Course Overview

Studying a Fashion Design degree at the University of Salford will encompass opportunities to apply research, design and construction skills that will help you realise your best ideas across womenswear, menswear, or non-binary fashion. You’ll have access to purpose-built open access studios, state of the art technology and Industry-standard equipment. Alongside developing industry-ready design and technical skills you’ll have the opportunity for work experience and our students have previously gained valuable experience working leading Fashion brands including Alexander McQueen, Adam Lippes, Christopher Kane, Iris van Herpen, Jonathan Saunders, Markus Lupfer, Aitor Throup, Anna Sui, Vera Wang, and Viktor & Rolf.

In year one you’ll learn to apply research, design and construction skills, you’ll work on live briefs and studio-based projects. In your second year, you’ll have the opportunity for work experience to gain an essential understanding and knowledge of how brands and design studios work. In your final year, you’ll develop your own collection alongside opportunities to show your work in outfacing environments. We have previously shown work at both London and New York Fashion Weeks. We also provide a range of study visits for you to experience other fashion hubs around the world, previous trips have included London, Milan, Paris, Antwerp, New York Tokyo and China.

The fashion industry is one giant, global community, and we will help you begin this networking journey. Our open-access studios have an atelier atmosphere, where we allow you to work alongside other year groups, sharing a professional space where you’ll see how other students work and create their ideas. Beyond graduation, you’ll become part of our alumni network where job opportunities can become available and share good practice.

Throughout the course, we invite industry to work with students whether through live projects, industry presentations or networking events. Previous contributors to our technical and professional development activities have included Maxmara, Levis and Fred Perry.

Our academics are all experienced designers and educators, and you’ll be supported by a team of highly skilled technical demonstrators who will guide and support your journey as a designer. With us you’ll gain valuable entrepreneurial skills and professional experience essential to your realising your potential as a future Fashion Designer.

Located in the heart of Greater Manchester at our fantastic New Adelphi campus you’ll be studying within one of the most vibrant and dynamic centres for UK and Global Fashion. You’ll be surrounded by upcoming and well-known brands, designers and a host of independent and commercial studios, your journey with us will be an opportunity to establish your own identity and vision as a designer.

As part of our award-winning Fashion Design degree course, you’ll gain the necessary skills and knowledge to be part of this exciting global fashion network, leaving the course with confident and strong design voices, be resilient and have a diverse understanding of how you can impact the future of the industry.

Collectively we aim to produce graduates with confident and strong design voices, with soul, diversity, and resilience.

You will:

• Explore your individual talents and creativity through the application of the professional design process

• Study on a course awarded Best Programme for Undergraduate Fashion Design in the UK by The Business of Fashion in 2019

• Be transformed into a flexible, resourceful, and creative practitioner with well-developed transferrable skills

• Get invaluable insight into what it’s like to work in the fashion industry through live briefs and work placements.

• Study on a course which is ranked in the top 10 for Fashion and Textiles in the Guardian University Guide 2023

General Eligibility

GCSE

English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is required. Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is preferred but not essential.

You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below

UCAS tariff points

104-112 points

A level

104-112 points

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The IELTS score for international applicants is 4.5 (with no less than 3.5 in each component).