Bloomsbury Academic Courses

Business and Workplace Ethics in the Fashion Industry

Explore the importance of company values and corporate culture and how this affects employee productivity.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Consumers and Ethical Considerations in the Fashion Industry

Understand how ethics plays a role in consumer behaviour and how this affects decisions in the fashion industry.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Manufacture and Design Ethics in the Fashion Industry

Understand how ethics influence different manufacturing and design processes in fashion and how this affects the global industry.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sales and Advertising Ethics in the Fashion Industry

Delve into the advertising and sales practices in the fashion industry and learn how to navigate them ethically and legally.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

A Beginner’s Guide to Fashion Design

Explore the basics of fashion design and examine fashion in context, fashion as a visual language, and textile and colour choice.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Careers in Fashion Design

Explore careers in the fashion industry and ensure you impress with a professional-standard portfolio of fashion design skills.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business Law and the Fashion Industry

Build your knowledge of the business laws and requirements needed to start, run, and expand a fashion brand of any size.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fashion and the Global Supply Chain

Contextualize the global fashion industry and learn how to improve business processes across the fashion supply chain.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Product Design and Manufacturing Processes in the Fashion Industry

Build your knowledge of the design, preproduction, and manufacturing processes within the fashion industry.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Fashion Marketing and Research

Learn how marketing research can inform business decisions and predict upcoming trends in the fashion industry.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Fashion Brand Marketing and Retailing

Explore the world of marketing and distribution in fashion and build successful strategies for the wholesale and retail level.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Careers in Fashion: Trend Forecasting and Textile Design

Explore the different positions available in fashion forecasting, textile design, and sales, and how to start your fashion career.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Careers in Fashion: Design, Development, and Promotion

Explore the many career paths to become a merchandiser, a fashion event producer, or even a fashion designer.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Careers in Fashion: Retail Marketing, Merchandising, and Management

Learn more about retail marketing, the roles in each area of fashion retail, and how to plan a career path for your dream job.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Careers in Fashion: Styling, Curatorship, and the Ancillary Businesses

Explore the many careers on the outskirts of the fashion industry, from digital media to styling and teaching.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)