Textiles - MFA

Edinburgh College of Art

Master

In Edinburgh

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Edinburgh (Scotland)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Colour, texture, pattern, form. Our department continues to challenge what defines our discipline.

With many different types of materials, applied to different surfaces, placed in different contexts, textiles has its place in fashion, buildings, science and even health and wellbeing.

Our Masters students come from a range of backgrounds, keeping our student body rich and diverse, and our enthusiastic staff have a broad range of experience, inclusive of print, embroidery, knit, weave, upholstery, jewellery and graphic design, with guest lecturers from specialists in industry and successful small businesses.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Edinburgh (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This programme can offer a route into careers in many areas, including the fashion, textile industries, and beyond. Our graduates have an excellent track record, going on to work directly in design studios in London, Paris and New York, in companies such as Red or Dead, Osborne and Little, Cole & Son, and Diane von Furstenberg. ECA graduates have become stylists, fashion buyers, illustrators or fine artists, while others have pursued careers in related design industries such as automotive interiors and interior design.

If you'd like to study on a postgraduate programme at Edinburgh College of Art, you must apply through EUCLID, our online application system. You can find out how to do this on the University of Edinburgh website, where you'll also be able to:

see detailed entrance requirements for each programme on the Degree Finder
get information on what to expect after you apply
find out about study modes, start dates and fees
find out if, and how, you need to submit a portfolio, showreel or research proposal
find out where to go for further advice and guidance

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Subjects

  • Materials
  • Textiles
  • Flexibility
  • Interpretation
  • Texile
  • Image
  • Techniques
  • Colour
  • Tactile
  • Contexts

Course programme

What will you learn?

Essentially driven by you, your Masters project will be underpinned by a course structure which allows the broadest flexibility in the interpretation of texiles. Research will help inform your project: you will explore materials, techniques, colour, image and tactile sensitivity, and place your concepts into appropriate contexts, ensuring their relevance for the world around us.

See related categories

  • Interpretation Postgraduate Degrees
  • Textiles Postgraduate Degrees
  • Postgraduate Degrees in Scotland
  • Textile Postgraduate Degrees
  • Postgraduate Degrees in Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh College of Art Postgraduate Degrees

Textiles - MFA

Price on request

The best Textile courses

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