MA Fashion Innovation and Realisation

Program Overview

LJMU's MA Fashion Innovation and Realization fosters innovation in fashion practice, blending interdisciplinary learning, industry collaborations, and state-of-the-art facilities.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

LJMU's Fashion Innovation MA provides a comprehensive understanding of industry design, technology, and commercial practice within the fashion industry. The program aims to:

• Expand knowledge: Deepen understanding of fashion design or communication, contributing to the wider field of fashion through research-based critical work.
• Develop innovative practice: Foster innovative fashion practice through guidance from academics, businesses, and industry entrepreneurs.
• Interdisciplinary learning: Work within an interdisciplinary, flexible, and modular program of study.
• State-of-the-art facilities: Develop work in state-of-the-art workspaces and facilities.
• Networking opportunities: Benefit from extensive networking and collaboration opportunities in fashion and related industries.
The program targets both traditional fashion design and communication undergraduate graduates, as well as those with non-traditional backgrounds who have a passion for fashion.

Outline:

The MA is designed to develop real-world skills and allow students to explore Fashion, Innovation, and Realization project briefs in unexpected forms. The program structure includes:

• Modules:
• Research and Practice 2 (Fashion Innovation and Realisation):
Builds on the Fashion Research Methods module and develops alongside the Masters Project module, contextualizing individual programs of study through written text.
• Research and Practice 1: Shared by all students studying on taught postgraduate programs at Liverpool School of Art and Design, fostering collaboration across programs.
• Studio Practice (Fashion Innovation and Realisation): Develops creative and technical excellence in aesthetic understanding of practical and creative practice.
• Major Project (Fashion Innovation and Realisation): Culminates in a final project that builds on research carried out during semesters 1 and 2, representing the execution of the Masters project.
• Transdisciplinary Practice: Promotes in-depth investigation into contemporary creative practices, providing an understanding of the social, cultural, and economic environment of the city.
• Teaching:
• Modular program:
The majority of teaching takes place on Monday and Tuesday.
• Blend of theory and practice: The program enables students to focus on their own specialist area of fashion, including communication, editorial, branding, campaign, trend prediction, retail solutions, photography, language, design, garment production, textiles, and fabrication development.
• Individualized learning: Teaching is tailored around each student.
• Diverse methods: Weeks are divided between tutorials, seminars, studio supervisions, and workshops.
• Applied Learning:
• Real-world projects:
The MA encourages students to build relevant real-world projects that challenge and/or find solutions for issues within the broader field of fashion.
• Self-initiated and taught components: Students are encouraged to innovate through studio and collaborative practice before completing a major project around their chosen specialism.
• Field trips: Opportunities to undertake field trips to further enhance the learning experience.

Assessment:

Assessment takes place via a variety of methods, including:

• Progress review: Regular monitoring of student progress.
• Presentation: Presenting work to peers and faculty.
• Group critique: Engaging in constructive feedback sessions.
Program assessment seeks to replicate professional industry practices.

Teaching:

• Faculty: The program is led by Kayla Owen, an Academic, Fashion Designer, and PhD researcher with extensive experience in the fashion industry and academia.
• Industry partnerships: The MA introduces key industry partners and collaborators of international reputation via the LJMU Luminary Lecture series and UG visiting speaker program.
• Collaborative learning: Opportunities to collaborate with students and staff from other MAs in Art in Science, Fine Art, Graphic Design & Illustration, Urban Design, and Exhibition Studies.
• State-of-the-art facilities: Learning takes place in the John Lennon Art & Design Building (JLADB), a RIBA award-winning Art School in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter.
• External partnerships: Key partnerships with Tate Liverpool, Biennial, FACT, and cultural organizations such as Walker Art Gallery, Bluecoat, Baltic, and Fabric District.

Careers:

• Employability: LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% of postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation.
• Career paths: Studying for a postgraduate research degree enhances employability in a number of ways, enabling students to focus on specific areas of interest and expand their subject knowledge ready for employment within a range of related sectors within the fashion industry, including freelance and self-employment.
• Location: Liverpool is a vibrant city with a rich cultural heritage, offering a great place to live and study.

| Tuition Fees | Description | | ------------ | ----------- | | Home fee | £8,540 | | International full-time per year | £17,750 |