Fashion and Textiles

Nottingham Trent University

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Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom , Nottingham

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

City Campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,800 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Fashion and Textiles

About

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

The MA Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear courses provide a platform for diverse and creative thinking and design practice to challenge and drive the future of fashion and textiles.

This will be your opportunity to think and do creatively, as be agents of change, to be innovative, take risks, to explore and solve problems.

We encourage a personalised approach to practice and theory that takes account of social, political, environmental, and technological issues, from local and global perspectives.

A critical approach to notions of progress encouraging a deeper understanding of craft, traditional and digital practices, and wider technological developments.

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.
83% of NTU's research submitted to the 'Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory' Unit of Assessment was assessed to be world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
Opt for a 20 credit point advanced research module if you're thinking of progressing to PhD or Professional Doctorate study.

Student work

Work by Lucy Turner
Work by Lucy Turner
Work by Vicky Price
Work by Tracey Doxey
Work by Charlotte Foulkes

The modular structure of this course provides opportunities for cross-school community building, interdisciplinary thinking and collaboration.

The optional modules provide a bespoke learning experience geared towards individual professional futures.

Option One
Option Two

Innovation in Practice

(140 credit points)

This module is designed to fully support flexibility and personalisation. Running throughout the course, it enables part-time students to negotiate and manage their time allocation to the module while completing the School-wide Collaboration and Culture module in term 1 and making a personal decision to study their optional module in year 1.

Culture and Collaboration

(20 credit points)

In this module you will explore themes of â€کCultural Emergency' in collaboration with those from other MA disciplines. It will provide you with a fresh insight into your practice, develop advanced research methods and help you define and explore wider possibilities in your practice in interdisciplinary ways.

Term Two

Optional modules:

Professional Futures

(20 credit points)

This optional module will be an exciting space to investigate and develop thoughts around the future of what employment looks like in the area of Fashion and Textiles. It will be a vehicle for debate and a catalyst for cross disciplinary opportunities in relation to employment, enterprise and innovations.

You will be delivering a presentation that summarises your findings from a series of short self-initiated activities that could include work placement opportunities, liaising with industry, industry visits and networking opportunities, developing skills and knowledge of new and emerging digital technologies, and how it impacts your own practice and career ambitions and possibilities.

*optional modules can be studied in Yr1 or Yr2 for PT studyâ€‹.

Advancing Research Design

(20 credit points)

An opportunity to develop current postgraduate work through the use of applied research methods as part of a cross-discipline community. â€‹

You will explore and critique a range of research methodologies and methods to examine how these can be applied in support of creating coherent research design, and the development of robust outcomes across diverse disciplines.â€‹

Extend knowledge of research methods and methodologies to enhance future professional practice; or progression to PhD level study. â€‹

*optional modules can be studied in Yr1 or Yr2 for PT studyâ€‹.

Innovation in Practice

(140 credit points)

Culture and Collaboration

(20 credit points)

Term Five

Optional modules:

Professional Futures

(20 credit points)

*optional modules can be studied in Yr1 or Yr2 for PT studyâ€‹.

Advancing Research Design

(20 credit points)

An opportunity to develop current postgraduate work through the use of applied research methods as part of a cross-discipline community. â€‹

Extend knowledge of research methods and methodologies to enhance future professional practice; or progression to PhD level study. â€‹

*optional modules can be studied in Yr1 or Yr2 for PT studyâ€‹.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Your qualification	You could study
Bachelors degree (four years) from a recognised university in Jordan 2.2 grade (Average of "Good" or GPA 2.5/4 or 3.1/5 or 65%)	Postgraduate (Masters) courses Students who do not meet this grade can be considered for Pre-Masters courses at NTIC
Masters degree (one - three years) from a recognised university in Jordan	Postgraduate research

Your qualification

You could study

Bachelors degree (four years) from a recognised university in Jordan

2.2 grade (Average of "Good" or GPA 2.5/4 or 3.1/5 or 65%)

Postgraduate (Masters) courses

Students who do not meet this grade can be considered for Pre-Masters courses at NTIC

Masters degree (one - three years) from a recognised university in Jordan

Postgraduate research

Career

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.

If you are interested in starting your own creative business, the University provides start-up training and support through NTU Enterprise, our centre for entrepreneurship and enterprise.

Professional practice

If relevant to your project you will have the option to organise and undertake internships, learn entrepreneurship skills through business development courses and attend events held by the University's Employability team and other organisations.

You will also be encouraged to undertake research into fashion, textile or knitwear design companies, or appropriate contexts, for retailing or showcasing your completed project.

You will be invited to collaborate in projects and attend research events and symposia. Recent exhibitions our students have been involved in include:

Crafting Anatomies
Knitting Nottingham
Closely Held Secrets
DE NATURA; and
Journeys in Lace: Parts 1 & 2 (Lace: Here: Now).

Study trips

Study visits to exhibitions in London have recently included:

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier at the Barbican; and
ARTIST TEXTILES Picasso to Warhol at the Fashion and Textile Museum.

An optional annual trip to Antwerp and Paris has included visits to:

Dries Van Noten - Inspirations
Happy Birthday Dear Academie!
Madame Grأ¨s: Sculptural Fashion.

During this trip student have also visited:

Premiأ¨re Vision (incorporating Indigo and Yarntex)
Matأ©riO
Li Edelkoort's Trend Union studio.

You will also be invited to submit your work to be considered for exhibition at London's New Designers.

Showcase

Explore our showcase â€کWe Are Creatives' - celebrating the work of the Nottingham School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students' work and gain a real insight into what it's like to be part of the NTU creative community at wearecreativesntu.art

YouFirst â€“ working with our Employability Team

Our friendly, experienced careers consultants will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice you won't find in a book or on the internet. You can benefit from this at any time during your studies and up to three years after completing your course.

Re:search Re:imagined

To us, research is about more than writing papers and proposing new ideas. By daring to think differently, we're disrupting the research landscape and finding the answers to the questions that really matter. From electronic textiles to the history of lace, we're inspiring the brightest minds to rise up and find solutions to some of the most significant global challenges facing society.

Find out more: ntu.ac.uk/research

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,800 / year

How to Apply

Step 1: Register as a new applicant and create an account

To get started, head to our Applicant Portal. Register yourself as a new applicant and create your user name and password . You don’t have to complete your application all at once – so keep your login details safe and log back in whenever you want.

Step 2: Fill out and submit your application

Work your way through the application making sure you:

include as much relevant information as possible
upload evidence of the results you have achieved
write a comprehensive personal statement that highlights your skills and explains your motivation for applying for the course in question
stick to the 4,000 word character limit – you can upload additional documents if you have more you need to say
if required, provide the reference(s) with your application.

When you submit your application, you'll receive an acknowledgement of receipt from us.

Reference guidelines

You can submit your reference through the Applicant Portal, but make sure your referee:

types your reference on letter-headed paper
dates and signs the reference
clearly states their position and relationship to you.

Alternatively, your referee can email your reference to us at [email protected] – but it must come from their official email address. This means that it must be sent from a school, college, university or work email address.

It's your responsibility to request a reference from your referee and ensure that they, or you, submit it to us. We don't request references from referees on your behalf.

Step 3: Track the progress of your application

As long as you’ve provided all the information we need, we’ll try and make a decision on your application within five to ten working days. However, this can take longer and you should allow at least three weeks for a decision .

We’ll be updating you throughout this process though so make sure you add @ntu.ac.uk to your safe senders list and keep an eye on your emails. You can also track the progress of your application through the Applicant Portal.

Some courses will require that you attend an interview, or you may have to submit a portfolio of work. We'll contact you and give you plenty of warning if you need to do either of these things.

Step 4: Check your offer

If your offer is accepted, congratulations! You'll have received either a conditional offer or an unconditional offer from us. It's important that you check this carefully.

Conditional offer: This means you must fulfil certain criteria – such as achieving the required grades – before you can be accepted on to the course.
Unconditional offer: You have met all the entry criteria and can take your place on the course as long as you accept your offer within four weeks .

If you've applied for more than one course you'll receive a separate decision for each course.

Step 5: Accept your offer within four weeks

We look forward to welcoming you – but remember that accepting your offer does not commit you to joining the course. Instead you'll have reserved your place as long as you meet any conditions – however we hope you do decide to join us.

Remember that competition for places is high, and if you don’t accept your offer within four weeks it may lapse. After eight weeks it will be automatically withdrawn.

Step 6: Meet the conditions of your offer (if you have any)

Upload all the documents required to meet the conditions of your offer using the My Documents section of the Applicant Portal. Make sure you keep your original copies too as we may need to see these to fully complete your enrolment and welcome you to the University.