Fashion Management

University of Southampton
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Events managementMarketingArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct design

About this course

"Our MA Fashion Management degree will give you a rare understanding of fashion theory and evolution. You'll learn to manage global relationships between fashion and political, social, ethical, and business contexts.

This course is ideal if you’re from a creative, design, business or management background and want to specialise in fashion at management level.

You'll learn how society constructs meaning from fashion and what drives fashion consumption. Through studying aspects of sociology and anthropology as well as fashion, business, art and design.

We focus on sustainability and ethics throughout this UK master’s in fashion management. You’ll take part in debates on these topics and learn from an annual fashion sustainability forum. Academics who have worked with the United Nations will provide global insight.

Explore our specialist arts campus:

One of only a few specialist art schools in the Russell Group, you’ll be inspired to create in our purpose built studios and workshops and learn with expert creative practitioners at Winchester School of Art (WSA), part our University of Southampton community and just one hour from London. You’ll have industry exposure through guest lectures, work on live project briefs, and explore work internships where graduates have gone on to set up their own design labels or work at prestigious brands across the globe including Selfridges, Saatchi & Saatchi, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, ASOS, Nike and Apple. "

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations
3422 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
2432 Marketing and commercial managers
1133 Public relations and communications directors
3421 Interior designers

Course Details

Qualification
MA
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Winchester
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Events management, Marketing, Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design