Master of Arts - Fashion Design
- 1 year
- Duration
- 17,500 GBP
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Epsom / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
On our MA Fashion Design degree at UCA, you can develop a brand identity, a complete collection, a commercial business strategy, as well as all the tools you need to market yourself internationally.
Your fashion line will change to reflect your signature style whether you concentrate on an existing collection or launch a new one from fresh. In a stimulating and encouraging setting, you'll learn about business and investigate ways to externalise your practise. You'll work in sewing and textile print workshops, course-specific fashion studios, and campus-wide resources like digital printing and photography studios while you pursue your studies. Our strong ties to the fashion industry will also be advantageous to you, giving you the chance to attend engaging guest lectures and receive individualised advice from career mentors.
The culmination of your studies will be the creation and launch of your brand, which will serve as the launchpad for your career in the fashion business.
You can choose the Integrated International Pre-Masters, a year-long preparatory programme of study to get you ready for your master's in the UK, improving your speaking and writing skills in English along with your specialty skills, research knowledge, and self-confidence.
Program structure
Term one
- Professional Fashion Practice
You will analyse and reflect on your research to determine the fashion brand you intend to develop, whether you are beginning from scratch or using your current fashion line that you developed through your undergraduate education. You will build your professional practise in a discursive, cross-disciplinary studio setting as a member of a community of faculty and students investigating design concepts. You'll improve your CAD abilities, pinpoint your target market and rivals, and alter your collection to match your brand aesthetic as you create your brand identity.
- Research and Critical Enquiry
You will support and strengthen your brand development via research, critical thinking, and a grasp of many cultural, social, economic, and industry settings. You will be given a variety of analytical tools and research techniques to use as you examine current and upcoming advances in design, materials, and processes. We'll look at market positioning, consumer research, and brand identity with a focus on critical analysis and self-reflection.
Term two
- Collection Development and Consolidation
To assist and inform the creation and modification of your fashion brand, you'll put your abilities from term one to use. Your body of work must be suitable for the desired market, the target consumer, and the season, and it must amply show how your skills as a fashion designer and businessperson are developing. The design creation process requires a thorough understanding of sustainability, and you'll work with industry mentors to create a practical business strategy. You will exhibit important abilities in design practise, range planning, production, and industry collaboration by collaborating with outside manufacturers, industry experts, mentors, and your professors.
Term three
- Final Project Resolution and Brand Launch
Following graduation, as the culmination of your education, you'll create your own business platform, complete with a marketing plan and brand e-commerce website.
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 17,500 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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