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 you will need to be successful.

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 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 Menswear/ Womenswear/ Sportswear
• 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.