Master of Arts - Digital Fashion
- 1 year
- Duration
- 18,000 GBP
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Epsom / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
UCA Epsom's groundbreaking Master of Arts in Digital Fashion program immerses students in a fascinating field of study to clothe the Metaverse and beyond.
This revolutionary course, the first of its kind at UCA, links fashion and gaming and is taught by an award-winning team of researchers, industry pioneers, and academics. As luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana enter avatar clothing markets like Fortnite and League of Legends, this course uniquely prepares fashion creators for the future of self-expression.
You'll learn how to design material-free 3D clothing and environments for a virtual catwalk show, a brand's digital marketing campaign, an interactive AR couture collection, a game's groundbreaking skin launch, or a virtual influencer who needs a fashion edge. UCA's innovative Marvelous Designer, Substance, and Unreal Engine 5 curriculum makes this possible.
As gaming gets more popular and avatar clothes sell for hundreds of pounds, the $5 billion gaming skins industry has huge potential.
AI, VR, AR, and GPUs are progressing rapidly, enabling new immersive interaction methods. Fashion entrepreneurs can shape AR try-on apps, VR avatar apparel, and the Metaverse.
Program structure
Term one
- Digital Practice
This course focuses on in-depth experimentation with digital design tools, such as 3D pattern cutting design software, utilised in the design of video games, animation, digital textiles, and fashion.
In order to determine the digital fashion concept you intend to build, you will analyse and reflect on your research ideas as well as your current analogue and digital skills. In order to investigate how future consumers may engage with, relate to, and consume digital fashion and clothing, trend forecasting and abstract notions will be examined. Your self-negotiated project proposal, which will be developed and improved throughout the course, will be created with the aid of these approaches.
Term two
- Project Development
To assist and guide the design and modification of your digital fashion concept, you will use abilities from term one. As you begin to create a body of work, it must be relevant for the desired market, target consumer, and season and should unmistakably show how your skills as a digital fashion designer are developing.
You will use a variety of tools, methods, concepts, and processes to create your digital fashion collection while examining the relationship between the real world and the virtual one, as well as physical and digital capabilities. You will think about how fashion can exist and be consumed in the near future as you create distinctive and immersive fashion content tailored to the chosen creative sector, platform, or audience.
Term three
- Final Project Realisation
To produce your final body of work and exit portfolio, you will use the knowledge you learned through your research and the abilities you developed in terms one and two. This unit serves as the pinnacle of your studies and a showcase for the knowledge, abilities, and innovative thinking that you have acquired throughout your MA.
You will be able to realise and launch a creative statement that is future-proofed and that showcases your skills at the greatest level after successfully completing the course. You'll be able to showcase cutting-edge digital design solutions while articulating a clear design style and conceptual approach.
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 18,000 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
In addition to academic credentials, some of our courses require a portfolio of previous work.
For our Master's courses, we usually require that you have successful completion of your Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised university.
English Language requirements for MA/MSc & MBA courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.5
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 90
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 176
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Pass, Reading Pass, Speaking Pass, Writing Pass, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 38, Reading 38, Speaking 38, Writing 38, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
We'll need to examine your written or graphic portfolio for these courses in order to review it. Once you've applied, we'll send you an invitation to submit your portfolio via your applicant portal; more details will be given at that time. This can also be arranged for you if you would prefer to evaluate your work with the Academic Team in person while on campus.
About the university
The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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