Design your future
Congratulations on becoming an offer-holder in one of our Fashion Business and Technology courses at The University of Manchester.
Studying a fashion business and technology degree at Manchester will place you at the cutting-edge of the fashion industry with skills to meet the growing demand for professionals who combine design awareness, technology and fashion with marketing and management skills.
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Industry links
Strong industry links with organisations such as The Hut Group, ASOS, and Gucci.
Career development
Extensive programme of career development events and services to give you access to a wide range of opportunities.
Accreditation
Our courses are accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and The Textile Institute.
Excellent facilities
Cutting-edge facilities including media design and multimedia software, market intelligence data-bases and trade publications and student labs with research informed software and hardware.
Learning and support
Your learning experience
Fashion Business and Technology Showcase 2023
See a glimpse of our 2023 Fashion Business and Technology Showcase where our students are able to exhibit their designs and receive valuable industry feedback.
Pentland Fashion Consultancy Project
Our students pitched their ideas to industry experts at Pentland. Hear more about how they found the experience and what they learnt.
Mini-lecture on Fashion Marketing
Get a taster of the first year course unit ‘Introduction to Fashion Marketing’ in this mini lecture with Barbara Waters.
Sustainable Fashion
Ever wondered about the real story behind your favourite clothes? Uncover the hidden struggles of garment workers and explore how you can support fashion's future. Discover the impact of your choices and learn how to make a difference in the fashion industry.
Meet our lecturers Dr Amy Benstead, Dr Lindsey Pressdee and Dr Jane Wood as they reveal the challenges and research behind sustainability in Fashion.
Your facilities
A playground for engineers and material scientists
The largest UK university engineering building in the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
Welcome to the home of engineering and materials. Within the walls of this new campus, you will be able to enjoy innovative learning spaces and modern facilities that will enhance your university experience.
Fashion facilities
Take a whistle-stop tour of some of the amazing facilities that our Fashion students use during their studies.
The future of learning
Find out about our revolutionary blended learning facilities and study spaces
The student perspective
Students share their impressions of what blended learning looks like and the benefits they feel will help them during their studies.
Take a virtual tour
Explore our specialist lecture theatres and labs in this virtual tour of our new engineering buildings
Student support
Your health, wellbeing and safety
At Manchester, we offer all our students support and encouragement to stay happy and healthy at university.
Support on your course
We have many schemes available for you to help support you through your student journey and beyond, from our careers services to our award-winning PASS scheme.
Cost of Living
Here's how we support current students with their finances while they're studying with us.
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Student life at Manchester
How Rachel found the PASS Scheme
Recent Fashion Buying and Merchandising graduate Rachel Cox tells us how PASS helped her to meet others and boosted her confidence.
Our student community
Connect with The Fashion Society to make friends as well as start creating professional networks in industry.
Current student Zainab
Hear more from scholarship awardee Zainab, who has just finished the first year of the BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising course.
Careers and employability
Supporting your future
Our graduates leave Manchester with the knowledge and skills for a career in this diverse industry including ethical sourcing, sustainability, brand and operations management, buying and merchandising, garment technology, marketing and the digital industry plus many more. We also prepare students for large graduate scheme opportunities with employers from The Hut Group, Uniqlo and M&S.
Digital Futures
Here's what happened when the building hosted our Digital Futures event, highlighting the uses of disruptive tech in fashion.
The Buzz podcast - Fast Fashion
Listen to our podcast where Dr Patsy Perry and Dr Amy Benstead delve into this dark side of modern fashion.
Industrial placement at ASOS
Graduate Ella Row tells us about her industrial placement with fashion giant ASOS.
Our Alumni
Hear from Harry, our alumnus and Diversity and Inclusion Advisor at The Hut Group
Your next steps
Accept your offer
Received all of your offers? You can accept your offer of a place at university now via UCAS Hub.
Your questions
We're supporting you through the application process by answering your frequently asked questions.
Chat to a student
Discover what it's like to study at Manchester by talking to a current student online.
Explore Manchester
Our brilliant campus, at the heart of the UK's Most Liveable City (The Economist, 2019) and the city voted 3rd Best in the World (TimeOut, 2021).
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