Postgraduation Strategic Empowerment: Making Fashion Work

This postgraduate programme offers a transformative journey, designed for professionals, creators, entrepreneurs and change-makers in the fashion industry. With an innovative and multidisciplinary approach, it integrates areas such as career strategy, personal branding, creative entrepreneurship, financial literacy, communication, digital marketing and leadership, preparing participants to conceive, structure and launch projects that have an impact and are relevant in today´s market. The programme is delivered primarily online, offering flexibility and accessibility, and culminates in an intensive in-person experience, focused on the presentation of a final project or career plan in the form of a professional pitch to a panel of experts. With a teaching staff comprising nationally and internationally renowned professionals and academics, this course also includes inspirational talks with prominent figures from the fashion sector and related fields, fostering a genuine experience of high-quality networking and the sharing of strategic visions.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their application and CV, subject to approval by the course management. An interview may be arranged.

- Creation and management of own brands - Entrepreneurship in the fashion and creative sectors: make-up artists, photographers, designers, producers, multimedia - Image consultancy, personal branding and professional positioning - Communication, marketing and branding management in fashion - Coordination of creative projects and multidisciplinary teams - Content production and digital presence management - Mentoring, training and development of creative talent - Innovation, sustainability and technology applied to fashion - All careers in the fashion industry

The assessment system is set out in the University of Lusófona¿s own regulations and consists of continuous assessment, on a module-by-module basis, through individual or group assignments and an integrated project. The course is delivered mainly online; however, a final week of face-to-face teaching is set aside for a practical project ¿ the Residency. This involves organising three intensive days for the completion and presentation of a final project applying the knowledge acquired. The course is organised into three thematic areas structured into modules taught by lecturers specialising in the relevant fields.