Fashion Buying and Brand Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Fashion Buying and Brand Management (BA (Hons), 721C) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 70% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 721C
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Graduate Gateway. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 83%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%84%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback82%85%
Academic support95%89%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice71%81%
20 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working9% working and studying4% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
52%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
63%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
42%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Sales occupations13%
- Design occupations11%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Elementary occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 230 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF5 2YB
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Llandaff Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Costume Design and Making BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Burnley College | Art & Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Fashion Buying and Brand Management this course | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Digital Technology and Computing BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Digital Content Creation BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Chester | Fashion Communication Marketing (Social Media) BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Games Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Fashion, Marketing and Communication BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Interior Design BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
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