MA Fashion

Duration

1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

Institution code

L28

UCAS Code

N/A

A digital fashion design layout showing a model in different poses wearing a floral blazer and skirt from multiple angles, with pattern pieces displayed below.

Maisie Bullock

A fashion collage with sketches and photos of models in colorful, avant-garde outfits, featuring bold patterns and exaggerated silhouettes.

Maisie Bullock

A photograph of two runway models in oversized garments with bold patterns and knitwear. One wears a large hat pierced with knitting needles and unique accessories like masks; the other wears a headscarf and glasses.

Millie Connor

An image of a fashion design board featuring sketches, fabric swatches, and inspiration images with the title ‘An Ode to Ageing’ with some notes on the materials and textures.

Mille Connor

A digital fashion design layout showcasing a vibrant outfit, which includes a red patterned top with blue puffed sleeves paired with wide-leg trousers. The layout also features pattern pieces and visuals of a digital model being fitted with the different outfit pieces.

Clara Dou

A digital fashion design layout featuring a row of mannequins in colourful, eclectic outfits standing on a grassy hill with floating silver spheres above them.

Clara Dou

A digital fashion design layout featuring a fashion illustration of two models in layered, dark-toned outfits with design sketches of vests, shirts, and shorts with the title: ‘The Liquidators’ written underneath.

Abigail Etherton

A digital fashion design layout featuring a person in a pink patterned suit with matching slippers, surrounded by fashion sketches of similar outfits and casual wear in various colours.

Niamh Harrington

A collection of fashion design sketches featuring models and various creative elements on white paper.

Harriet Hooper

A photograph of two models in large eclectic outfits walking the runway; one wears a yellow hooded coat and sunglasses, the other a patterned jacket and hat.

Grace Lyon

A digital fashion design layout of various clothing patterns, including coats, vests, and dresses, with fabric swatches and accessories displayed below.

Amy Matthews

A collage featuring a mixture of photos and hand drawn and digital sketches of people in diverse outfits, with text that reads: 'Collage on the Human Form' and handwritten notes.

Amy Matthews

gital fashion design layout featuring a row of six identical models in translucent dresses with geometric patterns in pink, purple and blue.

Estelle Pearce

A photograph of a model in a floral and plaid outfit wearing a chainmail headpiece and gloves, walking on a runway with a futuristic backdrop.

Eve Sheppard

The Course

The MA Fashion course is perfect for creative individuals looking to explore and excel in design, innovation, and the varied technical roles within fashion. With a strong focus on creativity, adaptability and critical thinking, the course is ideal for recent graduates, early-career practitioners, and professionals seeking to deepen their expertise in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The course combines hands-on studio work with engaging theoretical studies while integrating cutting-edge areas such as digital fashion technologies. Students are encouraged to experiment, innovate, and explore their unique creative voice as they shape the future of fashion.

Throughout the course, you’ll develop skills in areas such as fashion design/3D fashion design, product development, technical design, and creative problem-solving. Whether you’re interested in designing collections, exploring new technologies, or building your own fashion business, this course aims to give you the tools and confidence to succeed.

This MA is designed for those passionate about creativity, innovation, and making an impact in the fast-changing fashion industry. Whether your goal is to launch your own label, work with leading fashion brands, or explore sustainable and cutting-edge design, this course will help you take the next steps in your fashion career.

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The Structure

Our postgraduate courses include both specialist subject modules and transdisciplinary core modules. Both are underpinned by independent learning. You will be supported with a variety of teaching and learning methods, including individual supervision, group tutorials, live briefs and project proposals, as well as being encouraged to collaborate with students from other postgraduate courses.

Our academic staff are engaged in contemporary practice in their specialism and will support, encourage and challenge you during your studies. All postgraduate students are taught together in research methods and business-related modules.

Postgraduate courses can be studied either full-time over one academic year or part-time over two academic years. Teaching is broken down into three teaching blocks per year.

Students are able to access a range of specialist facilities aligned to their research interest.

Specialist Resources

Students can access a range of specialist facilities by arrangement. These include Mac and PC suites equipped with graphics tablets and a wide range of creative software applications for image creation, editing and manipulation; and 3D fashion visualisation and design, 3D scanning, 3D printing, digital print facilities, lighting, and printmaking facilities. Our studios are equipped with a range of sewing machines, presses and pattern cutting facilities.