Careers

This course will equip you for a business management career in the domestic or international fashion industry. It offers an innovative and relevant fashion business curriculum that focuses on preparing you for senior roles in business and management within the industry.

Our graduates have gone on to work in senior positions all over the world in many fashion roles, including well-known brands such as Burberry, Jimmy Choo, Perry Ellis, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Many of our graduates have also gone on to study at PhD level and to further academic research, while others have set up their own businesses such as LSAHA and AOC.

Industry knowledge

You’ll be taught by a teaching team with a wide range of experience both in industry and academia, as well as working closely with fashion industry professionals, role models and mentors.

Live project work

You'll work on a live project with exclusive fashion brands. These projects are often with new up-and-coming brands and entrepreneurs.

Employers around the world

The University’s Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.

Industry links

We maintain important links with the fashion industry to ensure that our Fashion Business Management MA stays at the forefront of education for the future leaders in the fashion industry. We work closely with the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), the largest network for fashion and textile companies in the UK.

We invite guest speakers from the industry to participate in the modules, ensuring that the course remains relevant, informed, and up-to-date with current industry practice.

Guest speakers have previously included:

Angela Farrugia, Founder Brand X Society
ASOS
BFC
EDITED
MAES London
Marie Oakes, Founder at Trend Academy
Natalie Binns, Buying and Fashion Retail Consultant
Sacha Milazzo Mercier, Founder of G&M and an international careers consultant
Stylus
WGSN
V&A
Zedonk

Job roles

This course will prepare you for roles such as:

Creative director
E-commerce manager
Fashion retail manager
Marketing manager
Merchandising manager
Product development manager
Senior allocator
Senior luxury fashion analyst
Senior project manager

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Burberry
Common Objective (NGO)
Fenwick
Jimmy Choo
Li& Fung
Perry Ellis
Saks Fifth Avenue

Westminster Employability Award

Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.

The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, allowing you to choose from a set of extracurricular activities.

Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up to a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.

Course Leader

Rayne Mickele Reed

Lecturer

Course Team

Why study this course?

Visit top fashion brands

You’ll have the opportunity to go on fashion retail visits to top UK-based brands for behind-the-scenes guest lectures, as well as field visits to London-based fashion manufacturers.

Fantastic location

With central London only a 20-minute tube ride away, you’ll enjoy the benefits of studying in a major fashion capital.

International perspective

This course offers inside knowledge of industry strategies and cultures on a global basis, combined with key business skills and essential fashion industry management knowledge.

Teaching and Assessment

Below you will find how learning time and assessment types are distributed on this course. The graphs below give an indication of what you can expect through approximate percentages, taken either from the experience of previous cohorts, or based on the standard module diet where historic course data is unavailable. Changes to the division of learning time and assessment may be made in response to feedback and in accordance with our terms and conditions.

How you’ll be taught

Teaching methods across all our postgraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application. Learning typically falls into two broad categories:

Scheduled hours: examples include lectures, seminars, practical classes, workshops, supervised time in a studio
Independent study: non-scheduled time in which students are expected to study independently. This may include preparation for scheduled sessions, dissertation/final project research, follow-up work, wider reading or practice, completion of assessment tasks, or revision

How you’ll be assessed

Our postgraduate courses include a variety of assessments, which typically fall into two broad categories:

Practical: examples include presentations, podcasts, blogs
Coursework: examples include essays, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation

Fashion Business Management MA draft

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