BA Fashion Image Making and Styling With Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) Fashion Image Making and Styling With Foundation Year is a four-year undergraduate degree incorporating a compulsory foundation year. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Engineering Design, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The programme includes a foundation year that must be completed before progressing to the main degree. Year 0 begins with foundational study through Digital Media Applications, Creative Methods, Creative Risk Taking, Creative Practice Major Project, and Introduction to the Creative Industries. Year 1 introduces subject fundamentals through Introduction to Fashion Design, Fashion Styling and Image Generation, Fashion Design: Principles, Fashion Contexts, Introduction To Pattern Cutting and Construction Techniques, and Fashion Illustration & CAD 1. Year 2 develops specialised knowledge via Styling and Image Making Specialism, Techniques in Fashion Photography, Industry Practice Part 1: Fashion Image Making & Styling, Critical Dialogues, Styling and Image Making: Comparative Shoot, and Work Placement - FIMS. Year 3 concludes the course through Create and Research for an External Brief, Styling and Image Making in Professional Context, Negotiated Major Project, Portfolio Module: Fashion Design, Independent Research Project: Business Practice for Fashion Image Making and Styling, and Independent Research Project: Visual Culture.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent). 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: 64 tariff points from A-levels (or equivalent) to include an Art and Design qualification preferred A level: 64 tariff points from A-levels (or equivalent) to include an Arts & Design qualification preferred T level: Pass: D or E in core subject. BTEC: MPP including Art and Design. Scottish Highers: 64 points including Art and Design. Irish Leaving Certificate: 64 points including Art and Design. IB: 24 points including Art and Design. European Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 60% overall (in a relevant subject). Access to HE: Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with 64 points (in a relevant subject).
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What students say
Based on about 254 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
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 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Digital Media Applications
- Creative Methods
- Creative Risk Taking
- Creative Practice Major Project
- Introduction to the Creative Industries
- Introduction to Fashion Design
- Fashion Styling and Image Generation
- Fashion Design: Principles
- Fashion Contexts
- Introduction To Pattern Cutting and Construction Techniques
- Fashion Illustration & CAD 1
- Styling and Image Making Specialism
- Techniques in Fashion Photography
- Industry Practice Part 1: Fashion Image Making & Styling
- Critical Dialogues
- Styling and Image Making: Comparative Shoot
- Work Placement - FIMS
- Create and Research for an External Brief
- Styling and Image Making in Professional Context
- Negotiated Major Project
- Portfolio Module: Fashion Design
- Independent Research Project: Business Practice for Fashion Image Making and Styling
- Independent Research Project: Visual Culture
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fashion Image Making and Styling With Foundation Year 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 With Foundation Year 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 With Foundation Year at University of Salford?
86% 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 With Foundation Year at University of Salford?
The typical offer is 24 points in the IB. The average entrant had 74 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fashion Image Making and Styling With Foundation Year at University of Salford?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.