Fashion Design MA

    Fashion Design MA

    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 19,350 / year(s)
    Fashion Design MA

    About

    Fashion Design MA encourages you to creatively challenge the traditional boundaries of fashion and develop your individual fashion practice through a rigorous understanding of applied research processes.

    On this flexible and diverse course, you will conduct a self-directed research project relevant to your chosen professional career path that explores and responds to new dialogues in design; investigating innovative materials, techniques and technologies that are shaping our evolving world.

    From our dedicated MA Fashion studio, you will have access to premium facilities including a machine room, photographic studio, textile studio, knit studio, and digital fashion programs, all supported by specialist staff and technicians.

    Assessed by portfolio, process book, artefacts and thesis, this full-time research-driven course responds to significant demand from industry and academia for graduates who are fashion thinkers.

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    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Entry Requirements 2025/26

    Standard Entry

    Applicants should normally have:

    A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline such as Fashion Design, Textiles, Fashion Communication, Product and other creative industry courses that include design development through reflective practice.

    International qualifications:

    If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry

    English language requirements:

    International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

    *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications

    Plus one of the following:

    • Additional:

      Applicants are required to submit an online portfolio with their application

    Career

    Careers & Employability

    You will graduate with the expertise and knowledge required to become a world-class designer and design change-maker. 

    Throughout the year, you will have the opportunity to engage in a range of events such as conferences and guest lectures to help further your knowledge and build networks to further your future career aspirations. You will also work on industry-led, collaborative projects that practically reflect the nature of working within the design industry.  

    This flexible course provides the opportunity to follow a variety of career paths, including research-focused roles such as in Ph.D. or fashion research, as well as exciting opportunities as designers, product developers or entrepreneurs within the fashion industry. 

     

     

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    Fee Information

    Fashion Design MA
    Northumbria University
    Northumbria University
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne

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