MA Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming

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

APEL (Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning)

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

• Related academic or work experience
• The quality of the personal statement
• A strong academic or other professional reference
• OR a combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

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All our postgraduate courses offer career development, so that you become a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry.

LCF offers students the opportunity to develop Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills while studying through:

* Access to to speaker programmes and events featuring alumni and industry.

* Access to careers activities, such as CV clinics and one-to-one advice sessions.

* Access to a graduate careers service

* Access to a live jobsboard for all years.

* Advice on setting up your own brand or company.

Career paths

Masters graduates have an advantage in the employment market, obtaining work in a wide range of vocational and academic fields related to fashion. MA Fashion Curation could lead to a breadth of exit profiles including Fashion or Art and Design Curator, Arts and Events Management Assistant and Administrator or Consultant. Graduates of the course have gone on to work in many roles within the industry, at organisations including the British Council, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fan Museum Greenwich. The MA also provides an excellent preparation for higher level research degrees (MPhil or PhD), with an increasing number of graduates undertaking research, writing and teaching within fashion related subjects.

Block 1: EXPLORE – aims to support students as they transition to postgraduate level study and acquire foundational skills and knowledge through the following units:  

• Contextualising Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming (40 credits) 
  You will be introduced to the context of fashion curation and cultural programming including collecting and object interpretation, exhibition-making, and public-facing events and interventions. Develop a foundational knowledge of the field and the skills required to curate fashion collections and archives, exhibitions, events and interventions. 
• Critical Approaches to Research and Practice (20 credits) 
  Developing effective and innovative approaches to research frameworks is crucial for success in your master’s project studies and in your wider career. Interrogate the practical and theoretical methodologies applied in fashion curation and cultural programming, while actively exploring your own approach to research and practice. You’ll analyse and synthesise a range of research methodologies, methods, ethical considerations and techniques specific to the field and draw from relevant areas such as anthropology, digital design, literature and performance. 

On successful completion of these units you are eligible for the award of a Post Graduate Certificate (60 credits). 

Block 2: SITUATE – shifts from the orientation and exploration of the formation and growth of fashion curation and cultural programming to a position of affirming your own interests and development of your practice within the context of the wider field, through the following units: 

• Innovation and Speculation in Fashion Curation and Cultural Programming (40 credits) 
  Work alongside industry partners on the development and delivery of creative responses to professional briefs within fashion curation and cultural programming roles. You’ll build on your foundational knowledge of fashion curation and cultural programming contexts to identify, develop and apply inclusive, future-facing concepts and practical skills. You’ll be encouraged to experiment with a range of techniques and technologies. 
• Electives (20 credits) 
  On successful completion of these units you are eligible for the award of a Post Graduate Diploma (120 credits). 

Block 3: INTEGRATE - seeks to synthesise the theory and practice acquired throughout Block 1 and 2 culminating in the realisation of your Master’s Project, a demonstrable outcome contributing to your future research and practice beyond the course. 

• Masters Project (60 credits) 
  Synthesise the knowledge and skills you have gained on the course with a self-directed project chosen with support from your supervisor. You’ll communicate your work along with your ability to critically interrogate your practice with robust approaches to research and analysis. Upon completion, you will have generated a quality piece of work to shape your future career and professional development. 

You will also be eligible for the award of a Master’s of Art (180 credits). The final award grading is based upon the results of the Master’s Project only.