Program Overview

BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Overview

Become a successful fashion buyer by combining creativity and trend-spotting with data analysis, business theory, and textile science.

Key Features

• Study abroad
• Industrial experience
• Scholarships available
• Field trips
• Accredited course

Entry Requirements

• Typical A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
• Typical contextual A-level offer: ABB including specific subjects
• Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB including specific subjects
• Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL

Course Details

• Duration: 3 years or 4 years
• Year of entry: 2025
• UCAS course code: 6G49 / Institution code: M20

Accreditation

• Accredited by The Textile Institute and The Chartered Institute of Marketing

Unique Selling Points

• We are the only Russell Group university that offers a BSc in fashion courses, meaning you will graduate understanding the science and technology underpinning the fashion industry, from raw materials to production, to logistics and promotion.
• Learn in our brand-new Home of Engineering and Materials. A purpose-built space for innovation and creativity that is transforming the way our students study, research, and shape the world.

Study Experience

• Complete our Ethical Grand Challenges to learn how you can create a better world and become more socially responsible.
• Work with an external organisation to tackle real-world sustainability problems through our University Living Lab.
• Discover subjects that broaden your horizon with our interdisciplinary learning opportunities.

UN's Sustainable Development Goals

• Every course at Manchester contributes towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, so no matter what you're studying, you'll be playing an active role in the protection of people and planet.
• You will explore the following goals in your course:
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
  • Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Open Days

• The University holds undergraduate open days regularly where you have the opportunity to find out more about our courses, the support we offer, and see our facilities.
• Attending an open day is a great way to find out what studying at Manchester is like.

School/Faculty Overview

• Our internationally-renowned expertise across the School of Natural Sciences informs research-led teaching with strong collaboration across disciplines, unlocking new and exciting fields and translating science into reality.
• Our multidisciplinary learning and research activities advance the boundaries of science for the wider benefit of society, inspiring students to promote positive change through educating future leaders in the true fundamentals of science.

Regulated by the Office for Students

• The University of Manchester is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).
• The OfS aims to help students succeed in Higher Education by ensuring they receive excellent information and guidance, get high-quality education that prepares them for the future, and by protecting their interests.