UAL Level 2 Diploma in Fashion, Communications and Marketing

Further Details
Course Code	LP87924
Location	Deeside
Duration	Full Time, This is a one year full time course.
Department	Business, Management & Leadership
Start Date	01 Sep 2026
End Date	18 Jun 2027

Course Overview

Love fashion? Always spotting trends? Obsessed with brands, social media or marketing?
This course is your starting point.

Fashion isn’t just about clothes - it’s about content, shopping experiences, buying and creating marketing that people love. In this hands-on course, you will learn how the fashion industry really works and build the skills to be part of it.

Students who successfully complete this course will gain the UAL Level 2 Diploma in Fashion Business and Retail.

What you will Learn
You will explore:

- Fashion marketing and branding
- Social media content creation
- Trends and forecasting
- Buying and merchandising basics
- Retail and customer experience
- How fashion businesses make money

You will learn through practical projects, creative tasks and real-world briefs that feel like working in the industry.
Why Choose this course?

-Learn by doing
-Build a creative portfolio
-Work on realistic fashion business projects
-Gain confidence and professional skills
-Prepare for progression onto Level 3.
-You’ll work in a supportive, creative environment where your ideas matter.

What Makes This Course Different?

Practical and career-focused – You will learn through real projects instead of sitting exams.

You’ll work on realistic briefs that reflect what happens in real fashion businesses, helping you build useful skills and confidence for the future.

Where It Can Take You
This course is the perfect stepping stone to Level 3 study in Fashion Business and Marketing, and eventually careers in:

- Fashion marketing
- Social media management
- Buying and merchandising
- Retail management
- Brand promotion.

If you want a creative career with real opportunities, this is where it starts.

Entry Requirements

4 GCSEs at grade D/3 or above including English/Welsh (1st Language) and Maths.

For progression learners, successful completion of a relevant Level 1 qualification is required.

At Coleg Cambria we would encourage you to do the very best that you can in your exams. The better your grades the more options you will have, and may result in you gaining entry onto a higher level course.

How you will be assessed

The qualification is made up of eight units designed to offer you a deeper understanding of the fashion industry as some of them are closely linked to other business industries such as marketing, advertising, social media and management. You will conduct industry-based assignments, producing presentations of your designs and proposals for a range of products. At the end of the course you will apply the skills and knowledge you have learnt during the course to create and present a final major project to showcase your learning throughout the course.

If you don’t already have a grade C/4 or above at GCSE in English and Maths, you’ll continue to study these elements which will form part of your study programme.

Your future career path

You could progress onto the Level 3 Fashion Business and Retail course which upon completion, provides entry to higher education. Alternatively, many learners will use this qualification as starting point for a career within the creative business industries that they wish to progress to such as:

• Fashion buying and merchandising
• Brand management
• Marketing and promotion
• Visual merchandising
• Fashion/Retail management
• SociaMedia Assistant/Co-ordinator
• Style Influencer

Cost

Some courses may require equipment and/or uniforms to be purchased. Please see attached equipment list for further information.