Academic Requirements

• Completed Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O Level) with 3 subjects that are of Grade C and above or equivalent
• English Language Proficiency
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 5.5, taken during the last two years
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 525 (Paper-based) or 70 (Internet-based), taken during the last two years
  • TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) with a minimum score of 620
  • GCE 'O' Level English Language Examination of C6
  • Completion of Advanced English with Raffles College of Higher Education, Singapore

Non-Academic Requirements

• At least age of 16 or above

Modules Covered

• Academic Research & Communication Skills
• Accounting for Decision Making
• Business Information System
• Business Statistics
• Buying Principles 1 & 2
• Fashion & the Consumer
• Fashion Coordination & Promotion
• Fashion Marketing & Merchandising
• Final Retail Management Project 1 & 2
• Human Resource Management
• Industrial Attachment
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• Management & Organization Behavior
• Managing Retail Channels
• Market Research Techniques
• Marketing & Design on the Web
• Principles of Economics
• Relationship Marketing Management
• Retail Marketing & Management
• Retail Store Operations
• Retail Strategy
• Service Marketing
• Visual Merchandising 

Delivery Mode

• Full-time

Duration

• 24 months

Timetable

To be confirmed (contact SchoolBuzz)

Commencement Dates

• January
• April
• July
• October

Teacher Student Ratio

• 1 teacher : 25 students for studio-based learning
• 1 teacher : 40 students for tutorial-based learning

Assessment Methods

All modules will be assessed through a combination of assessments, tests, class participation and written examinations. To be awarded the Advanced Diploma, students will need to achieve a passing mark of 50% for all modules. For Degree and Master Courses, students will need to achieve the passing grade stipulated by the University for all modules.

Teaching and Learning

It is essential that a student is subjected to a broad range of views and experiences in order that the learning process may elicit, sometimes over a prolonged period, appropriate routes for a person to take, particularly in the latter stages of the course.

Awards

• Advanced Diploma in Retail Management

Option 1 (2 installments)

Option 2 (4 installments)

Areas of employment include:

• Fashion Entrepreneur
• Retail Store Director
• Operations Manager
• Logistics and Customer Service Manager
• Showroom Manager
• Merchandiser
• Retail Buyer
• Retail Store Planner