International Fashion Retailing (Business Process Improvement): The University of Manchester

Course description

The International Fashion Retailing masters course is an exciting and innovative course which aims to equip the global fashion-retail managers of the future with skills in e-business, technology and international business strategy.

The programme aims to provide a fundamental understanding of the international fashion retail industry, with knowledge of international fashion retailing processes including design, innovation, fashion consumer behaviour, fabric structures and distribution.

The programme will provide a range of intellectual, practical and transferable skills; experience of research; and a broad knowledge base of international fashion retailing.

Course aims

The programme aims to:

• Provide a fundamental understanding of the international fashion retail industry, with knowledge of international fashion retailing processes including design, innovation, fashion consumer behaviour, fabric structures and distribution.
• Provide a range of intellectual, practical and transferable skills
• Provide experience of research
• Provide a broad knowledge base of international fashion retailing

Module details

• Fabric Structures
• International Fashion Retailing
• External Opportunities and Threats
• New Product Innovation
• Marketing
• Research Methods

Career opportunities

The employment prospects for graduates from this programme are excellent. Recent graduates have been employed by IBM, Marks and Spencer, Oasis, Mercedes Benz, Next, Charnos, National Westminster Bank, Shell, Milliken and Harrods.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: 2.1 UK Honours degree or equivalent, or an approved combination of educational qualification and industrial experience.

English language: Students will need to be able to demonstrate competency in the English language and students who do not already possess a recognised English Language qualification will need to take a test such as IELTS or TOEFL and attain a minimum of IELTS 6.5 (with no sub test < 5.5), TOEFL 570 with 5.0 in the TWE (Test of Written English) or CBTOEFL 230 with 5.0 in the TWE.

Other English Language qualifications/tests can be considered including those offered by the University's Language Teaching Centre.qualifications/tests can be considered including those offered by the University's Language Teaching Centre.