
Master in Retail Design
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish
PACE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Master in Retail Design
The Master's Degree in Retail Design will allow you to acquire the necessary knowledge in strategy, technological innovation and visual merchandising to respond to point of sale design in a constantly changing sector.
What do you have to bear in mind when creating your own spaces for brands? In the Master in Retail Space: Retail Design you will learn how to apply the design to a commercial space.
The Master in Retail Space: Retail Design is intended for professionals who wish to acquire complete knowledge in the field of commercial design: from small-scale design and new formats to large-scale design, from boutiques to large multinational brands, we will learn how the differences are applied in each scenario, working directly with real brands and company briefings.
The invited companies are, among others, Antonio Miro, World Duty Free, IKEA, SONY, Swarovski, Vitra, Tous, MUJI and Nike.
Most areas of the Master are covered with theory and practice cases. Importance is given to the analysis and study of trends and innovation in the market and society to get a close-up view of the elements in designing a retail space arena (new formats, space, communication, flow, exhibition, virtual aspects, sensory perceptions, etc.). Art and analysis are the basis of any project and the concept and projection of space. We make every effort so students come away with the highest standards and ability to work with the most demanding companies in the market.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the school website for more information.
Curriculum
- Large Formats and Strategies. Expansion Models
- Development of Executive Project in Commercial Design. Details and Formats
- Investigation Methods. Retail Spaces in Cities Global Trends in Sustainability
- Merging Physical & Digital. Technology and Retail
- Window Display Production. First Impressions
- Integral Project Global Trade. Large Scale. Commerce in Transit. Ikea
- Commercial Marketing Strategies
- New Ways of Retail Spaces. Study Project
- Visual Communication, Identity and Expressive Values of Brands at the Point of Sale
- Displays and Visual Merchandising
- Creative and Collaborative Processes in Retail Trends
- Integral Brand Project
Program Outcome
Master’s Degree in Retail Space: Retail Design. Awarded by UVic-UCC.
ECTS credits: 60
Objectives
- Analyse the role the retail sector plays in commercial strategy at all levels.
- Explore retail types, their various functions, how to deal with demand for them, the role they play in economic and social activity, and the future challenges this sector faces.
- Demonstrate and analyse the design process for the development of a retail space arena.
- Identify and apply social and market studies, and learn how to interpret and work with this information to obtain an ideal design.
- Create a complete project for the design of a major retail space with all the aspects that need to be taken into account to bring it to a good conclusion.
Competences
- Domain of the conceptualization and realization of window display.
- Domain of strategic branding tools related to Retail.
- Knowledge of strategies, market plans and models of expansion.
- Domain of visual communication tools.
- Knowledge of Retail applied to virtual commerce.
- Domain of different trends in eco-illumination.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The Master in Retail Space: Retail Design is designed for professionals who wish to acquire complete knowledge on the field of retail design: From small-scale and new formats to large-scale design, from boutiques to large multinational brands, we will explain how the differences are applied in each scenario, working directly with brands and briefings.
Program delivery
The language of instruction for this program taught in both English and Spanish
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.