Fashion

This course has an excellent reputation for producing fashion graduates who are employed for their creativity, originality, versatility, and professional skills. this is achieved by the development of individual creative abilities and you will be encouraged to develop your own personal design philosophy and identity. you will gain an understanding of the fashion design process and how it operates within the fashion industry. your market awareness will be developed further as you will have the opportunity to work on industry live projects and collaborate with students from across the department.

This course is available with a placement year option where you will study for 1 additional year.the placement year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. the minimum period in placement

• Type: Optional

• Duration: Contact us for up-to-date information

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Graduates of this course have diverse careers in fashion with some working freelance or starting their own companies. most go on to work as designers for companies such as river island, gieves and hawkes, roland mouret, dolce and gabbana, dorothy perkins, donna karan, abercrombie and fitch, reebok and rodier paris.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Manchester Metropolitan University has partnerships with the following companies: