Fashion and Business MSc

OVERVIEW

This one-year programme is an industry-focused collaboration between Manchester Fashion Institute and the Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The MSc Fashion and Business course is aimed at fashion creatives who want to continue developing their creative practice whilst gaining a sound knowledge of business, students from a business background who wish to gain a professional understanding of the fashion industry and fashion marketing students who would like to explore creative areas of fashion practice underpinned by a knowledge of fashion business.

The course structure provides you with the opportunity to follow a personal route, which is tailored to your interests and career aspirations. All students completing the programme will exit with an MSc in Fashion and Business. The work that you generate throughout the course, presented through individual portfolios or bodies of work, will define your exit award.

The MSc Fashion and Business is defined by product and commerce and all units have been selected to reflect the fashion industry from concept to consumer and beyond.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Upon successful completion of this postgraduate degree, you will not only meet the immediate needs of a global industry, but you will also be equipped to lead the development of innovative new products and technological practice, to drive competitive advantage and to thrive in a climate of continuous change in the design, communication, and business areas.

The portfolio or body of work that you complete throughout this course maps onto your individual needs, dependent on your chosen career path. Therefore, whether it be industry employment, an entrepreneurial venture, social enterprise, freelance work or further postgraduate study that is your ambition, you will be well prepared to transition into employment. Students will also achieve PgCert and PgDip awards during this course.