BA Fashion Image Making and Styling
About this course
BA (Hons) Fashion Image Making and Styling is an undergraduate degree centred on practical image-making, styling, photography, and publication production for the fashion industry. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. Students complete a final-year project and undertake either an industry internship or a live project in the second year. The first year introduces foundational techniques through modules such as Good Taste/Bad Taste, Fashion A-A: From Aesthetics To Activism, Collaboration: Learning & Sharing Together, and Print’s Not Dead. The second year develops personal aesthetic exploration and cultural awareness via Art & Fashion, Create A Zine, Culture Now, and Styling and Image Making: Comparative Shoot. The final year focuses on advanced professional readiness through External Brief, Create A Character, Final Major Project, Printed Matter, and Independent Research Project.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is required. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points A level: 104 UCAS points T level: Merit BTEC: DMM Foundation Diploma In Art And Design: Distinction = 112 UCAS points - if you have a Pass (80 points) or Merit (96 points), you must have additional qualifications to a total of 104 UCAS points or more. Access to HE: Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with minimum 104 UCAS points Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points IB: 31 points European Baccalaureate: Pass in Diploma with at least 73% overall Other Appropriate Qualifications Or Professional Experience: Direct entry to Years 2 or 3 may be possible with appropriate qualifications or professional experience. Please contact us for further details.
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What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 11%
What graduates do next
Based on about 88 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 77%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 2%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Design occupations: 20%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 16%
- Sales occupations: 14%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 69%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 51%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 29%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 78%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 3%
- South East: 1%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Good Taste/Bad Taste
- Fashion A-A: From Aesthetics To Activism
- Collaboration: Learning & Sharing Together
- Print’s Not Dead
- Fashion Film
- Family of Man: Photography & Emotion
- Art & Fashion
- Create A Zine
- Culture Now
- Styling and Image Making: Comparative Shoot
- Internship
- Live Project
- External Brief
- Create A Character
- Final Major Project
- Printed Matter
- Independent Research Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Image Making and Styling at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £16,500 and £28,000. The £22,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Fashion Image Making and Styling at University of Salford do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fashion Image Making and Styling at University of Salford?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Fashion Image Making and Styling at University of Salford?
The typical offer is 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fashion Image Making and Styling at University of Salford?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.