emlyon business school

MSc in Luxury Management & Marketing

18 months to accomplish your dreams in the industry of excellence

Build your career in a challenging business culture

To build your career, you will need solid academic knowledge and the capacity to adapt to the luxury industry’s high standards. You’ll acquire the basics of management, discover how to apply specialist management knowledge, and focus on the Fashion and Lifestyle Industry (London) or the Luxury Design Industry (New York City), or Fashion and Luxury Business (Rome).

Study in strategic, international luxury locations

Master the basics of the Luxury Industry in Paris, distinguish yourself with skills gained in cutting-edge international hubs: London or New York City or Rome. By studying in these distinct locations, you will develop a broad view of the global luxury industry and learn how to navigate the specifics of these different business markets successfully.

Access a select network of companies in the luxury industry

emlyon business school has always worked closely with the business community in order to provide students with quality internship and job offers, as well as privileged contact with companies. Our partners in the luxury industry include Cartier, Chanel, Christian Dior, Infiniti, Kempinski hotels, L’Oréal, Lancel Richemont Group, Tag Heuer, etc.

You will become an expert in luxury with a program that offers a true multi-campus, multi-cultural experience within the heart of the international luxury industry.

This MSc program is approved by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles and is made up of 18 months of study including a 4-6 month internship.

In addition to your degree, all students will be supported and guided on 1-on-1 career coaching through emlyon's Career Services Center. Graduates will have life-time access to the emlyon alumni network, comprising of almost 45,000 graduates in over 130 countries.

Careers services track

As a student of the MSc in Luxury Management & Marketing, you will benefit from a dedicated career track that will include workshops, expert panels, fairs, events, company visits, etc. The Careers Services Department provides all students with continual support in identifying career goals and developing action plans. Program-specific careers services include:

• Workshops: Careers workshops help you prepare for your internship search and future career. Self-assessment tools and individual coaching provide you with the opportunity to prepare for your next move.
• Tools: Our wide range of career tools help you find out more information on partner companies and sector-specific resources, including databases with internship and job offers.
• Events: Over 200 companies visit emlyon business school campuses each year and provide students with continuous access to the business community (events include company visits, the luxury week, conferences and expert panels, finance careers days, and vocational days to name a few.

Targeted Jobs

Sales Operations Specialist • Insights & Strategies Manager • Brand Manager • Retail Business Analyst • Digital Marketing Project Manager • After-sales Marketing Specialist • Market Manager • CRM Executive • Business Developer • Key Account Manager • Merchandising Executive

Main Recruiters

Chanel • Louis Vuitton • Cartier • Givenchy • Hermès • L’Oréal • Richemont International SA • Longchamp • Chloé • Christian Dior • Christie’s • Gucci • Infiniti Europe • Lamborghini • Manufacture Roger Dubuis • Moet Hennessy • Mont Blanc • Puig • Sotheby’s • Swarovski • Tiffany & Co • Payot

Year 1

Academic Content

• e-learning Management Fundamentals
• Initiation to the Luxury Industry and Entrepreneurship
• Language Courses
• Design Management in New York at Parson's School of Design
• OR Fashion & Lifestyle in London at the London College of Fashion
• OR Fashion and Luxury Business in Rome at Luiss Business School
• Luxury Specialization Courses + Asian Business Environment

Experiential Elements

• In-company Project

Year 2

Academic Content

• Professional Thesis

Experiential Elements

• Internship (4 to 6 Months) or professional experience

The 2021 Shanghai Ranking: emlyon in the top 3 of the best business schools in France, in the management category

emlyon business school is ranked among the top 100 best universities and business schools of the world, in the latest Shanghai ranking.

In the Management category, the School reaches the top 3 of best French business schools, behind Insead and HEC.

emlyon scores particularly well on the impact of its researcher-professors' output, and their capacity to collaborate with other universities and international schools.

For Isabelle Huault, President of the Executive Board and Dean of emlyon business school: “This ranking expresses the quality of the faculty and research of emlyon. Our ambition is to build on the School's academic excellence in the years to come, along with smooth articulation between output, broadcasting, and knowledge valorization. emlyon wants to attract the best professor-researchers and reach a total of 200 permanent professors in 2025.

The Shanghai ranking identifies the best higher education establishments worldwide and sorts them out by academic category, according to the quality of their research works, based on the following factual criteria:

• The number of articles published in the best peer reviews in management (top 25%),
• The research impact factor, measured by the number of times these articles are cited in other research works in management,
• The international collaboration between institutions in research,
• The number of articles published in The Top 1% of peer reviews and conferences on management.

Delivered in-person in Paris, and either New York, London or Rome.