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MA Fashion and Textile Design

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Study mode

Part time day

Duration

2 years

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Fashion Design Textile Design

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This specialist, flexible part-time course provides the opportunity for you to explore and develop your own specialism within Fashion, Textiles or Knitwear Design.

Key features

  • Study on a part-time basis, and complete modules sequentially or independently (depending on your current qualifications).
  • Benefit from lectures by researchers and visiting designers working in industry such as Jo Cope, Simeon Farrar, Professor Jane Harris, Moxham, Karen Nicol, and Christopher Raeburn.
  • Work with fellow students, practitioners and academic staff from different cultures and backgrounds.
  • Have the opportunity to join a European study visit to Antwerp and Paris.
  • Take advantage of our extensive links with industry.
  • Be selected to exhibit your work at New Designers in London.
  • Opt for a 20 credit point advanced research module if you’re thinking of progressing to PhD or Professional Doctorate study.

What you'll study

At the start of the course you will devise an individual project which can be commercial or conceptual in its focus. Your project may be based on your own design and career aspirations, links with industry, or an investigation into the intersections between fashion, interiors, art and fabrication.

How you’re taught

Teaching and learning experiences will include:

  • lectures
  • tutorials
  • seminars
  • inductions
  • workshops
  • live projects
  • study visits
  • self-directed research
  • independent studio practice.

Assessment

Assessment is 100% by coursework and involves:

  • Project Proposal
  • supporting fashion research and development work
  • evidence of reflective practice
  • experimental designs
  • formal presentation of key developments
  • resolved fashion/ textile / knitwear designs
  • portfolio and CV.

Careers and employability

This course leads to a wide range of career opportunities including commercial or independent fashion, textile or knitwear designer, maker or artist.

Other industry-related roles include buyer, merchandiser, production manager, trend forecaster, and styling for fashion and knitwear companies and brands.

You could also use this course to support a career in teaching, lecturing, journalism and progression to MPhil or PhD study.

Recent graduates have set up their own successful businesses, and work within the fashion and textile design sector and wider creative industries. Others have returned to their previous job with a renewed focus and enhanced career prospects.

Modules

Students can complete this module as either 180 credit point or 160 credit point. Working with your allocated supervisor and through discussion with your peers, you will develop ideas for your project creating a Project Proposal outlining your personal and project aims. It is expected that your project will have its focus within the subject of fashion and / or textile design, and be based on your initial application and future career aspirations. Group tutorials held across the subject area (Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design) will be used to invite debate and provide a platform to critique the theories and practices you are interested in. You will also be encouraged to evaluate the development of your research and use of methods, personal engagement and reflective practice, all of which will inform your project and contribute to discussions about your fellow students' projects. As part of your learning You will keep evidence of your reflective practice, through recording, analysing and evaluating your ideas, and by considering ways in which your project might progress.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,850

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£8,750

Entry requirements

Students should have 2.2 honours degree in a related subject. Students with non-standard entry qualifications and / or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

University information

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is one of the biggest and most popular universities in the UK offering a number of benefits for postgraduate students. The University offers a variety of taught postgraduate courses and a wide range of research degree options across their eight academic schools. There are many types of postgraduate study on offer including taught postgraduate courses, professional courses and research degrees. Whether you...more

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