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Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods is a concentration of the Master of Business Administration of Alma Graduate School, the business school of the University of Bologna. The program is a challenging, intensive 12-month full-time international program taught entirely in English.

The curriculum of the MBA Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods is divided in two main parts: General Management (core courses) and a Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods concentration, designed to provide an opportunity for specialization and in-depth focus on both traditional and cutting-edge issues in the design, fashion, and luxury goods world.

General Management courses:

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Strategy
• Financial and Managerial Accounting
• International Finance
• Leading People and Organizations
• Marketing Management

Specialized courses:

• Business Development Laboratory
• Cross-cultural Management
• Fashion Tradition and Products: Clothing and Leather Goods
• Gemology and Watches
• Industrial Design and Branding
• International Production and Logistics
• International Trade
• Luxury Goods: Boats, Cars and Motorbikes
• Parfumes & Eyewear

This post-experience MBA also includes: managerial training, team-based project works, workshops with managers and entrepreneurs and in-company visits. The program also features a Business English course; intensive Italian classes are offered free of charge to international participants who wish to improve their language skills during their stay in Italy. Italian classes are scheduled in September 2013, prior to the beginning of the MBA courses.

Requirements

Admissions requirements for the 2013 intake are:

• Undergraduate degree;
• 2+ years of qualified work experience;
• English proficiency.

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all candidates whose native language is not English. The IELTS is acceptable as an alternative. Waivers may apply. There is no minimum TOEFL/IELTS score required.

IMPORTANT. Students possessing a degree obtained abroad must submit a recognition of their qualification for the purposes of admission to the program issued by the competent Italian Diplomatic Representation.

The admissions process is divided in two rounds of application:

Round I: December 3, 2012 - April 30, 2013

Round II:May 2, 2013 - July 1, 2013

Admission to the program is subject to the positive assessment of the candidates' individual interview and qualifications (e.g. curriculum vitae, GMAT/GRE, reference letters, etc.).

The Admission Board, made up of Alma Graduate School faculty members, reviews the applications on a rolling basis. Candidates will be contacted by an admissions team member as soon as their application has reached Alma Graduate School.

In line with the number of available places, admission the program is granted according to the applicants' position in the list of qualified candidates, drawn up on the basis of the total score awarded at the end of the admission process.

Students who achieve positions of merit in the final list of qualified candidates may benefit from full or partial scholarships. All students are eligible to apply for a special long-term and low-interest honor loan (no collateral required).

!! Complete instructions on the admission requirements are available in the official MBA call.

Please, download the MBA Call and the application form at the School's website.

Work Experience

At least 2 year(s) of work experience are required.

Funding

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Every year Alma Graduate School offers numerous full and partial scholarships for participants of the MBA.Scholarships range from 10,000 euro to 27,000 euro. All applicants are eligible to apply regardless of their nationality. Scholarships are merit-based (both academic as well as professional merit) and cover tuition costs only.

AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Alma and the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation grant the Africa Scholarship Program for the Acadmic Year 2013-2014. This Program aims to facilitate the participation of 10 young bright talents from Africa wishing to pursue an MBA and contribute to the social and economic development of their Continent.

HONOR LOAN

Also, thanks to an agreement between Alma Graduate School and UniCredit, MBA participants are also eligible to apply for a long-term and low-interest (no collateral required) honor loan. Loans will cover the full amount of the tuition fee or the portion of it that is not covered by the scholarship. In addition, all students can benefit from an additional 10,000 euro loan, designed to help them cover their living expenses in Bologna during the academic year.