International Fashion Management MA

MA International Fashion Management 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.<br/><br/>The course addresses the fashion industry from an international perspective and examines management models from both established fashion brands and entrepreneurial fashion concepts.<br/><br/>**Modules include**: <br/>- Culture & Collaboration<br/><br/><br/>- The Fashion Industry<br/><br/><br/>- Advancing Research Design<br/><br/><br/>- Studio Practice<br/><br/><br/>- Professional Practice<br/><br/><br/>- Personal Project<br/><br/><br/>**Key features**<br/>• Gain knowledge and understanding of how the different areas of the fashion industry work together, and choose your specialist focus. <br/>• Select from a range of possible outputs to reflect your personal career aspirations or to support a business start-up. <br/>• Benefit from industry speakers such as senior managers from leading fashion brands and fashion entrepreneurs from new fashion start-ups. <br/>• Work individually and as a team in a challenging, creative and multicultural environment within the Nottingham School of Art & Design. <br/>• Attend workshops to enhance your research skills, acquire relevant software skills like Adobe InDesign, and gain support for your personal career planning. <br/>• Study alongside students from all areas of Fashion Management, Marketing and Communication. <br/>• Go on study trips to international fashion capitals like Paris, Copenhagen, Antwerp and New York. <br/>• Gain a globally recognised academic qualification in conjunction with personal and professional development for employability and entrepreneurship. <br/>• Prepare for further postgraduate study such as PhD.<br/>• We are proud to be ranked 13th in the UK for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021).<br/>• 83% of NTUs research submitted to the Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory Unit of Assessment was assessed to be world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.<br/><br/>**Your space to create at NTU** <br/>We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at **www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities** to find out more.