| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-19 | - |
| 2024-01-09 | 2023-11-04 |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Fashion and Textiles MA program at DMU is a research-inspired, practice-based, and design-led program that aims to challenge graduates to explore their chosen specialism and take their development to the next level of creative innovation. The program offers three specialization tracks: Fashion Design, Footwear Design and Accessories, and Textile Design. Students will develop creative, technical, and academic knowledge, as well as a critical and contextual understanding of wider issues facing the global fashion industry. Bennett, Clarks, New Balance, Tesco, Joules, and Calvin Klein.
Program Outline
Program Extractions:
Degree Overview:
Objective:
The Fashion and Textiles MA program aims to challenge motivated graduates from fashion and textiles disciplines to explore their chosen specialism and take their development to the next level of creative innovation.
Description:
This research-inspired, practice-based, and design-led program focuses on:
- Building creative, technical, and academic knowledge.
- Developing a critical and contextual understanding of wider issues facing the global fashion industry.
- Tailoring skills to career aspirations through optional modules.
- Completing a live external client project (optional).
- Learning independently and directing studies with encouragement and support from specialist teachers.
- Utilizing outstanding facilities to push creative boundaries and advance technical skills.
Specialization Tracks:
- Fashion Design: Focuses on womenswear, menswear, and fashion knitwear.
- Footwear Design and Accessories: Covers women’s, men’s, and children’s footwear and accessories for sport, leisure, or fashion.
- Textile Design: Examines printed, constructed, and mixed media in relation to fashion, interiors, and lifestyle.
Outline:
Course Structure:
- One year full-time or two years part-time.
- Starts in September 2024.
Modules:
- Block 1: Design Innovation: Develops conceptual thinking, creative approaches to design, and technical aspects of product realization.
- Block 2: Research and Design Communication: Enhances creative and technical skills to effectively communicate design concepts.
- Digital Development: Utilize technology for creative product development and communication.
- Block 4: PRE-Collection: Strengthen 2D design to 3D resolution skills.
- Blocks 5 and 6: Major Project: Complete a major project with a focus on either design practice or critical evaluation.
Schedule:
- 8-10 hours of timetabled sessions per week in the first two terms.
- 25 hours of independent study per week in the first two terms.
- Predominantly self-directed study in the third term with 35 hours of independent study per week.
Assessment:
- Continuous assessment through methods such as 2D/3D design projects, portfolios, reports/essays, blogs, poster presentations, and oral presentations.
Teaching:
- Promotes independent learning.
- Supported by specialist staff.
- Encourages students to negotiate and direct their own learning.
- Tuition mainly takes the form of skills development workshops and design tutorials with additional lectures and seminars.
- Aims to build on individual skills and knowledge.
- Staff team consists of designers, researchers, and/or senior academics with a strong design and technical focus.
- Course teaching is complemented by visiting lecturers and guest speakers who are leading industry practitioners.
Careers:
Opportunities:
- Paid placement year opportunities.
- Careers service provides guaranteed work experience opportunities.
- DMU Global program offers international experience opportunities.
Graduate Outcomes:
- Employed by international brands like Agent Provocateur, Courtaulds, Abercrombie & Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Superdry, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, French Connection, Jigsaw, Next, H&M, Kurt Geiger, L.K. Bennett, Clarks, New Balance, Tesco, Joules, and Calvin Klein.
- Potential to develop new businesses with support from the Careers Team.
Other:
- Ranked as one of the best fashion schools in the world for 2022 (CEOWORLD, 2022) and in the top 10 in the UK for 'career after 15 months' (The Guardian University Guide 2022).
- Awarded the Next Generation Learning and Skills Award in the Green Gown Awards 2021 and received global recognition in the International Green Gown Awards 2022.
- Member of the UK Fashion and Textile Association.
- Utilizes the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach to provide a wide variety of support, facilities, and technology to all students, including those with disabilities and specific learning differences.
- Offers DMU Replay - a technology providing all students with anytime access to audio and/or visual material of lectures.
UK EU/International Programme code: W23075 Duration: One year full-time. Two years part-time. Start date: September 2024 Fees and funding 2024/25 tuition fees for UK students: £9,435 per year. Programme code: W23075 Duration: One year full-time Start date: September 2024 Fees and funding: 2024/25 tuition fees for EU and international students: £15,800 However, you should be aware that sometimes you may incur additional costs for this programme.
