Why Choose Lincoln
Field trips to events and exhibitions
Gain hands-on experience during student collaborations
Hear from expert industry speakers
Specialist modules in buying and merchandising
Complete an independent fashion project
MSc
Fashion Management
Key Information
Campus
Brayford Pool
Start Date
September 2025
Typical Offer
Duration
1 year
Part-time
2 years
Validation Status
Academic Year
Course Overview
This Master's programme is suitable for those wishing to pursue a management career in the globalised fashion industry. Exploring a variety of disciplines in purchasing, forecasting, analysis, and marketing, with sustainability embedded throughout. It enables students to develop the skills needed to pursue their own brand or business idea, or enter into the highly competitive fashion industry.
Covering three disciplinary areas of management, marketing, and fashion, this course aims to produce graduates who are able to analyse consumer and society trends to develop effective purchasing, retail, and promotional strategies. Students have the opportunity to undertake live assessments and gain hands-on experience through the student-as-producer approach.
The programme is taught by a team of international academics and benefits from guest speakers who are professionals in fashion and other business areas.
The course also works in close collaboration with the Fashion BA programme, which provides a unique hands-on experience for students. Applications are welcome from a broad range of degree disciplines, including design, business, arts, and social sciences.
How You Study
The programme brings together the three disciplinary areas of management, marketing, and fashion, with the aim of equipping students for careers in fashion management. MSc Fashion Management combines generic business and management modules with specialist modules in fashion including fashion buying and merchandising.
The business and management modules enable students to develop their understanding of how to work in teams and how to obtain, interpret, and use financial information for managing budgets. Meanwhile, the marketing modules in consumer behaviour, fashion communication, and digital marketing provide the knowledge and skills needed to build brands and run promotional campaigns.
After the taught element of the programme, students are expected to complete a final project, designed to encourage innovation and diverse pathways to the final assessed product. In this respect, this is an extended project that can accommodate a range of independent work.
Each module typically consists of two weekly teaching hours over a teaching term of 12 weeks. Four modules are usually studied per semester, equating to eight to 12 hours per week. Part-time students will generally study two modules per term, equating to four to six hours of contact time per week. Hours of study may vary from term to term for both full and part-time students and can be spread throughout the week.
Postgraduate level study involves a significant proportion of independent study, exploring the material covered in lectures and seminars. As a general guide, for every hour spent in class, students are expected to spend two to three hours in independent study. For more detailed information please contact the Programme Leader.
Our Students' Experience
What do our students think about MSc Fashion Management? Molly Kenworthy and Lily Haslam share their journey and experience on the course.
Modules
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
What You Need to Know
We want you to have all the information you need to make an informed decision on where and what you want to study. In addition to the information provided on this course page, our What You Need to Know page offers explanations on key topics including programme validation/revalidation, additional costs, contact hours, and our return to face-to-face teaching.
How you are assessed
The programme is assessed through a combination of traditional and creative assignments such as portfolios and mood boards. They may also include events, blogs, magazines, social media, websites, articles, reports and essays. Presentations and experiential assessments are used to help develop practical skills and enhance employability prospects.
Online Showcase
As part of MSc Fashion Management final assessment, students are tasked with putting together a live fashion show using designs from third year BA (Hons) Fashion students. When the live show was cancelled due to Covid, the students opted instead to continue to promote the students' work with an online showcase using social media. Watch a summary of the digital promotion.
Industry Expertise
Lincoln International Business School has an experienced team of staff, which is made up of academically and professionally qualified lecturers with relevant industrial experience and finance experts with wide research interests.
The Business School hosts a series of visiting speakers each year. As part of the School, students will have the opportunity to learn from industry experts. Previous speakers have included representatives from organisations such as Deloitte, Santander, HSBC, Innocent, The Institute of Internal Auditors and Sir David Tweedie (ex-Chairman of the IASB). There may also talks from guest speakers discussing new developments in the fashion industry, as well as marketing products.
Students will also have the chance to build their skills and knowledge further with extra-curricular activities such as joining a society, volunteering, or becoming a Student Ambassador.
Field Trips
You can take part in a range of field trips and study visits, attending exhibitions and fashion events across the country. Virtual visits to factories overseas can also offer a greater understanding of the industry and how fashion garments are produced. Optional study visits may incur additional costs for the student.
'Sew in Style' Magazine Project
Join MSc Fashion Management students, Molly Kenworthy and Lily Haslam, as they discuss their recent magazine project. The magazine was created in collaboration with the final year students from the BA (Hons) Fashion course.
Entry Requirements 2025-26
Entry Requirements
A second class honours degree or equivalent.
If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/ for information on equivalent qualifications.
Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirementsandsupport/englishlanguagerequirements/.
If you do not meet the above IELTS requirements, you may be able to take part in one of our Pre-session English and Academic Study Skills courses. https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirementsandsupport/pre-sessionalenglishandacademicstudyskills/ . These specialist courses are designed to help students meet the English language requirements for their intended programme of study.
How to Apply
Postgraduate Application Support
Applying for a postgraduate programme at Lincoln is easy. Find out more about the application process and what you'll need to complete on our How to Apply page. Here, you'll also be able to find out more about the entry requirements we accept and how to contact us for dedicated support during the process.
Course Fees
You will need to have funding in place for your studies before you arrive at the University. Our fees vary depending on the course, mode of study, and whether you are a UK or international student. You can view the breakdown of fees for this programme below.
The University offers a range of merit-based, subject-specific, and country-focused scholarships for UK and international students. To help support students from outside of the UK, we offer a number of international scholarships which range from £1,000 up to the value of 50 per cent of tuition fees. For full details and information about eligibility, visit our scholarships and bursaries pages.
Funding Your Study
Postgraduate Funding Options
Find out more about the optional available to support your postgraduate study, from Master's Loans to scholarship opportunities. You can also find out more about how to pay your fees and access support from our helpful advisors.
Career Development
As a student on MSc Fashion Management, you can gain the knowledge, specialist skills, and professional attributes applicable for careers within this incredibly diverse and fast-evolving industry, working in buying and merchandising, sustainability, brand management, marketing, copywriting, production development, garment technology, and own-brand development.
Our graduates have gone on to work in roles such as fashion buyer, visual merchandiser, fashion marketer, sustainability consultant, brand manager, product technologist, and data analyst, and in companies including ASOS, Lipsey, Paul Smith, Primark, Dunelm, Next, and Flannels.
Academic Contact
For more information about this course, please contact the Programme Leader.
Amanda Goss
agoss@lincoln.ac.uk
Working in Partnership
Lincoln International Business School works with students and organisations to enhance the contribution of business to society. For students, that means developing their business skills and knowledge to improve their career readiness.The University of Lincoln is a member of AACSB, a global nonprofit association connecting educators, students, and businesses to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders.
Postgraduate Events
To get a real feel for what it is like to study at the University of Lincoln, we hold a number of dedicated postgraduate events and activities throughout the year for you to take part in.
