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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

Our MA Fashion and Textiles degree course will help you develop the skills and critical awareness you need to pursue your creative talents in research, enterprise, or a creative career or practice.

On this workshop-based course, you'll develop your core practice in a fashion or textile context, unique to Portsmouth. You'll identify and explore your own motivation, be challenged to create designs, and develop your own digital and physical fashion products, using our excellent facilities that are a playground for creatives like you.

You'll also learn and hone transferable skills, gaining the confidence and tools needed to become a successful innovator and leader.

Whatever the focus of your studies, you'll strengthen your creative, critical, and practical abilities to achieve considered, professional results that are commercially viable. Whether you're interested in a leadership or management role, or starting your own business, this course can help you accomplish your goals in a constantly growing industry.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 5.5.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

If you meet our criteria, you could get a £3000 tuition fees discount – visit website for details

Student Destinations

This MA Fashion and Textiles degree will prepare you to explore your creative practice or pursue management opportunities within two globally in-demand industries. From design to export, the UK is a rich international source for fashion and textiles. In 2020, it exported almost £6 billion in fashion, and £3 billion in textiles (UKFT, 2020) worldwide, so you’ll graduate with best practice and knowledge from a reputable contributor to these industries.

Graduates of this course have gone onto roles such as:

  • Assistant designer
  • Business owner
  • Freelance designer
  • Textile artist
  • Technician

Module Details

Core modules

  • A Question of Research (30 credits)
  • Exploratory Practice (30 credits)
  • Major Project (60 credits)

Optional modules

  • Concept Development - 30 credits
  • Context - 30 credits
  • Contextual Report - 60 credits
  • Transdisciplinary Experiences - 30 credits

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