Университет Вестминстера, MA, Fashion Business Management

Fashion business management project; global fashion marketing strategy; global product sourcing and managing the global supply chain; leadership and people management in global cultures; management of change and innovation; managing finance and risk in the global fashion industry; strategic fashion management.

1st or 2.1 in the 1st degree (in any subject as well as a minimum of 2 or preferably 3 years working experience in the fashion industry after graduation): including a good contemporary general knowledge and understanding of the fashion retail and or related industries; and be a practising fashion professional who has been working in the industry for at least 2 years and is currently in a junior management role: as an assistant buyer; assistant merchandiser; junior account executive (within retail; buying; merchandising; supply chain; design; marketing; public relations (PR) or journalism; those whose professional experience exceeds the minimum requirement of 3 years; those who do not have formal qualifications should have demonstrable fashion industry experience in 1 or more areas of the fashion industry including: retail companies; supply side or designer businesses; at the course leader’s discretion applicants may be required to write an essay on a given topic as part of the application process; for those whose first language is not English an attainment of at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent must be demonstrated; the University offers pre-sessional summer programmes for those who need to improve their English before starting the course.

This course equips students for a business management career in the domestic or international fashion industry (delivering an innovative and relevant fashion business curriculum that focuses on preparing the student for entry into senior roles in business and management within the global fashion industry); working closely with fashion industry professionals, fashion organisations and industry role models and mentors, the course ensures students receive a relevant, well grounded, high quality education and skill base enabling them to have a wider, clearer and more relevant understanding of the business they are already involved in; whilst offering an inside knowledge of industry strategies and cultures on a global basis (combined with a strong underpinning of key business skills as well as essential fashion industry management knowledge).