This one-year Master of Science program entirely taught in English aims to prepare future managers of fashion companies, who will be able to deal with competitive global environments, and to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices in the international fashion arena.
The program offers students the opportunity to interact with a dedicated professional faculty, specialized in fashion management; to visit companies including factories, showrooms, and flagship stores; and to learn about new trends and successful business models in fashion and across segments, from luxury companies to fast fashion retailers.
The Fifth edition of the MSc in Fashion Management will start in September 2018 at the IÉSEG campus in Paris, France.
Accredited with the French National Association of Grandes Ecoles (La Conférence des Grandes Ecoles).
Program Advantages:
- A specialized fashion management education in Paris, one of the world’s fashion and design capitals
- Relevant international partnerships and network
- Mix of case studies, company visits, and guest speakers
Career Opportunities -
Career opportunities may be found in positions in all fields associated with managerial roles in the fashion industry, including
Buyer
Product Manager
Merchandiser
Retail Manager
Store Manager
The Master of Science in Fashion Management is the perfect program to specialize in the Fashion Business.
Our Fashion Management students benefit from a dedicated faculty with extensive experience and knowledge of the industry. There is collaboration with many companies and professionals operating in the fashion industry, from luxury to fast fashion retailers. Companies are involved in the program in different ways, including sending guest speakers, offering consulting projects, providing internships/jobs and flagship stores visits.
Courses will be a mix of interactive lectures and traditional classes; guest speakers from the academic and fashion business community; corporate visits and seminars; and problem-based learning cases.
Master of Science in Fashion Management Curriculum
The Master of Science in Fashion Management consists of 90 ECTS credits and is offered on a full-time basis. The program consists of 2 consecutive semesters of courses (September – May) followed by a professional experience (from June onwards). The curriculum is developed around introductory courses to build a common managerial background; core management courses with a focus on the industry; and specialized courses in fashion. It also includes French or other foreign language courses.
This admission is open to students holding an undergraduate degree in any field from a recognized university with good academic performance and a good command of English.
Application process -
The application process is based on students’ online application available at https://application.ieseg.fr/ and review of the required documents.
Rolling admission is offered from October 2017.
Checklist requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts and diploma translated into English or French if necessary
- English proficiency test (IELTS 6.5 TOEFL IBT 85, TOEIC 800) if required
- CV / Resume
- Copy of passport
- 80€ application fee
Application deadlines:
May 30th 2018
Tuition 2018-2019
€ 16,000 for domestic and international students.
International merit-based scholarships are available.
Funding and scholarship -
IÉSEG has a merit-based International Scholarship Program with a tuition waiver of 15 to 50% per year. Selection is based on the applicant’s previous academic performance and overall application portfolio.
The scholarship application is automatic; students do not need to apply separately.
All international students are encouraged to check with Campus France and their own government to see if there are any scholarships available. For American students please check with Sallie Mae for private loan options.
What do some of our former and current students think about the MSc in Fashion Management?
"The MSc in Fashion Management at IÉSEG was a meaningful and enriching experience! Studying in Paris gave me a first-hand opportunity to understand the exciting and colorful world of the fashion business in a city that is opulent in art, music, and literature. I discovered how to work with different cultures through group projects and case studies with my classmates from Europe, Asia, and Latin America."
Janize, 2014
The Rome Business School’s Master in Fashion Management is the ideal academic course for professionals seeking a world-class degree programme in these discipline, leading to a successful global career in the the global fashion market.
With the Rome Business School’s international perspective, the programme offers a unique learning experience and a global professional exposure, enabling participants to study in one of the best cities of the world or online. The Rome Business School’s Master in Fashion Management is geared to provide all the tools necessary to interpret, forecast, and follow this sector’s phases and trends, and is aimed at students, professionals, and entrepreneurs in the fashion, design, and luxury industries who wish to acquire the basics of and the ability to interpret the evolution of this special market, setting up and maintaining successful businesses.
In particular, on completing the programme, participants will be able to:
At the end of the Master, the students will be able to strengthen their professionalism or start their careers in relation to professional profiles such as:
The Master Course in Fashion Management is designed both for those who are already professionally employed in the fashion industry and wish to update their competencies and acquire new ones in the field, and for those who intend to get a specialisation before their first experience in the industry.
Thus, typical attendee profiles are:
The Fashion Market
The fashion industry and its evolution in various cultural and geographical contexts;
The fashion system: types of businesses (from haute couture to fast fashion)
Elements of consumer sociology
Elements of fashion history
Managerial Competencies
Business strategy and company organisation
Economics and company management
Marketing management
Digital marketing
Accounting and management control
Project Management
Business Planning
Human resource management
Fashion Products
Menswear, womenswear, childrenswear
Accessories
Jewellery
Home
Beauty and personal care
Fashion Touch Points and Communication Strategies
Targeting, experiential branding, and holistic marketing in fashion
Luxury Fashion: direct marketing, heritage marketing, ambient marketing, and packaging
Naming, branding and guidelines for their use
Visual Branding and Creative Direction: expressing exclusivity
Public relations, the press office, and institutional communication for fashion
Analysis and design of web-based supports, and elements of SEO
Social networking in the fashion sector
Brand monitoring for fashion
Retail branding: point of sale furnishing and layout
Shows and events
Technological innovation in Fashion
Point of sale and interfaces
Materials
Online presence and mobile app functionality
E-commerce and new forms of distribution
Fashion in the Made in Italy domain
Case histories, company visits and testimonials
The Rome Business School’s Master’s Degree in Fashion Management is structured in:
The Master in Fashion Management may be attended in the following formulas:
Gain an in-depth knowledge of fashion and management in a creative art school environment. You’ll be taught by academics with extensive fashion management experience, preparing you for a successful career in this fast-paced global industry.
The MA Fashion Management offers the chance to develop your creative thinking, marketing and business management skills while gaining a comprehensive understanding of today’s fashion world. You’ll learn from academics with a wealth of professional experience, and from external practitioners who bring different perspectives on current sector practices and issues. As you’d expect from a Russell Group university degree, your learning will also be informed by the School’s research. This programme offers the chance to choose a specialist module that will help you to achieve your career goals, on topics such as marketing, entrepreneurship or digital cultures. Based within a close-knit, creative community, you’ll be able to take part in School-wide events and collaborative projects with art and design students to enhance your skills and knowledge. Visits to London exhibitions and fashion shows will complement your campus-based studies.You’ll graduate with an impressive skill set that will help you advance your career or set up your own business venture.
On the MA in Fashion Management you’ll gain the necessary skills to successfully manage any type of fashion brand, including fast fashion, sportswear, middle market, designer, lifestyle and luxury brands.
It will be of interest to students from a creative or design background who want to hone their management skills, as well as those with business or management training who want to gain sector-specific skills and knowledge.
Click here to download the full Programme Specification.
The MA Fashion Management will prepare you to start your entrepreneurial venture or join the fashion industry at management level. Potential roles include fashion buyer, stylist, fashion product developer, fashion merchandiser, fashion sourcing or brand manager. Or you could become a supply chain manager, marketing consultant, retail manager or public relations manager in the fashion industry. This degree is also excellent preparation for further study at PhD level.
Our graduates have gone on to work for companies including:
This fashion business course covers the creative, managerial and commercial aspects of the global fashion industry. You will learn through projects which are based on case study scenarios, simulate real-life practice, and incorporate group interaction, ensuring you are equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills for a rewarding head office career.
A key feature of the course is digital literacy, including strategic digital communications and analytics. You will also develop an understanding of fashion brand management, including luxury branding, and will explore the ways in which consumers respond to fashion and how their needs are anticipated, identified and satisfied.
Specific fashion strategies relating to trend forecasting, positioning and pricing, supply chain, marketing, retailing, internationalisation and ethical issues will also be taught.
STAGES 1 & 2
You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the key areas of fashion management including fashion branding, the fashion business environment, fashion forecasting, buying and merchandising and global fashion strategy. You will also gain communication, management and digital strategy skills. A four week period of professional industry experience is undertaken at the end of the taught modules for September starts, or between stage 1 and 2 for January starts.
STAGE 3
You will work independently but under tutorial supervision, to undertake research and prepare a 15,000 word dissertation on a fashion related topic within a relevant field. This provides you with the opportunity to integrate and synthesise your knowledge and understanding of fashion management. A practical project or professional consultancy option is available as an alternative to the traditional written dissertation.
You will learn through a combination of lectures, tutorials and workshop sessions. These comprise of a mix of group study, discussion, simulation and presentations of findings by groups and individuals. You will work as an individual and also as part of a team on case studies, projects, study trips, presentations and discussions.
You will gain experience using industry specific software including Lectra’s Kaledo fashion software, Adobe Photoshop, the Retailer Business Simulation package and WGSN, the leading online trend-analysis and research service.
Access to our virtual learning environment, CampusMoodle, is also provided giving you access from home to learning materials (including videos, e-books and journals).
ACTIVITY SUMMARY
INDEPENDENT STUDY
The course requires you to become independent 'open learners' and take responsibility for when, where and how your learning occurs. You will spend approximately 30 hours per week working on your own, undertaking prescribed reading, preparing for group activities and researching and writing course assessments.
STAFF DELIVERING ON THIS COURSE
All the MSc Fashion Management teaching staff have worked in a variety of roles in industry such as fashion design and garment development, visual merchandising, fabric design, marketing and events management.
All staff have teaching qualifications, including fellowship or senior fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, recognising their practice, impact and leadership in teaching and learning.
Other staff members include fashion industry experts, media technicians and subject experts in supporting disciplines of Communication, Media, Marketing and Management.
ASSESSMENT
Typically students are assessed each year:
We aim to provide you with feedback within 20 working days of hand-in for all written exams, coursework and practical exams.
You will undertake a 4 week (generally unpaid) professional placement or consultancy project in a fashion-related company, which will enable you to put into practice the knowledge and skills developed throughout the course. For September starts, this placement opportunity takes place at the end of Semester 2. For January starts, the placement takes place between Semesters 1 and 2.
You will have access to our Employment and Professional Enrichment Hub, who will support you in sourcing and validating a suitable placement position.
Previous placements include Zara, Hugo Boss, John Lewis, Ferregamo, Johnston’s of Elgin and Debenhams.
Fashion is a multi-disciplinary business activity and the fashion industry recognises a need for those with both management and digital skills.
On completion of this course, you will be ready to make a valuable contribution within the regional, national and global fashion business sector and its wider community.
Opportunities exist in head office roles, often located in fashion capitals such as London, in fashion buying, financial merchandising and allocation, brand management, marketing and digital content creation.
Roles held by our graduates include Content Manager for Amazon in London, PR and Events Assistant for Michael Kors in Italy, Merchandiser for Gucci Group in Hong Kong, Merchandiser at ASOS in London, Buyer at Lifestyle Sports in Ireland.
Please visit the website to find out how to apply.
The business of fashion is a global, cultural and economic force shaped by creative professionals who share a passion for innovative customer-centric solutions. The fashion marketplace requires senior managers who can seamless bring together material resources, human capital, and commercial vision to produce a personalised customer offering.
This programme, which has been designed in conjunction with leading fashion retailers, represents a new direction in the integration of fashion retail management, fashion marketing, international consumer behaviour and supply chain planning. Its unique structure allows you to study at both the internationally renowned School of Design and Leeds University Business School, one of the top departments of its kind in the world. This means you'll have the opportunity to gain the varied knowledge and skills needed to for a managerial career in the exciting, dynamic and internationally-oriented fashion sector.
We have plenty of facilities to help you make the most of your time at the School of Design. You’ll be able to develop your practice in well-equipped studios and purpose-built computer clusters so you can build your skills on both PC and Mac. There are computer-aided design (CAD) suites with access to the latest design software and some of the latest design technology, such as digital printing and laser cutting facilities, and colour analysis/prediction labs, EEG/eye-tracking technology and digital photography.
We also have an impressive range of resources you can use for research. We house the M&S Company Archive including documents, advertising, photos, films, clothing and merchandise from throughout Marks & Spencer’s history, offering a fascinating insight into the changing nature of our culture over time.
These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
COMPULSORY MODULES
Fashion Marketing 15 credits
Dissertation Global Fashion Management 60 credits
Managing Global Logistics and Supply Chains 15 credits
Operations and Supply Chain Management 15 credits
Consumer Behaviour Across Cultures 15 credits
OPTIONAL MODULES
Fashion Industry Analysis 15 credits
Sustainability and Fashion 15 credits
Textile Consultancy and Management 15 credits
Textile Product Design, Innovation and Development 15 credits
For more information on typical modules, read Global Fashion Management MA in the course catalogue
This programme employs a variety of learning and teaching methods including lectures, seminars, tutorials and group discussions. The modules will utilise methods of learning, teaching and assessment which are appropriate to Masters level study, such as group discussions, presentations, and report writing. Although a proportion of the contact time will be spent in teaching, emphasis will also be placed upon the use of group and independent learning. Discussion and interactive sessions will encourage you to critically examine key elements of fashion retail and management further. You will have the opportunity to hear from external academic and professional speakers from the fashion and retail business world, and it may be possible to participate in retail colloquiums.
You'll be assessed by a variety of methods. Assessment on the programme is designed to be an integral part of the learning process, allowing you to enhance and confirm your knowledge and practice. Formative feedback will be provided through a combination of self-reflection, peer group and tutor feedback. Summative assessments will provide a measure of the extent to which you have achieved the learning outcomes of the modules.
Assessment within the modules will take various forms including: coursework assignments, reports, group work, presentations, examinations and the dissertation. You are encouraged to consider and discuss your work in tutorials using multiple assessment criteria related to modules Including, originality and appropriateness of concepts and treatments, communication strategy, project management, organisation, comprehension and professionalism.
The multidisciplinary nature of this programme means that you’ll have the chance to develop a unique blend of skills including management, analytical tools and customer marketing techniques. This will allow you to understand and shape global retail operations by managing multinational fashion organisations, international retail, foreign market entry, and global supply chains and value chains.
On graduating you'll be equipped to thrive in either further study or a diverse range of career paths. The knowledge you’ll have gained will make you especially employable in careers throughout the fashion value chain, including fashion buying, fashion marketing, fashion public relations, merchandising and logistics management, management of the product development process, retail or brand management, product sourcing and supply chain management, and e-commerce.
Careers support
We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That’s one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.
The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more at the Careers website.
This course provides a collaborative learning environment where you develop creative and strategic skills in fashion management and communication. You work within your selected area and enhance your ability to work confidently and independently across subject boundaries.
The course is designed for students who have previous experience in fashion design, management or communication at undergraduate level or in industry. You continue your education, enhance your professional skills and improve your understanding of how to manage a fashion business from concept to customer. It is ideal for dynamic individuals looking to succeed within the industry at the highest level.
You focus on gaining the skills to work as a fashion manager within the increasingly complex fashion exchange. This includes decision making, interpreting target needs and converting these needs into opportunities by bringing together • product • distribution • branding • marketing • communication and service.
You also enhance your knowledge of the changing online and physical fashion world, including the merging of retail, communication, technology and customer experience. This involves exploring new innovations in fashion management and communication and helps you define your own personal approach.
The course is driven by original thinking, innovation and change. You learn to lead thinking and practice in fashion management and communication by challenging current theories.
Throughout the course there is recognition of the wide reaching roles in the fashion industry and of the fact that practitioners are increasingly finding positions in non-traditional professions.
Vibrant and supportive learning environment
As a student on this course you are part of the Sheffield Institute of Art (SIA) postgraduate community, giving you access to creative networks and the chance to work on live industry projects. You also benefit from the active postgraduate community across the University which offers exciting opportunities for subject discussion and collaboration.
Research-led expertise
Your learning is enhanced by the expertise of our staff, who are high-profile academics and industry professionals working within the University’s Art and Design Research Centre (ADRC). Our Research and Innovation Office (RIO) takes an active part in engaging you in research, knowledge transfer and live projects, ensuring you gain a global and industry-relevant perspective.
This course is part of the Sheffield Institute of Arts (SIA), an amazing, diverse community of makers – where staff, students and partners work as equals to deliver real innovation and creativity. SIA opened in 1843 and is one of the UK's oldest Art and Design Schools. We have recently moved into the Head Post Office, a redesigned Grade II listed building. It includes state-of-the-art workshops which provide you with a unique studio-based learning environment in the heart of the creative community.
Typical modules may include:
Semester one
Semester two
Final Semester
100% coursework
This degree prepares you for a wide range of professional fashion roles in a constantly changing industry.
Graduating with a masters degree gives you an advantage in the employment market, meaning you can find work in a wide range of fashion-related vocational and academic fields.
The course also prepares you for a higher level research degree. There are an increasing number of graduates undertaking research in fashion related subjects or entering into higher education as lecturers.
This is a challenging, fast-paced and stimulating MBA course, designed to offer the industry-specific business and management skills you need to build a successful career in international fashion management.
This course offers a comprehensive understanding of the business of fashion, rather than teaching you to be a designer or producer, so that you can build a career in management or leadership. It focuses on the global and technological shifts which have characterised the industry in recent years; the management of fashion design and product development; and international fashion manufacturing and retailing strategies.
You may have recently completed your undergraduate degree, in fashion or any other discipline. Alternatively, you may have been working for some time and want to accelerate your career progression in fashion, or to make a move into fashion for the first time.
This course is helping to develop the next generation of fashion industry leaders, combining the highest-quality teaching and academic support with significant opportunities for exposure to people, brands and experiences in the fashion industries.
Studying in the centre of London offers countless opportunities to immerse yourself in everything from street markets and pop-up stores to luxury brands, surrounded by world-famous designer brands as well as names to watch.
You’ll have many opportunities for experiences, from visiting iconic museums like the V&A to thrilling shows like London Fashion Week and even overseas visits to Paris or Copenhagen, for example. London offers exciting trade events such as Pure London, Scoop and No Jacket Required. You’ll be surrounded by evidence of every aspect of the fashion industry, including ateliers, photographers, model agencies, stylists and glossy magazines.
Students who pass two specific modules can be awarded the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership, providing they register as a CMI member and pay the membership fees. With over 100,000 members, the CMI is internationally recognised as the professional body which sets the standards in management.
• Sustainable Strategy – from Planning to Implementation
• Marketing in a Global Age
• Finance, Funding and Legislative Frameworks for Success
• Leading in a Changing World
• Business and Management Research Methods or Entrepreneurship
Specialist modules
• Trend Prediction and Fashion Forecasting
• Buying and Merchandising in a Changing Global Industry
• Fashion Design and Product Development
• Project Management
Project options
• Internship
• Consulting Project
• Entrepreneurship Project
• Simulation
• Dissertation
Upon successful completion of the course and selected modules you will be awarded the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership*.
*Subject to registering as a CMI member.
Coventry University London is delighted to have recently launched a number of scholarships to UK and International students. You can find out more about our Scholarships by viewing our website.
MBA International Fashion Management has start dates in October 2018 and January 2019.
“I currently work as a Product Manager Assistant for C&A. As an assistant buyer I work alongside different departments, including trend, design, sourcing, quality assurance, visual merchandising and marketing. Coventry University London gave me the perfect base to start my career as a buyer.” - Sofie Gill, Belgium
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