes a fashion brand?
Featuring students of Harrow International Hong Kong.
JCA Open Day — July 11th
Mayfair Campus & Boston Manor
Portfolio reviews. Live cutting demonstrations.
Graduate Show 2025
Backstage — Class of 2025
First look at this year's collections.
Atelier
Textile studies with Master Weavers
Silk, wool, hand-loomed jacquards.
Alumni
From Mayfair to Milan
Where our graduates walk next.