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Opleiding: Fashion, MA

Learning purpose

The MA Fashion is an exciting new postgraduate programme, with four specialist pathways, offering a multidisciplinary framework for independent, creative and groundbreaking areas of study leading to the creation of an original body of work. You could explore innovative couture or tailoring methods that elevate a collection of clothes to new heights, new uses of technologies to create ground breaking textile structures, pioneering communication strategies promoting fashion to international audiences, or setting up your own label or developing business change methodologies. You will be fully prepared to take your place in a career in the global market, confidently challenging aesthetics and technologies alike, pushing the boundaries of the possible, using imagination and skill to deepen and broaden the existing understanding of fashion pushing the boundaries of the genre.

 

The degree runs for one calendar year and is a taught programme supported by leading fashion practitioners and visiting lecturers.

 

Programme

The MA Fashion is an exciting new postgraduate programme with four specialist pathways, offering a multidisciplinary framework for advanced independent, creative and groundbreaking areas of study leading to an original body of work. Upon completing the course you will be fully prepared to pursue a career in the global context, confidently challenging aesthetics and technologies alike, pushing the boundaries of the possible, using innovative thinking and skills to deepen and broaden the existing understanding of fashion in its many manifestations.

The learning pattern on MA Fashion is shaped to suit your specific programme outcome (Fashion Design, Fashion Communication and Promotion, Fashion Textiles, Jewellery and Accessories) and your established or emerging special interests, but is in all cases supported by a common series of lectures and seminars examining research methodologies, case studies of successful research work, thematic and contextual issues.

Art and Design at Middlesex is unique in offering open access to our world class workshops (see more detail under the ‘Facilities’ tab) allowing and encouraging interdisciplinary experimentation with the newest technologies and the old and enabling students at MA level to manage their individual learning, with the support of their tutors and technicians, to acquire additional skills that suit their own needs, interests and ambitions.

The degree comprises four modules – the first two run concurrently. 

Foundation in Postgraduate Studies (30 credits)
This module runs parallel to the Research, Experimentation and Context module (below) and is designed to support students both in the preparation of your project proposal and the written element of the Project Resolution module. Teaching on the module introduces a variety of approaches to research and professional skills. It aims to develop methodologies to help integrate theoretical, historical and critical skills with practical work.

 

Research, experimentation and context (30 credits)
This module runs parallel to Foundation in Postgraduate Study (above) and is designed to enable you to commence practical experimentation, linking theory with practice and the definition of a project proposal. Teaching on the module includes introductory studio based ‘project development’ workshops, construction and initiation of personal project proposal, preparation of learning agreement, practical evaluation and comparison with professional exemplars (visiting professional talks).

 

Creative Practice (60 credits)
This module comprises a significant amount of practical work in the area of your chosen pathway working with the technologies you have chosen for specialisation from the many we may have introduced to you. It supports you in the execution of the aims and objectives as defined in the learning agreement. Teaching on this module supports you in obtaining findings from experimental work and review of publications and literature in order to refine the design/research brief and evaluate, test and develop practical work and project management.

 

Masters Project  (60 credit)
This module supports you in drawing conclusions on the method, development and content of your postgraduate design research project, using the abstract as a tool and mitigating the quality, relevance and originality of the body of work you have produced.

 

Entry Requirements

Applicants will normally be those who have graduated from a Fashion based degree with a grade of 2:1 or higher. We interview all candidates with a portfolio of work. However we will consider mature applicants with good, relevant knowledge and skills that wish to return to education and for the Fashion Business strand, relevant business experience in the field of fashion or equivalent rather than a design portfolio will be considered.

 

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