VOGUE Certificate in Fashion Media

The course offers a unique blend, combining academic rigour and industry engagement with practical and professional skills acquisition. You are encouraged to develop your understanding of current and potential future practices within the ever-changing fashion and media industries, and to consider your potential future role within these industries. During your time of study you will have the opportunity to tap into the College’s wide network of academics and industry professionals.

The programme’s key aims are to:

• Introduce you to the culture and context of the fashion industry
• Develop your knowledge of the fashion and media industries 
• Introduce you to the key theory and creative industry practices relevant to fashion media
• Provide opportunities for you to develop key transferable skills in research and analysis, creative thinking and communication 
• Enable each student to consider their potential path within the fashion industry, or continuing study.

Course Structure

The Certificate is Undergraduate Level 4 Course with 45 credits awarded on successful completion.

Introduction to Fashion Media 

You will gain insight into the fashion media industry with
an emphasis on current working practices.

Fashion Image & Visual Communication

You will learn about the importance of image as
a communication tool and develop practical skills in image making and visual communication. You will work in the studio on a Still Life accessories shoot and develop skills in Adobe InDesign
& Photoshop.

Fashion Culture & Trends

You will learn about the history and evolution of fashion,
and examine how fashion trends are established and communicated.

Students must be aged at least 18 years old on 31st August at the start of the academic year in which they intend to join this course. An academic year runs 1st September-31st August annually. For the duration of the academic year, a student is considered to be their academic age for admissions purposes, regardless of when their birthday falls within that academic year.

The standard entry requirements for this course are:

• Aged 18 years or older on the first day of the course
• A level or an equivalent EU / international qualification or
• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C (4) or
• Relevant professional experience

The College also accepts equivalent qualifications, such as BTEC and International Baccalaureate Diploma qualifications; the preferred International Baccalaureate (IB).

Condé Nast College students who have completed a Foundation Programme can also apply for this course.

Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

Exceptional applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements may still be considered through APEL if they can demonstrate the skills and capacity necessary for academic study at this level. Sometimes experience is as beneficial as what is learnt in a classroom. The admissions and academic teams will consider applications that show exceptional strengths and alternative evidence, which may include:

• Work experience
• Non-accredited courses
• Extensive reading and research
• A brilliant, relevant, and credible personal statement
• An exceptionally strong academic or professional reference
• OR a combination of these

Each application will be considered on its own merit, although we cannot guarantee every applicant an offer.

English Language Requirements

There are no formal English language requirements for this course. However, if you are a non-UK student and English is not your first language, we recommend you have an Academic IELTS score of 5.5 or be able to use English at this level before commencing your studies. It is your responsibility to ensure you will be able to participate fully in a qualification delivered and assessed in English.

Application Deadline

For the Certificate in Fashion Communication, applicants are required to submit their application no later than six weeks before the course starts.

Application Form

To apply for the Certificate in Fashion Communication, you can apply directly to us using the “Apply direct” button.

 Apply directly to Condé Nast College.

Personal Statement

It is paramount that you use this opportunity to show imagination, creative thinking, and professional ambitions. Above all, you need to show that you can communicate your ideas and thoughts about fashion in three ways – visually, verbally and in writing. The College is looking for students that will actively contribute to the course and take an original approach to their work.

The outcome of your Application

Soon after the review of your application and portfolio (10 working days), we will write to inform you of the status of your application. If you are offered a place, you must confirm (in writing) that you wish to accept our offer. We will then send you the invoice for your tuition fee, and you must pay a non-refundable deposit of £1,200 to secure your place on the course.

If you are an international student you might need to secure a visa to study with us, so please familiarise yourself with all the requirements and procedures in obtaining those. You can read more about visas and international students here

Contact

For further information or any queries regarding entry requirements or admissions, please contact the Admissions Office.

In order to confirm and secure your place on the course, you will be asked to pay a deposit of £1,200 when you receive your offer.

UK students can pay the tuition fee in instalments over the duration of the course.

International students will be asked to pay their year course fee in full and in advance of arriving at the College.

Tuition fees can rise each year in response to market conditions.

Please note that the Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design is not currently eligible for students to receive loans from Student Finance while they are studying here.

Additional Course Costs

For more information on the costs of living in London – including accommodation advice – please see our Accommodation and Living Costs page.

Alumni Discount

Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design offers course fee reduction to our alumni.

For more information visit Terms and Conditions

Further Studies

The course is designed so that a student exits with the Certificate at the end of the three months, or if you wish, you could transfer across to the next Certificate, Diploma or into our BA (Hons) Fashion Communication & Industry Practice. In case you are looking to transfer into our BA, you would still need to go through an interview process before being allowed to transfer.

You will be studying this course with the only UK fashion education provider that operates from within the fashion industry. This exceptional environment provides you with a unique insight into fashion communication in all its forms, as well as providing access to numerous unrivalled experts in their fields.

With weekly guest speakers from a broad range of professions within the fashion and creative industries, you will be learning directly from the best in the industry.

The Campus

Condé Nast College is situated in a historic building at Bedford Square, in Central London.

The area was built between 1775 and 1783 and is one of the best preserved set pieces of Georgian architecture in London.

The square has had many illustrious residents including Lord Eldon, one of Britain’s longest-serving and most celebrated Lord Chancellors, who lived in the largest house in the square for many years. Other famous residents include the second Duke of Devonshire; William Butterfield, an architect; and H H Asquith, a former Prime Minister.

The square takes its name from the main title of the Russell family, the Dukes of Bedford, who owned much of the land in what is now Bloomsbury.

Bedford Square is in the heart of Bloomsbury, an exciting area for academia and the arts; originally made famous by Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Set.

The College is a short walk from the headquarters of Condé Nast, as well as Vogue House, which our students visit as part of their exposure to the professional world.

Who Teaches at the Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design?

During your course, you will be taught by a range of our academic staff as well as industry guests and visiting lecturers.

Previous industry speakers have included Adwoa Aboah, Miles Aldridge, Victoria Beckham, Nicholas Coleridge, Anna Dello Russo, Edward Enninful, Bella Freud, Sarah Harris, Tommy Hilfiger, Anya Hindmarch, Henry Holland, Caroline Issa, Lulu Kennedy, Yasmin Le Bon, Natalie Massenet, Tamara Mellon, Suzy Menkes, Roland Mouret, Kate Phelan, Matthew Williamson and many more.