Welcome to your course
Welcome to our new Fashion Business Management course, this exciting programme is designed to reflect the constant changes that are happening in the fashion industry. Our team of teaching staff have lots of industry experience to put into practice and great teaching backgrounds too. You will have the opportunity to meet with many of them in induction week.
We look forward to meeting and getting to know you during induction week at the start of an exciting journey on this course working towards your graduation in 2029.
Welcome to Westminster School of Arts
We are delighted that you are joining our vibrant and exciting community where we aim to support you in achieving your creative and academic potential. We are committed to your development, and we have a team of permanent teaching staff, leading practitioners, technical support staff and industry partners who you will work with in a variety of ways through your journey at Westminster.
Based on our Harrow Campus, the School of Arts benefits from generous spaces for students to undertake their creative practice, join community events and a full suite of some of the most advanced technical and digital workshops.
During Welcome Week, we have planned a programme of activities for you, to help you navigate your way around the campuses, understand how to engage with your course team and space to get to know one another. Please do attend these events.
We look forward to meeting you in Welcome Week and seeing you and your creative work flourish at Westminster.
With every best wish
Virginia Grose
Head of Westminster School of Arts
Collecting your ID card and completing enrolment
As part of your induction and to complete your enrolment, you'll need to collect your student ID card.
Your time slot for collection is:
3pm, Monday 15 September 2025
Marylebone Campus
For more information about enrolment, including related FAQs, visit our Enrolment for new students page.
Course induction schedule
Your course induction events may take place online or on campus – check the details for each event below.
The timing and venue for events may change, so double check this page closer to the date.
Head of Fashion welcome with the fashion team: introduction, expectations and personal tutoring
10am–12pm
Room Auditorium
Harrow Campus
Induction week schedule, course overview and King's Road task briefing
12.15–1.30pm
Room Lecture Theatre 1
Harrow Campus
Course welcome lunch
1.30–2pm
Room A7.01
Harrow Campus
Collecting your ID card and completing enrolment
King's Road task
11am
Research areas of London in groups to present on Tuesday in the Introduction to the Fashion Industry session. Further details provided on Monday 15 September.
Optional: Marylebone Welcome Fair
Timings TBC
Marylebone Campus
The fair will provide students with the opportunity to see what the student union and university has to offer them outside their studies.
All events today will be held at Harrow Campus
Meet the FANS (Friends of Arriving New Students) and campus tour
10am
Room Lecture Theatre 1
Library resources
12.15pm
Room Lecture Theatre 1
Lunch break
1pm
Summer project presentations
2pm
Room Lecture Theatre 1
Work based learning
2.30pm
Room Lecture Theatre 1
Head of School welcome
3.45pm
Room Auditorium
Optional: College Social - Outdoor Film Screening
6.30–9.30pm
All students are invited to an outdoor cinema event at the Harrow Campus. The college will be providing one free drink and a choice of snack for the first 300 attendees, as well as a paid bar during the screening.
Reserve your free ticket for the Outdoor Film Screening
Personal tutor allocation
TBC
Online
Online drop-in session
10–11am
Meeting link to follow.
Optional: Harrow Welcome Fair
Timings TBC
Harrow Campus
The fair will provide students with the opportunity to see what the student union and university has to offer them outside their studies.
Optional: WestFest 2025
12–7pm
Harrow Campus (Car Park area)
Registration details to follow.
Exhibition visit
2pm
The Design Museum
Full details to be provided on Monday 15 September.
Key contacts
Course leader
Caroline Curtis
E: [email protected]
Year leader
Denise Francis-Brown
E: [email protected]
Course resources
Blackboard
Blackboard is our online learning platform, which you'll be able to log in to after you've set up your University email address and password.
Teaching timetables
Teaching starts in the week commencing Monday 22 September and you can check your teaching timetable to see when and where your classes are being held.
Course handbook
Full details on the course structure, modules and course team are included in the course handbook, which can be found on Blackboard.
Reading list
Your reading list can be found in the course handbook on Blackboard.
Additional information
Summer Project
Details of your summer project can be found on Blackboard.
Support and services
Welcome to Westminster
Visit our Welcome to Westminster page for everything you need to get started at Westminster.
Student Centre
If you need help with enrolment or have any questions, please use the live chat.
Academic English
If you'd like to hone your academic English skills, watch our Academic English for Disciplinary Study Module video for starters and consider joining one of our Academic English Modules. If you have any questions, get in touch with the Academic English team at [email protected].