Fashion Buying & Merchandising at University of Manchester
Fashion Buying & Merchandising (BSc (Hons), 6G49) at University of Manchester asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check manchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 6G49
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Graduate Gateway. More ↗
Accreditation is the approval of a programme, giving holders of the programme's award exemption from the academic requirements for a Textile Institute professional qualification. 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%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%84%
Learning opportunities79%86%
Assessment and feedback65%85%
Academic support75%89%
Organisation and management82%86%
Learning resources79%90%
Student voice69%81%
15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£21k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
68% working14% working and studying4% studying5% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
64%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
73%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Teaching Professionals11%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 160 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Digital Design BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Fashion Design with Business BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | 3D Design Innovation BA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Marketing and Design BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Design with Innovation MSci (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Product Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Fashion Buying & Merchandising this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Product Design and Innovation MSci | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Warwick | Design for Sustainable Innovation BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| Bangor University | Creative Technologies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 100 - 128 points | 96–111 |
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