Course summary
The course will give you an in-depth understanding of business processes and functions within the industry’s creative foundations. It attracts people from business and textile backgrounds – offering the chance to carry out structured research investigation. The course aims to challenge traditional and contemporary uses of fashion and textiles, whilst promoting new approaches and processes in the industry. It also lets you concentrate on an area of study that’s particularly suited to you. What’s more, this fashion degree is supported by staff with knowledge that covers everything from design and manufacture to technology and creativity. Course length The full-time Fashion Management masters starts in mid September and lasts one year. The course can also be taken part-time over two years. Objectives
- Challenge traditional and contemporary uses of fashion and textiles, as well as creating the opportunity to promote new approaches and processes in fashion and textiles
- Provide students with the knowledge, skills and competencies to meet the diverse demands of the fashion and textile industries
- Encourage, in inter-disciplinary projects, creative collaborations between subject areas to foster innovation
- Develop an inter-disciplinary understanding of key issues relating to the design, management and innovation in fashion and textiles
- Develop competent and confident professionals for the global fashion and textiles industries with an in-depth understanding of the creative process and its management in international and local contexts.
Assessment method
Students are assessed through a combination of practical and written course work, examinations and the Master's project.
Entry requirements
You should hold a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or non-UK equivalent in a relevant subject from a recognised British or overseas university. Evidence which demonstrates an understanding of creative processes and/or business systems is required. These could include, but are not limited to: Fashion, Design, Technology, Manufacture, Retail or Management.
English language requirements
Applicants whose native language is not English and who have not been educated previously in the English language must provide evidence of their English language ability to ensure they can cope with the demands of a Heriot-Watt programme taught and assessed in English. Further information about the English Language tests that we currently accept as proof of English Language ability including our own English Language programmes, can be viewed on our website.
HWU English Language Requirements
https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/entry/english-language-requirements.htm
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
Various scholarships are available on a competitive basis. These take the form of fee rebate.
Provider information
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS