Postgraduate programme

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Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

Aimed at ambitious graduates, this practice-based MA course is supported by marketing theory.

Staff have broad national and international industry experience which underpins and informs the course. Develop your creative design practice and thinking, while building valuable marketing and business skills. Alumni enjoy diverse career destinations with many successfully working for themselves.

This course offers ambitious individuals the opportunity to become designers, designer-makers or textile artists, either within the professional industries or to set up small businesses working independently or in small teams.

The programme of study allows you to freely develop creative design practice and thinking in conjunction with valuable marketing and business skills, building comprehensive understanding, vision and direction.

Modality

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Tuition fee

120

Entry requirements

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Dates and duration

BA in Luxury, Fashion Business and Marketing prepares students for a successful career in the prosperous industries of luxury and fashion. Over the duration of the course, students have the opportunity to increase their knowledge in subjects vital to breaking the industry. These include: accounting,...

SYLLABUS

  • Market
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Textiles
  • Design Management
  • Fashion
  • Methodologies
  • Fashion design?

Trimester 1

The emphasis in trimester 1 is on the development of ideas: Delivered through a taught programme of lectures, seminars, group critiques, and assignments Research Methodologies introduces generic methodologies and considers subject specific data retrieval analysis and evaluation techniques. Through The Development of Product, Market Research and Product Ideas you will negotiate a programme of study developing ideas technically and aesthetically, and applying in-depth investigation into techniques and researching the chosen market.

Trimester 2

During the second trimester you'll take two modules: Marketing Skills comprises of lectures, seminars and research and is about developing relevant professional skills and understanding of marketing requirements for textile designers, makers and artists Negotiated by each student, Product Sampling and Development and Research involves initial product sampling techniques and investigation, range planning and the development and progression of ideas to product level.

Trimester 3

The final trimester involves a further negotiated major study. This practice-based Master's Project is about bringing ideas to a professional conclusion often in the form of an exhibition of finished work and supporting promotional materials.

Part time students follow the same sequence of modules, but do so over seven trimesters (or 28 months).

Course assessment

The PG Cert is assessed by studio exhibition and/or portfolio presentation with a marketing assignment. The PG Dip involves a written report including market analysis of your chosen product field. Practical work is presented by studio work and/or portfolio and an evaluative report. For the MA you will present a cohesive body of creative work, supported by an extended report.