Study location	United Kingdom, Harrow, North-West London
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MA
Course code	P035638

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or a lower second class honours degree (2:2) and more than 2 years experience compulsory. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.5 with 6.0 in writing and speaking.

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. The reference should be on letterhead paper, preferably typewritten and signed A motivation letter must be added to your application. Applicants will be interviewed In addition to the academic requirements, a minimum of two years’ working experience in the fashion business or marketing is required

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. westminster.ac.uk/..business-management-ma

Overview

This course will equip you with the strategic decision-making, leadership and problem-solving skills you will need to become an entrepreneurial and visionary fashion business leader of the future. It continues the University’s fashion tradition of a commitment to excellence in developing highly effective, talented and committed professional fashion graduates.

Working closely with fashion industry professionals, role models and mentors, you will receive a relevant, well-grounded, high-quality education and skill base that will enable you to have a wider, clearer understanding of the business you are already involved in. The course offers inside knowledge of industry strategies and cultures on a global basis, combined with key business skills and essential fashion industry management knowledge.

This course equips you for a business management career in the domestic or international fashion industry. Delivered by a teaching team with a wide range of experience both in industry and academia, the course offers an innovative and relevant fashion business curriculum that focuses on preparing your entry into senior roles in business and management within the industry.

Career opportunities

The course is designed to attract applicants with a recognised design, retail management or distribution/manufacturing background. With guidance from the academics and professionals in this field it is anticipated that you will go on to enter senior management positions and move up the career ladder.

Our alumni can be found working in senior positions all over the world in many fashion roles and include such well-known brands such as Aldo, Dior, Dunhill, Harrods, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Marks and Spencer, Nordstrom, Prada Hong Kong and many more.

Several of our alumni, have also gone on to study at PhD level and to further academic research. Others have set up their own business or successfully taken over a family run business.