Master Programme (One Year) in Textile Management

Master's Programme (One Year) in Textile Management

This programme will give you an overview of the fundamentals of textiles and fashion to build upon your existing degree in topics like business administration, industrial economy, textile engineering, textile design, and fashion design. This will provide interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives on the challenges related to working towards sustainable textiles and fashion. The main emphasis on sustainability is also an important area of research throughout the Swedish School of Textiles.

Our programme will introduce you to the most recent research on sustainability in textile management and offer a dynamic learning environment with students from all over the world. Together, we create leaders that are ready to make a change in one of the most polluting industries in the world.

Fundamentals in textile management

The aim of this programme is to provide students with no previous experience in textile and fashion in particular with the fundamentals in textile management, both in terms of research and professional insights and a platform for creating an international network for a career in the fashion or textile industry. The courses have a strong foundation in current research in textile management, focusing on sustainability and digitalisation in the textile value chain, fashion management, as well as business strategy and retail. The programme also contains an introductory course in the well-equipped textile laboratories, which gives you good insight into textile as a material as well as textile and apparel production in general.

Research and international networks

Textile management is a multidisciplinary area with a foundation in social science research fields such as business administration, industrial economy, fashion studies and related areas that addresses phenomena important for the textile and fashion industry. Research in textile management at the University of Borås is internationally prominent and integrated into the programme through lectures, workshops, and projects. There are also good opportunities to connect with other researchers around the world via international networks and collaborations.

Programme structure

This one-year Master's programme is comprised of two terms of full-time studies. The courses during the first term focus on providing basic knowledge of theories in supply chain management and fashion studies, textile materials, and production knowledge, as well as business models and strategic management. In addition, students take a course in methods to acquire in-depth knowledge in the design and implementation of research in textile management. During the second term, students take two parallel courses with a focus on fashion retail marketing and sustainable supply chain management in the apparel and textile industry. During the last period of the second term, students conduct an independent research project that results in a Master's thesis of 15 ECTS credits.

Career opportunities

This programme serves to supplement an existing bachelor level education with competencies related to management and sustainability in textiles and fashion. The career paths are thus dependent on the background of the student in terms of undergraduate studies.