Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries, Master of Arts

Admission requirements

With your M.A. in Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries, you will work in specialist and management positions in fashion and lifestyle companies, for example as a retail manager.

The following is required for admission to this Master's programme:

• You have completed a first higher education degree, such as a Bachelor's degree. The degree programme must comprise at least 210 ECTS credits.
• You have completed your first university degree in a relevant sector-specific degree programme. If you have completed a non-sector-specific degree programme, you can catch up on missing knowledge via bridge courses if necessary.

In addition, you will provide us with evidence of English language skills at least at level B 2 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

All applicants go through the university's own selection procedure. Our student advisory service will inform you in detail about the requirements and admission procedures. Arrange a callback…

Study content and specialisations

This English-language Master's programme provides you in particular with content on the topics of "Sustainable Design Strategies", "Sustainable Production" and "Sustainable Business". You systematically deal with sustainable design developments & trends, innovative materials, innovative technologies and marketing.

The curriculum includes the following modules:

• Semester 1-2: Strategic Foresight and Sustainable Digital Transformation, Sustainable Design Concepts, Fashion and Society, Business Ethics in Changing Markets, Circular Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Marketing and Social Media, Sustainable Fibres and Textiles, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Production, Work with Sustainable Fashion Companies, Project Development, Design Concepts, Responsibility Product Management, Sustainable Business Psychology and Leadership, Lifecycle Assessment and Sustainable Controlling, Sustainable Brands and Social Media, Fashion and Product Management, Critical Thinking and Design Theory, Future-oriented Technology and Innovation Management, Innovative Textiles and Circular Economy, Sustainable Standards and Quality Management, Ecosystems and Economics, Project Development
• Semester 3: Design Concepts, Supervision of Master‘s Project, Portfolio, Scientific Research Methods, Supervision of Master‘s Project, Coaching, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Financing, Master Thesis, Defense of Master‘s Thesis

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