Master of Arts in Fashion and Textiles (Fashion Merchandising)

Students take 11 subjects (33 credits) in three semesters.The medium of instruction is Bilingual. All teaching materials are in English, supported by Chinese supplementary materials when appropriate.

Subjects

• Apparel Performance Evaluation
• Clothing & Textile Materials & Processes
• Computing Systems for Garment Manufacture
• Current Issues in Fashion Business
• Fashion Merchandising Planning & Control
• International Fashion & Textile Design
• International Trade & Foreign Direct Investment in Textiles & Clothing
• Quality Assurance in Textiles & Clothing
• Research Methodology
• Sourcing & Logistics
• Strategic Quality Management

• A Bachelor's degree in textiles or fashion (clothing) studies, or an equivalent qualification. 
• Applicants who hold Bachelor's degree in other fields of study and have at least 3 years of relevant work experience in the fashion or textile industry can be considered for admission.

For applicants who are not native speakers of English, and whose Bachelor’s degrees or equivalent qualifications are awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, they are required to obtain one of the following English language standard:

• A Test of English as a foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 550 or above for the paper-based tests, OR a score of total 80 or above for the internet-based tests; OR
• An overall Band score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

The above English language requirement may be waived for applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree AND having at least 3 years’ solid work experience in the fashion or textiles industries.