Need help deciding which degree to pick

Hi, Im looking for advice on what degree to choose for September 2020

I got ABB at A-Level including maths and history. I'm currently doing a UAL art foundation year in London as I decided I wanted to go in a more creative direction after sixth form. I have chosen to specialise in Fashion promotion on my foundation course.

I want to leave London for uni and I'm interested in moving to Manchester as the student life looks great there and the city is big enough to interest me for 3 years.
I can't decide whether to study Architecture at UoM or Fashion Promotion at MMU.

Im considering Architecture as I want to make use of my technical skills from A-level while also doing something fairly creative. Although I am fairly interested in Architecture, I have no formal experience of the subject or industry. Also, the entry requirements are AAA but I achieved ABB. I think I could build up a portfolio fairly quickly.
How creative is an architecture course in general? Ive heard that architecture is a good course if you want to get into any type of design, is this true ?

Or I will do Fashion Promotion at MMU, I like the mix of fashion, film ,design etc but Im not sure if the degree would help me to get into the industry. I have heard MMU is not as good as UoM and I believe it is important to get a degree from a reputable uni.

also is it wise to leave London (where most of the industry is based) for a creative degree?

apologies for all the questions and thanks for any help. Have a great xmas

Reply 1

username4188652

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Hi. We have a lot in common. I wanted to do architecture but after a bad As result, I crossed that option (not saying your A level result is bad). I finally decided to study business studies at foundation year in a college based in central London. For that, I had to also do economics. Just to avoid studying economics, I decided to do Fashion Management which is a combination of Fashion and business. I thought Fashion would be easy for me as I did Art in GSCEs and As. I also want to move out of London. Mainly Manchester but the university told me that they don’t accept the qualification I’m doing. I applied to Newcastle and got an offer for Marketing Management. No one can tell you what course you should choose. You have to see what subject interests you the most. Best of luck

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hardtoreach

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Original post by Faizan Maqsood

Hi. We have a lot in common. I wanted to do architecture but after a bad As result, I crossed that option (not saying your A level result is bad). I finally decided to study business studies at foundation year in a college based in central London. For that, I had to also do economics. Just to avoid studying economics, I decided to do Fashion Management which is a combination of Fashion and business. I thought Fashion would be easy for me as I did Art in GSCEs and As. I also want to move out of London. Mainly Manchester but the university told me that they don’t accept the qualification I’m doing. I applied to Newcastle and got an offer for Marketing Management. No one can tell you what course you should choose. You have to see what subject interests you the most. Best of luck

hi thanks for the reply. Why did the uni say that they don't accept the qualification you're doing? Both architecture and fashion promotion interest me a lot so its a hard decision ahaha

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username4188652

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Original post by hardtoreach

hi thanks for the reply. Why did the uni say that they don't accept the qualification you're doing? Both architecture and fashion promotion interest me a lot so its a hard decision ahaha