POSTG RAD UATE COU R S E S
MANAGEMENT
Postgraduate study at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is your opportunity to go further in your knowledge and your career. You can become a specialist, explore the frontier of your subject area with leading researchers, gain accreditation or change trajectory. DMU’s Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities brings together leading research, award-winning work, and innovation in many of the university’s creative disciplines. Our courses are designed with employability in mind, ensuring you gain the skills and experience relevant for today’s competitive job market. DMU is proud to be recognised as a university ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. This achievement recognises the outstanding teaching from our passionate and enthusiastic academics who are acclaimed experts in their fields. Our art and design courses are taught in the award-winning Vijay Patel Building at the heart of our campus, which embodies our ambition to provide students with all of the tools they need to achieve their aspirations. Take a look at our stunning showcase of the building and facilities at dmu.ac.uk/aad Simon Bradbury Pro Vice-Chancellor International Dean Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities
Cultural Events Management MSc Design Management and Entrepreneurship MA Fashion Management with Marketing MA
Our diverse range of courses explore creative practice and teach you the skills required to become a leading thinker, practitioner and researcher in your field. Our postgraduate courses share common skills and sensibilities associated with the business of design, global fashion, and events along with experimentation and enquiry which make the most of our state-of-the-art facilities in the Vijay Patel Building. Our staff are leading researchers in their field and have numerous industry connections which all inform their teaching and ensure modern and industry-relevant course content. We will prepare you with a range of transferable skills, equipping you for your future as you reach your ambitions and goals. You will graduate with the ability to research, explore ideas, realise your creative vision and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Many of our graduates forge successful careers in a variety of business and design related fields such as project managers, marketeers, and producers across varied sectors in the creative industries at companies including Next, Sainsbury’s and Festival Republic. Our business-focused programmes are also an ideal stepping stone for research at PhD level. Visit our website to find out more about studying a postgraduate course at DMU including our range of courses, scholarships, events and much more: dmu.ac.uk/gofurther
POSTG RAD UATE COU R S E S
Teaching Excellence Framework
Cultural Events Management MSc In the past 20 years, there has been an explosion of cultural and commercial events across the world ranging from small-scale local creative events, to international, multidisciplinary festivals that transform entire cities. This distinctive course meets the needs of the expanding cultural events and festivals industry; it explores the connections between culture and business and demonstrates how to apply theory, key skills and knowledge in practice. During the course you will learn what it takes to organise community-based celebrations, local events, established festival networks, high art festivals, live music events, interactive online events and large-scale international events. You will learn how to adapt to the ever-changing events industry as you embrace new challenges, solve problems and push the boundaries of the sector. Practical projects give you the opportunity to tackle the real-life challenges of engaging audiences in innovative ways such as through creating engaging online events.
MODULES
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
• Research Methods
In your first two terms you will normally attend around 12 hours of timetabled taught sessions including lectures, tutorials, and workshop and studio sessions each week. You will also be expected to undertake at least 23 hours of independent study each week. Your third term will be pre-dominantly self-directed (including meetings with your supervisor), during which you can expect to undertake 35 hours of independent study each week. Students studying this course part-time can expect to undertake half the listed hours of timetabled sessions and independent study.
• Events Leadership • Festivals and Events Practice • Marketing for the Creative Entrepreneur • Business Planning for the Creative Entrepreneur • Live Music Events • Cultural Policy and Planning • Museum Exhibition and Design • Managing Business Web Presence • Dissertation or Work Based Project
You will receive one-to-one tutorial support, participate in lively workshops, seminars and lectures and have the opportunity to research individual festivals and events. The programme takes a very case study and primary research approach to teaching, combining academic study with practical experience in organising specific events. Thanks to guest lectures and workshops you will
also meet a host of professionals from the cultural events industry. Assessment is continuous through methods such as reports and essays, portfolios, proposals, and presentations as well as either a work-based project or a dissertation at the end of the course.
EMPLOYABILITY Throughout the course you will combine the academic study of primary research and case studies with the real-world practical experience of organising events. This hands-on approach will grow your key skills in leadership, marketing, business planning and website design – all essential tools to succeed and forge your path as a leader in this dynamic and vibrant industry. Within the UK alone it is estimated that there may be up to 25,000 festivals and events with a strong cultural dimension. Many people employed in the festivals sector travel from one festival to another on three to four-month contracts. There are also
Modules and course details are subject to change. For the most up-to-date course information, a full list of modules, course duration and entry requirements visit: dmu.ac.uk/cem
major sporting events such as the Olympics, and commercial expos, which all provide employment opportunities. DMU graduates have gone to work on the Taiwan Lantern Festival, Festival Republic and Athens Fringe Festival. Graduates are also adapting to the current realities of delivering virtual online events, including Simon Brown who, in his role as Director, led the team who delivered ArtReach’s online Journeys Festival International in autumn 2020.
KEY INFORMATION Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time. Start Date: September English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 including 5.5 in each band or equivalent. Entry requirements: You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honours degree. We encourage and welcome applications from applicants with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Design Management and Entrepreneurship MA This innovative course enables you to examine international design and business issues, while developing your specialist design management knowledge and skills. It is aimed at design and creative industry entrepreneurs and will allow you to apply your creative and analytical skills to a wide variety of business and social contexts, ranging from small local businesses to multinational corporations and social enterprise. After graduation, you will be ideally placed to respond to growth demands in the global cultural and creative industries with skills that are vital in today’s modern entrepreneurial and knowledge based economic landscape. You will be able to operate effectively at a high level of executive responsibility in design, creative and digital media technology businesses.
MODULES
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
professional development training.
KEY INFORMATION
Core modules
In your first two terms you will normally attend around 12 hours of timetabled taught sessions including lectures, tutorials, and workshop and studio sessions each week. You will also be expected to undertake at least 23 hours of independent study each week. Your third term will be predominantly self-directed (including meetings with your supervisor), during which you can expect to undertake 35 hours of independent study each week. Students studying this course part-time can expect to undertake half the listed hours of timetabled sessions and independent study.
You will be assessed in a variety of ways including report submissions, digital online submissions, individual and group presentations. Your final major research project will be assessed by a dissertation or a work-based project assessed by a written research proposal, detailed written report and an individual presentation.
Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time
• Research Methods • Design as a Strategic Business Tool • Integrated Brand Management • Business Planning for the Creative Entrepreneur • Global Markets: Designing Businesses for International Growth • Service Design • Final Project: Dissertation or Work Based Project or Live-Project Optional modules • Marketing for the Creative Entrepreneur • Fashion Promotion and Marketing • Critical Perspectives in Ethical and Sustainable Fashion • Managing Business Web Presence • Museum and Exhibition Design • Design for Retail
The School of Art, Design and Architecture’s closeknit community of postgraduate students and staff creates a supportive learning environment for design students from around the world. The design management and entrepreneurship team ensure modules and design project teaching remains contemporary through involvement in consultancy, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships as well as noteworthy research activities and continued
EMPLOYABILITY Graduates have found employment as design managers and design project managers in many sectors of the design industry including companies such as Next, creative design agency MarkMaking* and bespoke lighting manufacturer JPR Lighting Limited. Others have gone on to run their own creative businesses with the support from the university’s enterprise team. Meanwhile, some graduates have gone on to carry out further research and study for a PhD or run their own creative businesses.
Modules and course details are subject to change. For the most up-to-date course information, a full list of modules, course duration and entry requirements visit: dmu.ac.uk/dme
Start date: September English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 including 5.5 in each band or equivalent. Entry requirements: You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honours degree in a related subject. If you have other professional qualifications and industry experience, we will consider your application on an individual basis.
CASE STUDY
Marco Marin Design Management and Entrepreneurship MA
“I always knew I wanted to study for a masters after graduating from my undergraduate degree in 2018. I knew Design Management and Entrepreneurship was the course for me as it amalgamated my foundation of design knowledge from my first degre with the application of design principles that can be used within the context of a business. This course showed me a practical way of using design as a strategic business tool.
Since graduating, I am looking to go into user experience (UX) design. This is exciting for me as DMU has allowed me to prepare for this direction within the flexible modules and projects I undertook. I am excited as this is the type of role that I am most passionate about! However, most of all, the impact my role will have on other people excites me the most. Being able to have a positive significant impact on people is why I started design, and UX design will allow me to do just that.
My favourite part of the course was the live brief. Collaborating with Sainsbury’s on a live project was the most exciting and interesting aspect of my course. Liaising with design professionals on a live project was an excellent way for me to develop my networking skills with industry professionals. Overall, it was amazing. There are some really high-quality lecturers who don’t just teach, they go above and beyond by ensuring you are on task, happy and doing well. The study facilities at DMU are amazing, they are modern, spacious, well-designed with the purpose of the space in mind. The space specifically dedicated to my course was also very nice, open and welcomed collaboration with other designers. A real highlight of studying at DMU was meeting so many people from so many different backgrounds and cultures. My course was filled with people so different to me, it was a great experience to learn from as an individual and as a designer.
DMU allowed me to dictate my own future, by allowing me to flexibly choose the direction of each module I undertook based on my passions and aspirations after graduating. Also, the lecturers were very approachable. At times when a portfolio review was necessary for a job application, or even preparing for an interview, they were there for me.”
Marco Marin, Design Management and Entrepreneurship MA
Fashion Management with Marketing MA Aligned with a range of exciting career opportunities within the global fashion industry, our course will equip you with the advanced skills, agility and resilience required to respond to the ever-changing challenges and opportunities in this fast-paced sector. Our innovative MA programme is aimed at graduates with a fashion, textiles, or business degree who wish to become a manager within this sector. It will also provide a suitable progression route for those already working in the industry and wishing to further their career, as well as for those preparing for PhD study. You will learn from our expert staff about management practices which are specific to the fashion and textiles business, fashion marketing and promotion techniques, and brand management theories. Advance your understanding of how products are developed to commercial quality standards from concept to production, and develop your own critical position on the major sustainability issues facing the sector.
MODULES
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
Core modules
In your first two terms you will normally attend around 12 hours of timetabled taught sessions including lectures, tutorials, and workshop and studio sessions each week. You will also be expected to and be expected to undertake at least 23 hours of independent study each week. Your third term will be pre-dominantly self-directed (including meetings with your supervisor), during which you can expect to undertake 35 hours of independent study each week. Students studying this course part-time can expect to undertake half the listed hours of timetabled sessions and independent study.
• Research Methods • Integrated Brand Management • Fashion Promotion and Marketing • Global Fashion Management 1 • Global Fashion Management 2 • Critical Perspectives in Ethical and Sustainable Fashion • Dissertation or Work Based Project or Live-Project Optional modules • Managing Business Web Presence • Business Planning for the Creative Entrepreneur • Global Markets: Designing Businesses for International Growth • Design for Retail
You will be taught through lectures and seminars as well as tutorial guidance. Lectures deliver a discourse on a particular subject followed by seminars which are used for holding discussions or for exchanging information in a smaller group. Tutorials are provided usually to discuss a subject
on a one-to-one basis; however, you may find yourself in a small tutorial group to benefit from the contribution of others. You will be assessed through fully referenced and structured reports, presentations, blogs and project proposals.
EMPLOYABILITY Due to the range and variety of modules within the programme, there is a diverse choice of opportunities for graduates throughout the fashion supply chain. These include fashion buying, fashion marketing, fashion public relations, merchandising and logistics management, management of the product development process, retail or brand management, product sourcing and supply chain management, and e-commerce. Graduates are also in a strong position to set up a new business with support from the university’s enterprise team.
Modules and course details are subject to change. For the most up-to-date course information, a full list of modules, course duration and entry requirements visit: dmu.ac.uk/fmm
KEY INFORMATION Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time. Start date: September English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 including 5.5 in each band or equivalent. Entry requirements: You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honours degree in a relevant subject, for example fashion, design or business. If you have other professional qualifications and industry experience, we will consider your application on an individual basis.
DMU Global
Postgraduate support
Fees and funding
DMU Global is our innovative international experience programme which aims to enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons, helping you to become a global graduate, equipped to meet the needs of employers across the world.
Studying a postgraduate course at DMU will help you to go further in your knowledge and career as you develop your specialisms and express your passion for your subject area. As part of the DMU family, you will be supported at every stage in ensuring you achieve your dreams and make the most of your postgraduate journey.
Funding your studies is an important part of the decision-making process when considering postgraduate study. Our tuition fees are available on our course pages and you can find out the most up up-to-date information on fees and funding options on dmu.ac.uk/pgfunding
Through DMU Global, we offer a wide range of opportunities for you to study, work and volunteer overseas as part of your degree. These opportunities can be directly linked to your programme of study. We also offer a range of international experiences right here on campus and in the UK where students can participate in a variety of opportunities. DMU is also currently offering online opportunities offered in partnership with global organisations. Previous opportunities include, international online networking events, public speaking workshops, cultural discussions and e-language learning sessions. Check out some of our student experience stories here: dmuglobal.com/student-stories
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DMU Works We want to help you develop skills that are based on real-world experience. Our dedicated careers and employability team, DMU Works, are on hand to support you with finding placements, volunteering opportunities, CV writing skills, research opportunities and much more. dmu.ac.uk/dmuworks
Healthy DMU Our Healthy DMU initiative supports your university experience to ensure you have a healthy, happy and productive time here. Healthy DMU masterclasses will support you in mindfulness, managing pressure and building confidence. These skills are especially helpful to our mature student body of more than 2,600 people, who may be returning to education after some time away. dmu.ac.uk/healthy
POSTGRADUATE MASTER’S LOANS Postgraduate Master’s loans are available from the UK government for new postgraduate taught and research Master’s students to help fund your course and living costs. Loans are available to full-time, part-time and distance learning students. To find out if you are eligible for a loan, please visit gov.uk/masters-loan
DMU SCHOLARSHIPS Course-specific scholarships, Sports scholarships and alumni scholarships may be available, so check on our website to see what is currently on offer and the eligibility criteria. We also offer a number of tuition fee discounts and country specific scholarships for international students who wish to study a postgraduate course at DMU, please visit dmu.ac.uk/pgfees
How to Apply UK STUDENTS
EU/INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
To apply to study a postgraduate course (full-time or part-time) you should complete an online postgraduate application form and email it to admissions@dmu.ac.uk or apply via the DMU Online Portal.
If you’re an EU or overseas student, you can apply through one of two options:
To apply for a research degree (PhD, MPhil, MSc/ MA by Research, DBA) you are required to apply via our online admissions portal. As part of your application you must submit the below documents:
If possible, you should submit the following documents with your application form:
• Alternatively, you can download and fill out our free application form and return it to our Admissions team by emailing admissions@dmu.ac.uk
• Two current references on official headed paper or from a professional email address (these can be work or academic references and must be signed and recently dated) • Copies of academic transcripts • Copies of degree/diploma certificates • Personal statement To download the application form or access the DMU Online Portal, visit dmu.ac.uk/pgapply
• Apply to study a postgraduate course (full-time or part-time) online via the DMU Online Portal
You’ll need to prepare the following documents to submit along with your application form: • Two current references on official headed paper or from a professional email address (this can be a work or academic reference and must be signed and recently dated) • Copies of academic transcripts • Copies of degree/diploma certificates • A copy of your passport • A copy of your English language certificate To access the DMU Online Portal or download the application form visit: dmu.ac.uk/international/apply
• Your written research proposal so that we can fully assess whether our expertise, facilities and supervisory capacity can support your research needs • Scanned copies of your most relevant academic certificates and transcripts • Two academic references that are dated within the last two years • Applicants who require evidence of their English language qualifications will need to provide an IELTS certificate (no older than two years) or a copy of a degree from a majority English speaking country (dated within the last five years). If using an IELTS certificate, you must have a minimum overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in each component • A scanned copy of your passport For further information about writing a research proposal or applying for a research degree, please contact the Doctoral College at pgradmissions@dmu.ac.uk For further information about writing a research proposal and access to our online admissions portal visit dmu.ac.uk/doctoral
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