Program Overview

MSc Luxury Fashion Management

The MSc Luxury Fashion Management is designed to advance practical and theoretical skills including creativity, innovation, and management. This program is part of the Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Overview

The MSc Luxury Fashion Management is one course in a suite of exciting new business programs within the Manchester Fashion Institute, including MSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising Management, MSc International Fashion Business Management, and MSc International Fashion Marketing. The Luxury Fashion Management postgraduate program offers an exciting learning space for aspiring individuals seeking to make a difference in international luxury fashion.

Course Information

• Entry Year: September 2025
• Typical Annual Fees:
  • Home: £10,250
  • Overseas: £20,000
• Course Length: 1 year full-time
• Flexibility: Select from a range of topics in assessments to tailor studies to interests and career aspirations.
• Fashion Community: An international and culturally diverse city, Manchester hosts global brands in addition to a flourishing independent fashion economy and creative industries.
• Expertise: Staff are researchers and industry specialists, covering the breadth of the fashion world from design, supply chain, and production to marketing, merchandising, and management.
• The Future of Fashion: Students will be equipped with the essential knowledge and key skills needed to help evolve the fashion industry to become more environmentally sustainable, socially progressive, and ethically conscious.
• Industry Links: Connected with over 400 industrial partners, ensuring courses are shaped to meet the needs of an ever-changing sector through live projects, external visits, and networking opportunities.

Accreditations, Awards, and Endorsements

• Chartered Institute of Marketing: This program is accredited by the leading professional marketing body, offering students the opportunity to fast-track towards globally recognized professional marketing qualifications upon graduation.

Year 1

Core Modules

• The Business of Luxury: Introduces the heritage and artisanship of luxury in the context of contemporary design and business internationalization.
• Brands and Consumer Culture: Exposes students to concepts and theories of branding and the relationship between brands, consumers, and culture.
• Fashion Enquiry: Students identify and define their own individual research specialisms through exposure and debate around contemporary issues critical to the fashion industry.
• Marketing Luxury Products: Evaluates luxury strategic brand management, brand extension, and positioning in international markets.
• Masters Project: Students propose, negotiate, and produce a substantial piece of original project work in an appropriate professional format.

Study and Assessment

• Study: 25% lectures, seminars, or similar; 0% placement; 75% independent study.
• Assessment: 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination.

Entry Requirements

• Normally, at least a 2:2 undergraduate UK honors degree.
• Overseas applicants require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English qualification.

Fees and Funding

• UK and Channel Island Students: Full-time fee £10,250 per year.
• EU and Non-EU International Students: Full-time fee £20,000 per year.
• Additional Costs:
  • Specialist Costs: Optional estimate £500 - £950 for study visits, IT, and digital tools.
  • Other Costs: Optional estimate £50 - £300 for competition entry and collaborative projects.

Careers Support and Prospects

• Employed or in Further Study: 93.7% of UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
• Explore Your Options and Build Sought-After Skills: Through the Careers Service, students are supported and encouraged to get ready for what comes next, whether continuing studies or pursuing work ambitions.

Your City, Your Community, Your Campus

• Life in Manchester: Offers an inspiring and welcoming setting for studies.
• City-Centre Campus: Provides modern learning spaces, a lively Students’ Union, and fantastic social hubs and sporting facilities.
• Student Community: Home to one of the UK’s largest and most diverse student communities, celebrating difference and treating everyone as an individual.