Program Overview

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Fashion Business & Management MA

Our MA in Fashion Business and Management at UCA is a cutting-edge course designed for aspiring professionals seeking opportunities in the global fashion business sector. Whether you are a recent graduate, an entry-level professional, transitioning between industries, or coming from a background outside business management, this course is an ideal next step.

Delivered at UCA Epsom, this degree offers a modern approach to the evolving global fashion industry. With Chartered Management Institute accreditation, you will also work towards a prestigious professional qualification alongside your degree.

You will gain a deep understanding of the specific dynamics of fashion business, informing strategic decision-making, business models, and product development. You will also learn to analyse complex business issues and propose innovative solutions, staying ahead of industry trends.

The course emphasises transferable skills, including ethical and sustainable business practices, aligning with the latest industry demands. You will enhance your task planning and management skills, actively engage in your learning journey, and build a strong network for a successful career in the dynamic fashion sector. This programme ensures you are well-prepared to navigate the contemporary fashion business landscape, leveraging the latest insights and trends in the field.

Integrated Pre-Masters

We also offer this degree with an Integrated Pre-Masters course for international and UK students. The course prepares you for postgraduate study by improving your academic and creative skills before your degree begins.

Course Entry Options

• MA
• MA with Integrated Pre-Masters

Fashion Business & Management MA

A one-year course of advanced study for furthering your research skills and specialising within your discipline.

• Campus: Epsom
• Start date(s): September 2025, September 2026
• Duration: 1 year full-time
• Entry requirements:
  • Honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in the subject/related discipline
  • Relevant work experience

Fashion Business & Management MA with Integrated Pre-Masters

This course includes a year-long preparatory course of study to ready you for your Masters course, developing your specialist knowledge, research skills and confidence in working alone.

• Campus: Epsom
• Start date(s): September 2025, September 2026
• Duration: 2 years full-time
• Entry requirements:
  • A recognised bachelor degree or 3 year diploma with a strong portfolio in a relevant subject

What You'll Study

• Integrated Pre-Masters (if undertaken)
  • Our Integrated Pre-Master's course will prepare for postgraduate study by improving your academic and creative skills before your degree begins.
  • You'll build a portfolio of work whilst you explore your subject specialism and benefit from personal development tutoring that will support your academic growth and help refine your specialism.
  • If you need to enhance your English language skills you can opt to join a pre-sessional English course to improve your IELTS score as well.
• Term one
  • Fashion Cultures and Contexts for Strategic Business Leadership
    • By introducing you to a range of interdisciplinary theoretical ideas, this unit will develop your ability to respond to complex contemporary challenges within fashion business and management as a strategic, thoughtful, and creative fashion business leader.
    • You will gain an in-depth understanding of strategic leadership within the context of fashion business, exploring the complexities of the role and the theoretical perspectives, approaches, behaviours, and skills which will enhance your professional practice.
  • Strategic Business Perspectives In Fashion And Luxury Industries
    • Business leaders in the fashion and luxury industries need a profound understanding of strategy for effective operation in the complex markets unique to these sectors.
    • This unit aims to enable you – as a current or future business leader in the fashion or luxury sector – to develop and influence an organisation's strategic direction within the fashion and luxury landscape.
    • You will critique the factors specific to these industries that drive strategic development, appraise tailored strategic approaches, and develop an organisational strategy to achieve a business goal.
    • You will also propose an approach to implement and monitor the strategy, ensuring sustained success within the fashion or luxury business context.
• Term two
  • Fashion Innovation and Futures for Business
    • One of fashion’s key characteristics is constant change, and in this unit, you will take an in-depth look at recent innovations and possible futures in fashion business through the lens of entrepreneurial practice.
    • By exploring the dynamic interplay of fashion innovation and entrepreneurial leadership, you will gain insights into the multi-dimensional issues shaping entrepreneurial practices and the future of business in the fashion sector.
  • Sustainable Business Design And Development In Fashion And Luxury Industries
    • This unit integrates business design and development with sustainable business practices in the fashion and luxury industries.
    • You will formulate business strategies that navigate modern market complexities and adhere to sustainable development goals (SDGs).
    • The emphasis is on crafting practical and effective proposals for sustainable organisational strategies, highlighting the vital connection between organisational success and sustainability in the dynamic fashion and luxury landscapes.
• Term three
  • Final Major Project
    • Your final major project represents the culmination of your academic journey, requiring the practical application of knowledge gained throughout your programme.
    • It is focused on creating value for your future career at the highest strategic level.
    • The unit challenges you to critically analyse an area of fashion or luxury business that you are passionate about.

Fees & Funding

• UK: £10,500 (2025/26)
• EU: £10,500 (2025/26)
• International: £18,000 (2025/26)

Facilities & Equipment

Our Creative Business facilities at our Epsom campus feature dedicated studios, study areas and digital media suites equipped with Macs and PCs which are programmed with specialist software including Adobe Creative Suite. On campus there's a modern library with a wealth of books and publications, photography studios and print studios.

Career Opportunities

Graduates will be able to work at a high level within:

• Fashion brand management
• Operations management
• Fashion business entrepreneurs

You may want to undertake further study or research to specialise even further.

Our Staff

• Janja Song - Programme Director of Fashion & Luxury Business & Management
• Chris Holt - Senior Lecturer in Fashion Management & Marketing
• Esther Oladokun - Lecturer in Creative Business Management
• Dr Nadya Ostroff - Senior Lecturer in Luxury Management
• Katso Otukile - Lecturer in Business and Marketing
• Dr Xinya You - Lecturer in Sustainable Business
• Dr Qifei Huan - Lecturer in Behavioural Economics
• Dr Yue Wang - Lecturer in Fashion Business & Management
• Celina Schlieckmann - Senior Lecturer in Fashion Trends & Sustainability
• Mary Carson - Senior Lecturer in Fashion Management & Marketing
• Dr Julie Blanchard-Emmerson - Senior Lecturer in Fashion History and Theory
• Nicola Truman - Lecturer in Fashion Business & Management
• Dr Ram Shergill - Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Luxury Business & Management
• Dr Katherine Appleford - Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour

Entry Requirements

• A good honours degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline
• Relevant work experience, demonstrating your ability to study at postgraduate level

Consideration will also be given to applicants who can make a strong case for admission in relation to a particular project and can demonstrate their potential to satisfactorily complete the course.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in any section