MA International Fashion Management MA
- Level(s) of Study: Postgraduate taught
- Start Date(s): September 2019
- Duration: 1 / 2 year(s)
- Study Mode(s): Full-time / Part-time (day)
- Campus: City Campus
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Entry Requirements:
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Introduction:
MA International Fashion Business aims to develop agile and resilient fashion managers who can respond to the opportunities and challenges arising in the sector.
The course will develop your skills to devise operational and strategic plans for fashion organisations. You’ll gain theoretical and practice-based knowledge and insights into real industry situations, and be equipped with the core skills to manage people and resources to sustain and grow fashion brands.
The curriculum covers key management subjects including: leadership and change management; internationalisation; supply chain management; ethics and sustainability; product development; omni-channel marketing and branding strategies; retail management; buying and merchandising practice; and financial management.
The course addresses the fashion industry from an international perspective and examines management models from both established fashion brands and entrepreneurial fashion concepts.
Our MA International Fashion Management sits in a suite with the following courses:
You learn alongside students from these other MA courses, and have the option to transfer MA titles if your specialism changes.
Key features
- Gain knowledge and understanding of how the different areas of the fashion industry work together, and choose your specialist focus
- Select from a range of possible outputs to reflect your personal career aspirations or to support a business start-up
- Benefit from industry speakers such as senior managers from leading fashion brands and fashion entrepreneurs from new fashion start-ups
- Work individually and as a team in a challenging, creative and multicultural environment within the School of Art & Design
- Attend workshops to enhance your research skills, acquire relevant software skills like Adobe InDesign, and gain support for your personal career planning
- Go on study trips to international fashion capitals like Paris, Copenhagen, Antwerp and New York.
- Gain a globally recognised academic qualification in conjunction with personal and professional development for employability and entrepreneurship
- Prepare for further postgraduate study such as PhD.
What you’ll study
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Careers and employability
This course will prepare you for senior management roles across the fashion industry, in areas such as:
- fashion management
- product development
- brand management
- marketing management
- buying
- merchandising
- retail management
- fashion consultancy
- sourcing and supply chain management
- logistics
- ethics and sustainability.
The skills and knowledge you'll learn through this course will be transferable to roles within other industries.
Connections with industry
You’ll have the opportunity to undertake self-negotiated placements or internships, learn entrepreneurship skills through business development courses (such as The Hive’s HeadStart programme), and attend events held by industry experts and organisations.
We’ll help you to develop your skills in self-promotion, team working, presenting and communication. You’ll also have the opportunity to undertake case studies which will help your understanding of how businesses work.
You’ll be encouraged to attend and be involved in conferences and symposia to share your work. Recently this has included the IFFTI (International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes) to deliver papers and performances relating to fashion theory and practice.
You’ll have the opportunity to have your work selected for a Fashion Management, Marketing and Communication exhibition, held at the end of the course
Study trips
Study visits will inspire and inform your projects. Recent visits to exhibitions in London have included:
- Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion at the V&A
- The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier at the Barbican
- ARTIST TEXTILES: Picasso to Warhol, at the Fashion and Textile Museum.
An optional annual trip to Antwerp and Paris has included visits to:
- Paris Première Vision (incorporating Indigo and Yarntex), matériO
- Li Edelkoort’s Trend Union studio, Paris
- a walking tour of the luxury fashion district of Paris
- hidden fashion retail treasures of Antwerp
- Olivier Theyskens at the Fashion Institute of Technology Antwerp.
Our students during the most recent study trip to Paris and Antwerp.
YouFirst – working with our Employability Team
Our friendly, experienced careers consultants will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice you won't find in a book or on the internet. You can benefit from this at any time during your studies and up to three years after completing your course.
Get inspired
Take a look at a recent zine produced by our graduating Masters students to get a flavour of the innovation and creativity that goes on within the School of Art & Design.
Campus and facilities
How to apply
Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can. Just click the Apply button at the top of the page and follow the instructions for applying.
Application deadline
You can apply for this course throughout the year, but we'd recommend that applications should be received by the end of July for entry in September.
Writing your application
Be honest, thorough and persuasive in your application. Remember, we can only make a decision based on what you tell us. Make sure you include as much information as possible, including uploading evidence of results already achieve, as well as a personal statement.
Keeping up to date
After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process - so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.
You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU in our postgraduates' guide. Here you'll find advice about how to write a good personal statement and much more.
Getting in touch
If you need any more help or information, please email our Admissions Team or call on +44 (0)115 848 4200.
Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can. Just click the Apply button at the top of the page and follow the instructions for applying.
Application deadline
You can apply for this course throughout the year, but we'd recommend that applications should be received by the end of July for entry in September.
Make sure you take into account the time required to apply for a visa (if applicable) before applying.
Writing your application
Be honest, thorough and persuasive in your application. Remember, we can only make a decision based on what you tell us. Make sure you include as much information as possible, including uploading evidence of results already achieve, as well as a personal statement.
Keeping up to date
After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process - so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.
You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU in our postgraduates' guide. Here you'll find advice about how to write a good personal statement and much more.
Next steps
Please also take a look at our International students page and our application guide for international students, which are full of advice and information about the University.
If you need any more help or information, please contact our International team or call on +44 (0)115 848 4200. Alternatively, you can get in touch with our staff at the International Development Office, who are always happy to help. Or speak to one of our official NTU representatives for your country.