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MA - Master of Arts
Docklands Campus.
Full Time
Jan 2028
1 Year
This course will provide you with up-to-date management skills in the context of fashion. You will embark on an innovative curriculum which balances theoretical constructs with practical commercial solutions. In addition to formal learning and teaching, you will engage with industry professionals, live projects, guest speakers, and overseas trips to ensure a rich and varied experience.You will have the option to graduate with one of two pathways, marketing management or luxury branding, depending on your individual interests and choice of modules.You'll start the course with International Fashion Business & Management module, which gives you a broad and complete understanding of the fashion industry from fashion supply chain to managing fashion talents in one of the most exciting industries in the worldYou'll be taught by a range of staff, many of whom are practitioners in the area they teach. The MA programme is led by industry practitioner Kent Lewho has done various projects for Conde Nast, Burberry and Elizabeth Emanuel. Your classes also benefit from a wide range of industry speakers, both in house and in agency, to give you insight into the fashion world.Graduates will be qualified to take on a range of fashion management roles, including buying, marketing and public relations. You will gain an advanced skillset specific to either marketing management or luxury branding, depending on your interests and career goals.This course is also suited to those looking to gain skills relevant to a career in fashion media management, merchandising, planning and public relations.
This module aims to enable students to identify a research topic in the context of International Fashion Management.
This module will provide an opportunity for the students to plan, prepare and undertake a master-level work placement (minimum 10-week maximum 12-week) in industry that is pertinent to their career objectives.
The overall aims of the module is to enable students to acquire expertise in developing cross-cultural fashion marketing & PR strategies to extend their range of marketing communications understanding both to deal with global marketing situations in non-domestic markets and the impact of global competitors on the domestic market.
The module aims to develop student skills in analysing and articulating individual creative practise competencies, in order to satisfy identified opportunities to realise their value. The module will focus on building relevant applied 'business' skills in market research, project management, funding applications, budgeting, risk assessment and dissemination. Students will engage with current theories and practises of entrepreneurship, mentoring, networking and collaborative working.
The overall aims of the module is to understand the key concepts and principles of luxury brand management.
The aim of this module is to enable the student to experience professional engagement in a context relevant to their individual practice or chosen career path within the subject area. Professional engagement can take place within a wide variety of contexts. For example, the student may choose to design and manage a live project, submit for a competition, design and run a workshop or digital campaign.
The module will provide opportunities for students to study trends forecasting and use the outcomes to predict and develop buying strategies. Students will analyse international supply chains in the fashion sector and build knowledge of relevant business models through research and case studies.
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