Objectives

• fashion design and product development
• set design and retail design
• fashion media and communications
• fashion culture and luxury brand heritage

Programme-specific Information

• The Professional Dissertation
  Students produce a professional dissertation, which charts the development of their individual project in the context of their professional work as an apprentice during the programme.
• The Main Project
  At the end of the MA programme, students make formal presentations of their work in front of a panel of academics and practitioners. The presentation format will vary according to the framework and content of the apprenticeship (fashion/accessories collection, set design project, retail design project, cultural project, communications project).

Entry Requirements

• Degree and entry requirements:
  
  The first year of a Master’s programme (obtained with a merit or distinction) or equivalent in Applied Arts (fashion, design and related visual or applied arts disciplines), Media Arts (Culture, Communications, Film and Media Studies, Drama and Performance Studies), or Humanities and Social Sciences (Literature, Languages, History, Sociology)
• For International Students:
  
  Degree equivalent to the first year of a Master’s degree.
  At least a C1 level in French language.

Selection Process

• Maximum number of students 18
• To be eligible for the apprenticeship scheme the maximum age for applicants is 29 (or 30 years of age during the year of study).

• Application Process for Entry 2024-2025
   
  • The online application process closes on 8th of May 2023.
  • Selection committee's review of applications : 22-26 May 2023
  • Interviews dates: the week of June 5, 2023
  • Admission results : the week of June 12, 2023
  • Candidates are admitted to the MA Programme on the condition that they secure an apprenticeship scheme with one of the LVMH houses by the start of the programme on October 1 2023.
  • Individual interviews with the HRs of the LVMH group from 12th June 2023 onwards.
     
• Recruitment Criteria
  Written application and interviews.
  
  The selection process for entry to the MA programme involves both a written application and a two-stage interview process: an internal interview with teaching staff from the Sorbonne Nouvelle and École Duperré and external professional interviews with HR of the host company or the HR of the LVMH design houses and brands in the case of the specialised IME class. The written application should set out your professional motivation and goals together with your academic trajectory providing full details of any degrees awarded (level and length of study) and any relevant professional experience. The application should also include a CV, a formal cover letter and a portfolio for the fashion/design students or a formal professional project with visual portfolio of images for the culture/ communications students. If your application is successful, you will proceed to the first stage of internal interviews in June, followed by possible professional interviews with HR should you move on to the second stage in July.

  The Portfolio

  A portfolio of visual documents illustrating the candidate’s research or experience in design, communication or heritage, should be sent separately to M. Sébastien Riblet, département de Médiation Culturelle.
• Academic Administration
  Postgraduate Degree Brochure 2018-2019

Application

Institution partners

Professional Partners

FORMASUP - PARIS
Le CFA FORMASUP Paris, créé par l’organisme gestionnaire FORMASUP Paris par voie de convention passée avec le Conseil régional Ile-de-France, a pour objet de développer la formation par alternance dans l’enseignement supérieur, et tout particulièrement par l’apprentissage, afin de répondre aux besoins exprimés par les milieux professionnels concernés.
www.formasup-paris.fr

Information

• Secretary of Master:
  
  Email of department : dept-mc@sorbonne-nouvelle.fr
  

• Administrative registration information :
  Service de la scolarité de l’UFR Arts & Médias

Programme Director