Master of Arts in Global Fashion Management 環球時裝管理文學碩士
Entrance Year Sept 2024
Programme Code 14105
Stream Code
FTG for full-time mode
PTG for part-time mode
Mode of Study Mixed Mode
Normal Duration
1.5 years - Full-time
3 years - Part-time
Fund Type Self-Financed
Credits Required for Graduation 30
Initial Registration Credits
3 for local students
6 for non-local students
Tuition Fees HK$6,000 per credit (total programme fee is $180,000)
Programme Leaders
Chief | Dr Zhimin Chen
Deputy | Dr Magnum Lam
Aims and Characteristics
Programme Aims
The prime purpose of the programme is to provide students with opportunities to pursue advanced-level postgraduate education in fashion and textiles business management. The underlying premise is to nurture fashion professionals and entrepreneurs with strong leadership and professional competency in leading the global fashion and creative industry. Graduates will possess a global vision, entrepreneurial mindset, solid and practical knowledge and skills to navigate global fashion business in today’s complex, multicultural economy. They are also expected to demonstrate professional competence, strategic thinking and lifelong learning capability.
Characteristics
The programme has a strong focus on global fashion strategic management and entrepreneurship, articulating some of the best managerial practices and innovative business solutions in the fashion industry.
In collaboration with renowned fashion schools in the world, the Global Immersion Study Pathways (GIP) is a key component in the curriculum, providing two study options of overseas experiences. These overseas trips allow students to gain international exposure as well as a global perspective of fashion and apparel business through company visits and intensive seminars.
The elective subjects are designed to develop a thorough understanding of 1) digitalization of fashion business, 2) fashion sustainability and innovation, and 3) global fashion entrepreneurship. These subjects can also better prepare graduates with strategic thinking and practical problem-solving skills for the industry.
Programme Structure
Core Subjects
1) Contemporary Issues in International Fashion Business
2) Fashion Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behaviours
3) Global Fashion Strategic Management
Global Immersion Study Pathways (GIP) (Choose 1 out of 2 study options)
1) Study Option 1 – In collaboration with Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Institut Français de la Mode (IFM)*
a) New York Seminars & Visits
b) Paris Seminars & Visits
c) Hong Kong, China Seminars & Visits
2) Study Option 2
a) International Study Tours and Workshops (Europe/North America)
b) International Study Tours and workshops (Asia)
c) Capstone Project – Innovative Business Proposal
* Requirement of a minimum of 3 years’ working experience
Elective Subjects (Choose 4 out of 6 elective subjects)
1) Advanced Textiles Materials and Technologies
2) Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Management
3) Digital Disruption and Fashion Innovation Management
4) Fashion and Consumer Culture
5) Fashion Omni-channel Retailing
6) Luxury Fashion Brand Management
- A bachelor’s degree, postgraduate degree or postgraduate diploma in any discipline, or an equivalent professional qualification from a recognized university.
- If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification is award by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the “Admission Requirements” section for details.
- Prospective students will be invited to attend an interview.
- Students have to declare their choice of GIP Study Option in their application.
- Depending on their pace of study, full-time mode students taking GIP Study Option 2 may be able to complete the programme in one year.
- The tuition fee does not include the fee arising from the overseas trips or study tours/workshops under the Global Immersion Study Pathways.
- Personal Statement (Compulsory)*
- Transcript/Certificate (Required)
- Supporting letter from employer (Optional)
- Others Document
- Copy of English examination results such as IELTS or TOEFL (for applicants graduated from universities where the medium of instruction is not English.)
- Postal address in Chinese (for applicants from the Chinese mainland).
*please indicate the choice of GIP Study option in the last paragraph
Enquiries
SFT General Office
- Room QT715, 7/F, Core QT, PolyU
- +852 2766 6500
- sft.info@polyu.edu.hk
Enquiries
- Room M101, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU
- +852 2333 0600
- ar.tpg@polyu.edu.hk
- https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study
