Post Grad Diploma Course in “Fashion, Luxury Products and the Art of Living”...

Acquire the professional experience of a Fashion Manager

« After 3 years of higher educat – 1 year »

French State certified Professional Diploma Level II (published in the J.O. 22nd December 2010)

In partnership with PERPIGNAN UNIVERSITY, English Taught Programme

Over the last ten years the careers related to Fashion have changed more than over the preceding 50 years. Huge International firms dealing in luxury products have been set up, design and the exchange of ideas runs on an International basis, new markets open up every day throughout the world. All these aspects of the Fashion, Textile, Clothing and Luxury Trade have transformed the profession and created many career opportunities for the future.

The course offers the possibility to follow a highly specialised programme after a general Higher Education qualification and is the ideal way to acquire a professional preparation before entering the Luxury products, Textile and Clothing Business.

PROFILE OF STUDENT:

High school graduates who have successfully completed a 3 year Higher Education programme (including non Fashion students with more General Qualifications in Business, Management and Advertising). Artistic profiles can also be accepted with a complementary course in business & trade. Candidates also have to be accepted by Mod’Art and Perpignan University validation board.

COURSE CONTENT :

  • A Fashion programme divided into modules

The Fashion, Luxury Products and Accessories Module programme contains the following items:

History of Fashion (since 1900), the Fashion Houses and Designers / The evolution of the Fashion world and its present role today / The strategy of the big Fashion groups (in terms of creation, production, distribution, marketing and advertising, their Industrial strategy …) / The trends of Fashion (research and introspective approaches) / Textile technology, understanding of materials / Lexicology of Fashion products / The essential professional Fashion appointments : with FASHION SHOWS calendars, the suppliers stockists and providers of services, shopping sessions, the distribution network, visits to exhibitions and museums… / Course in ‘re-looking’ and an initiation in the morpho-psychological effects of clothing…

Languages: English (with Fashion world vocabulary) / Computer programmes …free access to Wifi system and rooms

Management and Law: Management, Accounting, Budgets, Import, Export / Law : concerning brands and makes (trademarks and brevets) counterfeiting, competition and trading laws, employment laws etc / Selling rights and conventions for Fashion products / Team Management Sales targets and estimations of results…

Marketing and Merchandising and Visual Merchandising : using shop space to its full and to its best value architectural concepts / Fashion Marketing: study cases, analysing and studying competition and competitors.

  • French as a Foreign Language courses: French language is necessary for day to day life in Paris and absolutely required during the internship (if it takes place in France).

  • A professional experience obtained during the work placements (at least 1 work experience is planned during the course).

STUDY CURSUS:

A one year programme including two internships (one is compulsory) with the possibility to follow up in a 2nd year for a MBA qualification : the university MBA specialized in “Luxury Goods & Fashion Industries”, an English taught programme or the European MBA in “Fashion, Luxury Goods & Fair Trade”, a French taught programme.

OPTION:

Possibility to take part in seminars organized in European capitals.

STRONG POINTS:

A unique programme, validated by a State University diploma equivalent to a MASTER 1, (level BAC +4) because of its specialized courses and the professional experience acquired. The guarantee of a University diploma and the possibility to follow it up with a University MBA qualification.

  • Profile : Integration after 3 years studies after A'Level or foreign equivalent
  • Study period : 1 year