MSc Fashion Management

at University of Lincoln

The programme brings together the three disciplinary areas of management, marketing, and fashion, with the aim of equipping students for careers in fashion management. MSc Fashion Management combines generic business and management modules with specialist modules in fashion including fashion sourcing and merchandising.
 

The business and management modules enable students to develop their understanding of how to work in teams and how to obtain, interpret, and use financial information for managing budgets. Meanwhile, the marketing modules in consumer behaviour, branding, and digital marketing provide the knowledge and skills needed to build brands and run promotional campaigns.
 

Students also undertake modules that map out the different sectors of the fashion industry with a focus on sourcing and merchandising. The taught element of the programme consists of seven compulsory modules and one optional module.
 

The compulsory modules are:

- Circular Economy - The future in the Fashion Industry
- Consumer Behaviour
- Critical Path Management in the Fashion Industry
- Dissertation
- Fashion sourcing and merchandising
- Marketing Communications
- Research Methods and Design
- The Fashion Industry
 

The following is an illustrative list of optional modules. Optional modules will run as long as at least ten students select them. Students can only choose one optional module. Timetabling arrangements may limit the availability of modules to some students. As the options reflect staff research interests, they may change over time.
 

- Brand Management
- Digital Marketing
- Event Design and Implementation
- Global Procurement and Supply Strategy
- Group Consultancy Project
- International Entrepreneurship
- Strategy Making

• Honours degree or equivalent.
• Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. .

The fees for MSc Fashion Management may vary from £16,000 to £25,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

From fashion buyer to trend analyst, a career in fashion management can be stimulating and rewarding. Employability is embedded in all fashion-specific modules so that students are equipped with the skills needed to develop their own brands and business ideas or secure a role in the highly competitive fashion industry. Graduates have gone on to work in roles including brand management, managing director, brand ownership, sustainable consultant, and brand consultancy.
 

The University Careers and Employability Team offers qualified advisors who can work with you to provide tailored, individual support and careers advice during your time at the University. As a member of our alumni we also offer one-to-one support in the first year after completing your course, including access to events, vacancy information and website resources; with access to online vacancies and virtual and website resources for the following two years.