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Ulster University: Fashion and Textile Retail Management
| Institution | Ulster University |
|---|---|
| Department | Belfast Campus |
| Web | http://www.ulster.ac.uk |
| ahss@ulster.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)28 9036 6184 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
The MSc in Fashion and Textile Retail Management gives graduates and industry returners the opportunity to engage with the retail management knowledge, international retailing perspectives and creative direction skills demanded by fashion and textile retailers within a competitive global environment. You will Investigate contemporary issues within fashion and textile retailing including branding, disruptive technologies, innovative creative retail spaces, consumer retail experience and behaviour, trend prediction, ethics, sustainability and potential futures. Supported by industry mentors, collaborative projects and industry and academic networking opportunities, you will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to engage in; project management, creative business problem-solving, visionary product and brand development as well as organisational development strategies. You will also have the opportunity to engage with a range of optional practical workshops including: styling, design and garment construction, fashion illustration, photography, fabrics and functionality and CAD.
You will explore design thinking strategies and investigate innovative retailing formats and branding strategies through case studies, industry speakers and collaborative projects. This will also increase your awareness of a range of appropriate solutions for a variety of fashion and textile retail environments.
The course will help you develop sector-specific professional skills and provide a research environment that will give you opportunities to collaborate and engage with external industry, cultural and government bodies. You will improve employability and interpersonal skills and be encouraged to expand entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial thinking through real-life, project-based learning collaborations.
The course encourages the examination of design futures, fashion and textile design theory, fashion thinking, ethics, politics, marketing and sales, sustainability, consumer behaviour and new methods of production and fabrication to develop individual, critical responses to the fashion and textile retail industry.
MSc
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants must hold a degree with at least 2ii Honours standard in any design practice, visual Arts or cognate subject or equivalent. Applicants are welcomed with degrees from different disciplines accompanied by a rationale for applying for the programme Applicants may wish to demonstrate their ability to undertake the course through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). The programme supports and encourages continuing lifelong learning Applications from professionals with extensive professional, industrial and/or commercial experience but lacking recent or higher level academic qualifications. APL (Advanced Prior Learning) will be considered as evidence of exceptional ability appropriate to the course. Applicants will be required to provide a short written statement outlining their areas of interest, relevant experience, skills and knowledge and provide evidence that they can deal with the intellectual and practical rigours of the programme. Applicants may be required to attend for interview. |
| Location | Belfast York Street Belfast BT15 1ED |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants must hold a degree with at least 2ii Honours standard in any design practice, visual Arts or cognate subject or equivalent. Applicants are welcomed with degrees from different disciplines accompanied by a rationale for applying for the programme Applicants may wish to demonstrate their ability to undertake the course through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). The programme supports and encourages continuing lifelong learning Applications from professionals with extensive professional, industrial and/or commercial experience but lacking recent or higher level academic qualifications. APL (Advanced Prior Learning) will be considered as evidence of exceptional ability appropriate to the course. Applicants will be required to provide a short written statement outlining their areas of interest, relevant experience, skills and knowledge and provide evidence that they can deal with the intellectual and practical rigours of the programme. Applicants may be required to attend for interview. |
| Location | Belfast York Street Belfast BT15 1ED |
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