Fashion & Textile Retail Management

The course develops resourceful, flexible, and creative managers and entrepreneurs to lead and innovate within the fashion and textile retail industry. You will increase your knowledge and understanding of the industry and be challenged to develop creative and innovative strategies, products, and systems to create a sustainable and commercially viable future vision for fashion and textile retail within a 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.

You will be supported by industry mentors, collaborative projects and industry and academic networking opportunities, and will develop skills and knowledge in:
• Project management
• Creative business problem-solving
• Visionary product and brand development
• Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
• Innovative retailing formats
• Investigating a sustainable future for the industry

You may also have the opportunity to engage with a range of optional practical workshops.

Work placement / study abroad
There are a number of opportunities for industry placements subject to employer application and interview.

For further course details please see "Course Web Page".

Year one
• Creative Entrepreneurship
• Fashion and Textile Retailing 1: Perspectives and Practices
• Design Thinking
• Fashion and Textile Retailing 2: Concept to Customer
• Fashion and Textile Retailing Masters Project

Standard entry conditions
To apply to our postgraduate taught programmes, you must meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements and any course-specific 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.

Your Application
Application is through the University's online application system (see "Application Weblink").

Attendance

Part-time
Four Thursday and Friday block teaching in semester one year one plus half day per week in semester two, year one. Half day per week semester one year two (usually Wednesday morning) plus four Thursday and Friday blocks during semester two, year two.

Year two Semester three, two-day workshop plus tutorial support.

Teaching combines, lectures tutorials, industry briefs, industrial visits, and guest speakers

Additional optional workshops, visits, and demonstrations may take place on other days.

Full time:

1/2 day per week semester one (usually Wednesday morning plus four Thursday and Friday blocks during semester one and two.

Semester three: 2 day workshop at beginning of the semester followed by two to three tutorials

Additional optional workshops, visits and demonstrations may take place on other days.

Career Options
Many varied career options exist in both the local, regional and international market. This course of study can lead to a range of careers including becoming leaders, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs within the fashion and textile retail industry. Participants may also develop skills within a range of associated careers including fashion and lifestyle public relations, styling, merchandising and brand management, as well as enhancing career progression prospects.