Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management

cutting-edge, career-making

Master of Professional Studies (MPS)

Work globally and innovate locally when you become part of our high-powered, multidisciplinary program. This dynamic think tank offers a highly respected approach to graduate business study. We challenge existing business models and develop new strategies for advancing our consumer sector. We partner with thought leaders inside and outside industry to sharpen marketing and leadership skills, explore global markets, innovate new product offerings, and develop next-generation leadership for the beauty industry.

Who Should Apply

The program welcomes applicants with a proven track record of professional achievement, a global mindset, and the desire to parlay multidisciplinary study into a leadership role in the beauty industry

Number of Credits

Duration of Program

Two-year evening program, to accommodate working executives; includes three field study opportunities (two global, one domestic)

The Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management Experience

Study product development in the only working fragrance laboratory on an American college campus. The Annette Green Fragrance Foundation Studio is a professional-level fragrance studio.

Enjoy unparalleled access to the industry’s top leaders: executives, consultants, media veterans, innovation experts, research and industry analysts, heads of industry associations, and faculty.

Be guided by an executive mentor, chosen with the help of the faculty, who will guide your professional growth, provide hands-on assistance in developing leadership skills, and provide you with practical approaches to managing your career.

Plan a professional road map. An individual career plan, developed with faculty members, will equip you for training and learning beyond the graduate program and help you successfully transition to more senior levels of corporate management.

Become part of a close-knit, high-powered peer group for the duration of your career. Join an alumni roster of key influencers at the top of the cosmetics and fragrance industries who gather regularly for continued learning and inspiration.

More About the Program

Areas of Study

Beauty industry history, cosmetics and fragrance product innovation, consumer behavior, managing the creative process, commerce management, brand development, corporate finance, leadership, social and digital media, global supply chain management

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Of our more than 350 alumni, a significant percentage have been promoted to senior executive positions (vice president or above) in major cosmetics and fragrance companies. This program is a proven pathway to advancement into top-level management.

INTERNATIONAL FIELD COURSES

Students are required to participate in two overseas field study courses. Courses include visits to multiple markets in a global region; past destinations include: Europe (London, Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Madrid), Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo), and North Africa (Marrakesh).

MASTER’S THESIS/CAPSTONE PROJECT

Working in small teams over the course of the final semester, students develop an innovative, in-depth, interdisciplinary approach to a strategic topic assigned by the faculty. Teams present research results to an audience of 700 faculty and industry experts; students will also present findings to industry conferences, retailers, and executives at leading consumer product companies.