MA International Fashion Management

Course Summary

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.

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. 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.