MA Fashion Design

Program Overview

The Fashion Design MA at UCA is a one-year intensive program designed to help students develop their signature style and transform their fashion line into a successful business. The program provides students with the tools and knowledge to promote themselves in the international market. Students can focus on a collection they have already created or start a new one from scratch. The program offers a dedicated fashion studio, sewing workshops, textile print studios, and strong industry links.

Program Outline

Fashion Design MA at UCA

Degree Overview:

The Fashion Design MA at UCA is a one-year intensive program designed to help students develop their signature style and transform their fashion line into a successful business. The program provides students with the tools and knowledge to promote themselves in the international market. Students can focus on a collection they have already created or start a new one from scratch.

Outline:

The program is divided into three terms:

• Term One:
• Launch week: Introduces students from all disciplines within the School of Fashion and Textiles to build a community.
• Brand Evolution and Development: Students will analyze and reflect on their most recent fashion collection or creative portfolio to develop a unique brand identity and innovative design proposal.
This includes an introduction to business planning, including brand positioning, consumer segmentation, and competitor analysis.
• Critical thinking for Creative Practice: Explores historical and contemporary debates related to creative practice, expanding historical and contextual knowledge, examining ethical frameworks, and exploring social and cultural approaches to fashion and textiles.
• Term Two:
• Opportunity Week: Students present their work in progress and major project proposal to their postgraduate community for feedback and potential collaboration opportunities.
• Collection Development and Consolidation: Students will progress with garment production, utilizing an external manufacturing resource to produce a statement outfit or create a virtual collection using 3D fashion design software and Gerber pattern technology.
Both options require creating technical specifications and patterns.
• Research and Professional Context: Students develop the second stage of their business plan, including a detailed analysis of their collection, range planning, and financial analysis, including startup costs, manufacturing, sales forecasts, and cash flow.
• Term Three:
• The program boasts strong industry links with companies like Avery Dennison RBIS, Twine-s, Tasker Apparel, and Fashion Scout.
• Graduates can pursue careers as fashion designers, buyers, stylists, brand owners, colourists, illustrators, predictors, and more.

Careers:

Tuition fees 2024/25 entry: £10,500 Tuition fees 2024/25 entry: £10,500 (see fee discount information) Tuition fees 2024/25 entry (MA): £18,000 (£17,500 for May 2024 entry) 2024/25 entry (Integrated International Pre-Masters course - 30 weeks): £17,500 2024/25 entry (Integrated International Pre-Masters course - 15 weeks): £8,750