The Foundation Year at Manchester Fashion Institute is designed to prepare you for your chosen degree, ensuring that you start Year 1 of your linked Bachelors degree with the confidence, academic knowledge and study skills required of the course.

You will be introduced to the fashion industry through a variety of exciting topics and you will have the opportunity to participate in a number of events and projects. Previous students have attended Vogue’s Big Night Out, Graduate Fashion Week and a number of student conferences.

If you choose the Foundation Year route, you will undertake a total of four years of study. You will also have the opportunity to spend a year on placement and/or studying abroad, in which case you will complete a total of five years.

Upon successful completion of the Foundation Year, you will automatically progress onto Year 1 of your chosen degree.

The following degrees are available with a Foundation Year: 

• BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion
• BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology
• BSc (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Successful completion of the Foundation Year guarantees automatic progression into Year 1 of your chosen linked degree.

Depending on the linked degree chosen there will be different potential career opportunities following graduation, these are outlined in more detail on individual course entries.