MBA
In London
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Type
MBA
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Location
London
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Duration
Flexible
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The MBA at the Fashion Business School is a generalist MBA which is focused on the wider global fashion industry. It is a full time course delivered over 45 academic weeks. The MBA curriculum has been informed by extensive industry engagement, cutting edge research and market intelligence. LCF has unrivalled close working relationships with leading organisations and institutions who operate in the wider fashion context, including retail, design, media, digital and technology, finance and investment. The learning and teaching strategy has a strong emphasis on applied and experiential learning, problem solving, and industry engagement.
Course units are supported by LCF Hubs and Centres including the Digital Anthropology Lab, the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, the Centre for Sustainable Fashion and the Creative Management Enterprise and Branding Research Hub. In addition to building knowledge and hard skills, the LCF MBA will support students in their own professional development through a series of workshops, many focused on the development of relevant soft skills vital to success in the sector.
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About this course
The MBA is uniquely focused on the wider fashion sector, enabling participants to broaden their careers beyond their own specific experiences, developing a greater strategic approach, confidence and understanding that can equip them for more senior roles and greater responsibilities.
Through the curriculum and extra curricula opportunities, MBA Graduates will be well prepared to secure positions in the rapidly changing fashion sector. Research by OC&C (2016) identifies future growth in central office roles, significant shifts in required graduate skills and a “fight for talent” amongst recruiters. MBA graduates will be able to demonstrate “cross-functional awareness”, an understanding of end-to-end activities and contribute to the achievement of key performance indicators for the business on cost control and profit maximisation.
2.1 degree at Undergraduate Level, or equivalent.
3 years work experience, to include employment, self-employment, internships, work placements in fashion related sector
IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in any one skill to ensure language proficiency
The center will contact you after submitting your information via the form.
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Subjects
- Retail
- Business Strategy
- Management
- Problem Solving
- Leadership
- Global
- Finance
- Industry
- Fashion
- Global Sourcing
- Fashion Markets
Course programme
You will be taught by staff with significant fashion business experience and access to the fashion industry through consultancies and research. LCF maintains close relationships with industry leaders, which underpins the MBA’s curriculum, enabling participants to learn from industry case studies and from sector specialists. This engaging learning experience will provide you with the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and skills to succeed in a wide variety of fashion enterprises. During the course you will be able to enhance your evaluative, analytical and problem-solving skills by combining growing theoretical knowledge with applied fashion industry knowledge. The MBA also supports students in building important soft skills relevant to career development, including networking skills, communication skills and resilience.
Course units- Unit 1 – International Business Strategy, Management and Leadership (20 credits)
- Unit 2 – Operations 1: Fashion Product Development and Global Sourcing (20 credits)
- Unit 3 – Fashion Marketing and Consumer Insights (20 credits)
- Unit 4 – Finance and Risk Management (20 credits)
- Unit 5 – Operations 2: Servicing Fashion Markets (20 credits)
- Unit 6 – Innovation & Retail Futures (20 credits)
- Unit 7 – Project Management and Consultancy Project (60 credits)
Additional information
£22,000
LCF MBA