Fashion Buying and Merchandising Management

Features and benefits

• Flexibility - Select from a range of specialist optional units in Term 2, including entrepreneurship, product development and industrial experience, to tailor your studies to your interests and career aspirations.
• Fashion Community - An international and culturally diverse city, Manchester hosts global brands in addition to a flourishing independent fashion economy and creative industries.
• Expertise - Our staff are researchers and industry specialists, covering the breadth of the fashion world from design, supply chain and production to marketing, merchandising and management. 
• The Future of Fashion - Students will be equipped with the essential knowledge and key skills needed to help evolve the fashion industry to become more environmentally sustainable, socially progressive and ethically conscious.
• Industry Links - We are connected with over 400 industry partners, from ASOS and Boohoo to Alexander McQueen and the British Fashion Council, ensuring our programmes are shaped to meet the needs of an ever-changing sector through live projects, external visits and networking opportunities.

You should have a four-year bachelors degree.

Career Prospects

• 1. Apply

  Apply directly

  Apply Online

  You can apply online for most of our postgraduate taught courses. To do this, search our online prospectus to find the course you are interested in and select ‘Apply online now’.

  Find out how to make a successful masters application.

  Application Form

  Please note, some professional courses have different application procedures which are explained within the course information in our online prospectus.

  Read the guidance notes on the application form carefully and provide the necessary documents to help speed up your application. Standard supporting documents include:

  • copies of your academic transcripts and graduation certificates
  • two references, one of which must be an academic reference
  • your personal statement
  • evidence of your English language proficiency

  Some courses will have additional application requirements so check the individual course entries on our online prospectus. Art and design applicants are usually required to submit a link to their digital portfolio. 

  Please be aware the University cannot make a decision on your application without the academic transcript for your highest qualification. An interim transcript is acceptable if the qualification is not yet complete.

  There is no deadline for applications to our postgraduate programmes, however we recommend you apply as early as possible to allow for processing of applications and visas.

  Disability service

  If you have a disability and require support with your studies, you can email our Disability Service at [email protected] to find out more about support arrangements. 

  Apply through an education adviser or partner

  Our in-country advisers and partners have a lot of experience guiding international students through their application to study at Manchester Metropolitan.

  Find advisers in your country

  Disability service

  If you have a disability and require support with your studies, you can email our disability service at [email protected] to find out more about support arrangements.

• 2. Accept your offer

  If you have applied directly

  We try to make a decision about your application within five working days, but sometimes it may take longer.

  If you apply during the summer it may take longer so we advise you to apply as early as possible.

  If your application is successful, we will email your offer letter to you. It is important that you provide us with your current email address. Your offer letter will tell you if you need to obtain an ATAS Certificate.

  If you applied using our online application service, please log into your account to accept your offer. Or, email [email protected] to confirm that you would like to accept your offer.

  What type of offer will you receive?

  If you have already met all of the entry requirements for your course we can make you an unconditional offer.

  If you are waiting for the results of further exams or language tests, we may decide to make you a conditional offer. If your offer is conditional, you must email evidence of meeting your offer conditions to our admissions team. Please refer to your offer letter for contact details.

  English Language 

  For information about English language requirements, see our English language requirements section

  If you have applied through an education partner or adviser

  Receiving and accepting your offer

  We will email our decision on your application directly to your adviser or partner so that they can help with your next steps. Please inform them if you wish to accept your offer.

  What type of offer will you receive?

  If you have already met all of the entry requirements for your course we can make you an unconditional offer.

  If you are waiting for the results of further exams or language tests, we may decide to make you a conditional offer. If your offer is conditional, you must email evidence of meeting your offer conditions to our admissions team. Please refer to your offer letter for contact details.

  English Language 

  For information about English language requirements, see our English language requirements section

• 3. Meet your offer conditions

  If you have met all of the entry requirements for your course when you applied, we can make you an unconditional offer. You can skip to the next step.

  If you are waiting for the results of further exams or language tests, we may decide to make you a conditional offer. If your offer is conditional, you must email evidence of meeting your offer conditions to our admissions team. Please refer to your offer letter for contact details.

• 4. Pay your deposit

  If you have accepted your offer to study at Manchester Metropolitan, you must pay a tuition fee deposit to secure your place.

  The deposit is first of your tuition fee payments. It is deducted from your total tuition fees. 

  For more information on how to pay your deposit, see our tuition fees pages. 

• 5. Request your CAS

  A CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) is a unique reference number you need to study in the UK. Find out how to apply for a CAS

• 6. Apply for your visa

  For information on applying for a visa, please check our visa and immigration guidance