Business Management - Specialisation Fashion

Fashion and styling are serious business. In this programme, you will enter the captivating world of fashion with our bachelor's degree in Business Management, specialisation Fashion Management. Are you a fashion enthusiast looking to establish a strong foundation in business management simultaneously? Then, this unique bachelor's degree is precisely what you're looking for: the perfect combination of fashion and management!
You might, for example, work as a fashion brand manager, buyer, format manager, product manager, or concept developer. Or start your own business!

This bachelor programme is offered subject to NVAO accreditation.

Does this bachelor programme suit you?

Tio’s bachelor programme Business Management prepares you to become a business professional with a keen sense for the fashion industry. Do you recognise yourself in some of the following descriptions? Then, this study is right for you!

Do you recognise yourself in these descriptions? Take a look at the curriculum for more information about this bachelor programme or attend an open day to experience the atmosphere and meet students and lecturers.

Fashion Management

During this bachelor programme, you immerse yourself in the fashion industry with a serious business-oriented approach. The best of both worlds: fashion and business insight! Explore the latest trends and key developments in fashion management, such as sustainability, ethics, e-commerce, diversity, online marketing, and much more. You gain valuable knowledge about textiles and production and participate in workshops and guest lectures on topics like fashion design. Excursions to fashion companies and classes from experienced (guest) lecturers from the industry provide you with a realistic view of the industry.

Fashion programme

This programme focuses on the business side of fashion, providing knowledge on current topics crucial to the fashion industry. These include sustainability, fashion trends, ethics and transparency concerning working conditions, e-commerce, fashion brands, diversity and inclusion, consumer behavior, online marketing, and collaboration with influencers.

This programme also addresses substantive knowledge about:

Textiles: understanding various fabrics, their properties, production processes, and suitability for different clothing items.
Sustainability: insight into major developments and changes, such as legislative aspects, related to sustainability in the fashion industry and the ability to identify opportunities in this area.
Production and technical skills: understanding the clothing production process and the technical aspects of garment construction.

Your style, your success

You will learn how to integrate environmentally friendly and ethically responsible practices into a (fashion) business. This helps you to make a positive impact on the environment and society, but it can also be a distinguishing factor that makes your brand more appealing to your target audience.
Research ways to make an international supply chain more sustainable or draw up a business plan involving innovative solutions for production and procurement. Our high-quality lecturers are ready and willing to help you prepare for a great career.

Discover the entrepreneur in you

What sets Tio's approach apart from other fashion-oriented programmes is that here you develop a broad business foundation. This programme is the optimal preparation for entrepreneurship within this industry. The unique structure also provides you with the flexibility to step outside the fashion industry during your studies or in your career.

Why do students choose Business & Fashion?

You are studying at the best university of applied sciences in the Netherlands, which stands for personal, excellent, and entrepreneurial education.
Tio offers the option of accelerated studying: complete a bachelor’s degree in just 3 years.
The Fashion Management specialisation focuses on the business side of the fashion industry: market trends, operational processes, and product sales.
You are building a strong (international) network and preparing yourself for the dynamic fashion industry.
You dive straight into the real world! Through projects, internships, and business cases, you develop the skills that you will use throughout your entire career.
Your personal study coach will guide you throughout your entire study and you will receive lessons in small classes of an average of 10 students.
You will be taught by the best lecturers who work or have recently worked in the business sector, often with their own company.

After graduating

The Fashion Management specialisation adds an extra dimension to your bachelor's degree in Business Management. You will be educated to become a fashion-conscious manager or entrepreneur with a wealth of creative insights. You'll know how to combine your passion for fashion with a solid foundation in management. Your skills will never go out of fashion! There is always a demand for entrepreneurial professionals who can adapt to the constantly changing fashion industry. Want to know what you can become? Check out your job opportunities here!

This programme is offered subject to accreditation. The bachelor's degree Business Management educates students in three or four years for the internationally recognised title of Bachelor of Science (BSc). If you choose the specialisation Fashion Management, your diploma will include an annotation listing that specialisation when you graduate. The curriculum is aligned with the national educational profile of Business Administration (ISAT-code 34035). Upon completion of this bachelor's degree, you will be awarded the coveted diploma from Tio University of Applied Sciences.