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MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear)

MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear)

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

15 months

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Non-Industrial Design And Technology Fashion Design

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

As an internationally recognised masters, this menswear course challenges the conventions of fashion design, producing some of the industry's most progressive designers and labels.

Course overview

MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear) is guided by experienced staff and resourced with industry standard equipment. The course nurtures enquiry and develops professionals who will influence the future of the industry.

The course is one of five which make-up the Fashion Programme. The other four courses are:

MA Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear);

Graduate Diploma Fashion Design Technology;

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear;

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear.

What to expect:

The course helps students to develop the ability to master complex and speculative areas of knowledge through advanced research skills relative to fashion.

Students will expand their intellectual and creative skills through the synthesis of theoretical and practical approaches to design, and the synergy between craft and technology.

Students will engage with the complexities of the current fashion market; with consideration of the environmental and human impact of the industry.

MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear) offers the scope to develop a broad range of innovative design methods through studio practice involving specific levels of manufacture appropriate to fabrication. The course is designed for graduates with a fashion/textile background and also welcomes womenswear graduates who wish to diversify their practice by applying transferable skills to menswear in an expanding industry/market context.

The course offers a particular insight into traditional men’s tailoring and construction but also offers insights into how to balance this with contemporary concepts and technologies.

Students will develop their work, both conceptually and technically, through investigative research and can access specialist facilities for hand crafted and digitized manufacturing processes. In addition to the in-house facilities students will have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers and industry partners to further their knowledge beyond design in areas such as sourcing, manufacture, project management, media and marketing.

Students are supported in developing collaborations with industry specialists and international fabric suppliers, a process that builds important contacts for the future. Students have the potential to incorporate collaborations with textile and production professionals throughout the course.

Modules

This unit is your opportunity to innovate and explore developmental processes and engage with collaborative working practices. You will develop your professional negotiation, teamwork and networking skills that are essential in the cultural, entrepreneurial and creative industries. The emphasis of this unit is on cross-disciplinary student-led collaboration. You can conceive of your own project or engage with industry and college-based briefs.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£13,330

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£28,570

Entry requirements

The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows: an Honours degree at 2.1 or above in a related discipline. Applicants with a degree in another subject may be considered, depending on the strength of the application; OR equivalent qualifications.

University information

University of the Arts London (UAL) is one of the world’s leading and most prestigious arts universities, maintaining an internationally renowned list of alumni. Located in London, it is ideally positioned for students wishing to study a postgraduate qualification and gain valuable connections to a thriving creative sector. UAL ranks in the top 30 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide, 2025). With modern campus sites spread across...more

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