MSc in International Fashion & Luxury Management

The MSc Fashion & Luxury is a multi-disciplinary management program, delivered in English and designed to provide a diverse group of internationally-minded students the tools and skills necessary to accelerate their careers within the fast-moving fashion, luxury and beauty sectors.

The MSc is a 2-year program, but direct entry into the 2nd year is possible for students holding a 4-year undergraduate degree, and with sufficient professional experience. The academic approach of the MSc Fashion & Luxury program mixes intensive in-class learning, innovative workshops, real-world business cases and experiential learning.

Courses are structured around 3 main themes throughout the program:

• Culture & History of the Fashion & Luxury Industry:
  Fashion History & Theory, Art Intellectual Property & Counterfeiting, Language of Fashion, Art History, History of Perfume, Fashion & Politics.
• Management in the Fashion & Luxury Industry:
  Economy of Luxury, Strategic Branding, Business Planning, Luxury Strategies, Influence Marketing, Concepts & Values of Sustainability, Customer Relationship Management, Consumer Behavior, Distribution, Excel for Managers, Identity & Positioning, Collection Merchandising, Communication Strategies, Customer Care, Finance, Sourcing Policy, Celebrity Relations, Customer Intelligence, Finance.
• Product Knowledge and Experiential Learning:
  Ready-to-Wear, Leather Goods, Jewelry, Beauty & Cosmetics, Hospitality

One of the distinctive features of the MSc is its experiential approach to learning. The quality and craft inherent to exceptional products are explored "hands-on" as the students "learn by doing", during immersive seminars and workshops all throughout the academic year.

During the MSc 2nd Year, students choose a specialization:

• International Development
• Communication
• Merchandising & Retail

Over the two years, the MSc Fashion & Luxury program partners with industry-leading companies to organize real-world business cases for our students, who are briefed by the company on a current strategic or operational issue that they are facing (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Hermès, L'Oréal, Louboutin, Alaïa etc.)

During the MSc 2nd Year, students undertake the writing of a research thesis to be presented at the end of the school year.

Between the 1st and the 2nd Year, students undertake an internship of 3 to 6 months. The program finishes with a six-month internship in Paris, in France or internationally.

A double degree option with ESCP Business School's Master in Management is offered to a limited number of students.