- UCAS course code
- 6G49
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising
Become a successful fashion buyer by combining creativity and trend-spotting with data analysis, business theory and textile science.
Duration: 3 years or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: 6G49 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
Scholarships available
Field trips
Accredited course
- 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
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £38,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances. For information about scholarships and bursaries please visit our undergraduate student finance pages and our the Department funding pages .
Course unit details:
Fashion Business & Analysis
| Unit code | MATS22002 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 5 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The unit provides a concise introduction to economic principles, cost and management accounting concepts, business metrics and statistical techniques needed to systematically analyse and appraise the nature and performance of fashion businesses.
Aims
The unit aims to:
- Give a suitable introduction to micro and macroeconomics.
- Provide a thorough grounding in cost and management accounting approaches used in the contemporary fashion industry.
- Offer hands-on experience in the use of business metrics, statistical analysis and spreadsheets.
- Explore the application of the above to the systematic analysis of a range of fashion business scenarios and environments.
- Promote confidence in the use of quantitative approaches to identify, formulate and solve problems relating to contemporary fashion business challenges.
Learning outcomes
A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Intellectual skills
- Practical skills
- Transferable skills and personal qualities
Teaching and learning methods
The unit will be delivered using a blended learning approach, combining blended learning with online activities. Students will prepare for sessions by interacting with a range of online resources and undertaking preparatory work. (please keep up-to-date with current COVID restrictions).
All sessions are supplemented with directed reading and formative “homework” assignments intended to promote “ownership” of the concepts introduced.
For the in-course assessment, each student will undertake an economic analysis of a Fashion Company of his/her choice. In particular, s/he will examine the products offered by the company, explain the nature of the demand for these and briefly analyse the economic environment in which the company operates. Choices will be facilitated by unit tutors and guidance given on the scope of material to be covered. Formative feedback will be given at Week 5 on early drafts.
General assistance throughout the module includes:
- The provision of reading lists for each topic covered, with suggestions for further reading: where possible copies or links will be available on the Blackboard site for the unit.
- An opportunity for you to speak briefly to unit tutors during and at the close of taught sessions (lectures and seminars).
- A formative assessment opportunity for an early draft of the economic analysis coursework.
- Ipsative assessments throughout the unit to help students gauge their progress and to check the development of their understanding.
Knowledge and understanding
- Expound fundamental economic principles, key accounting concepts, and business metrics relevant to contemporary fashion business.
- Explain and distinguish traditional and contemporary approaches to costing and management accounting.
Intellectual skills
- Select and apply economic principles, accounting concepts, and business metrics to a range of contemporary fashion business organisations and environments.
- Analyse and manipulate appropriate data and information from a variety of sources.
Practical skills
- Select and employ appropriate tools, including software packages and computer-based approaches, to inform and support analysis of a range of business scenarios.
- Use appropriate sources to gain relevant information to inform and support decision making in a contemporary fashion business.
- Act with increasing autonomy, with reduced need for supervision and direction, within defined guidelines
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Engage effectively in academic discussion and present arguments in a professional manner.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written exam | 50% |
| Written assignment (inc essay) | 50% |
Feedback methods
Written and verbal
Recommended reading
Essential Economics for Business (CORE)
Sloman, J, and Jones, E
2020
6th Edition
Harlow, Essex, UK: Pearson Education Limited.
Costing for the Fashion Industry (CORE)
Nathalie Evans, Michael Jeffrey, Susan Craig
2020
2nd Edition
Accounting for Non-Accountants (supplementary)
Horner, D
2017
11th Edition
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 178 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohammed Mirza | Unit coordinator |