Master

In London

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    30 Months

The programme will educate fashion industry professionals who will be capable of interpreting the ecological, social and cultural considerations of their discipline within the context of the complexities of the fashion industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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20 John Prince'S St, W1G 0BJ

Start date

On request

About this course

You should have:

* A good Honours degree in a related discipline (2:1 or above) or equivalent qualification or a minimum of 3 years industrial experience at an appropriate level.
* IELTS level 6.5 or equivalent if English is not your first language.

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Course programme

Content

The course extends the College's focus on challenging current practice through design intervention to change the landscape of the fashion industry, pushing boundaries in the way that fashion is identified through an innovative and proactive approach to the issues of sustainable creative development. The course is directed towards the current and future needs of the fashion industry as it undergoes significant changes in practice enabled by opportunity and necessity.

Structure

The course offers both recent graduates and industry professionals the opportunity to scope out New Perspectives on Fashion in Unit One, an application of these themes through Sustainable Solutions in Unit Two within an industry context, resulting in a focus on an individually negotiated programme of study (theory based and/or practical), the Master's Project which responds creatively to the opportunities and necessities of sustainable fashion development.

The course responds to the significant industry, consumer and contemporary demand for informed future visioning specialists who can effectively apply professional knowledge and skills related to sustainably sound fashion development in the workplace. You will critically examine the concept of sustainability, sustainable design and development, exploring the major ecological, cultural and social dimensions of our current situation, practices and processes of the fashion industry relating these to consumer behaviour and consumption relevant to the contemporary global fashion industries. Design led solutions are then developed through either practical experimentation, technical or theoretical approaches to new systems thinking across the fashion lifecycle.

Opportunity is offered via links to technical facilities and key staff expertise in both new technological developments such as 2D and 3D digital design, body scanning technology, IT development in CAD/CAM for pattern cutting, lay planning and production as well as digital print technologies as part of the College ethos of integrating advanced technologies with traditional processes of fashion design, development and production to provide sustainable development in the fashion industry.

Links to eminent research staff working in this area within the College provides insightful opportunities to expand your own areas of research and development. The identity of the course is defined by its collaborative approach and interdisciplinary nature. The mutual learning opportunity engendered by the rich and diverse experiences of students brings a synergy into the course environment. Links with other Universities and industry both nationally and internationally are inbuilt into the programme through visiting lectures, tutors and industry projects as well as through the links with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion and the support of the Fashion Business Resource Studio.

The masters' framework enables a cross-fertilisation of ideas across the courses through Contextual Studies and Research, prior to the development of the proposal for your Final Project or dissertation. This framework provides a supportive environment for the negotiation of your research led Master's Project individually developed through supervised self-directed study.

Dedication

30 months, part time.

Additional information

Payment options: Home/EU Fee £4,075 International Fee £12,250
Career opportunities: Graduates capable of creatively and professionally responding to the sustainability issues raised by the fashion industry offer a way forward in all aspects of the fashion supply chain. It will become not only an asset but also a necessity that designers, product developers, buyers and other related roles, have the ability to creatively develop product, which is strong in aesthetic, commercial and sustainable terms. The course also provides an excellent preparation for higher level research degrees (MPhil or PhD), with an increasing number of graduates undertaking research in related subjects.
Contact person: Dilys Williams

Fashion and the Environment

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