MA in Fashion
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 10,900 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
** home full-time: £10,900 | international full-time: £23,500
Introduction
Why choose this course?
We were ranked No. 1 in London and No.2 in the UK for fashion in the Guardian University League Tables 2023.
The Fashion MA at Kingston University is a unique and innovative course combining the creative thinking of the Design School core beliefs with a very solid and 'creative' fashion industry focus.
With a heritage and specialism in womenswear, menswear, knitwear, and digital or fashion artefact outcomes, the course combines industry standards with a creative and contemporary approach to fashion design developing a holistic and exciting approach to fashion design and beyond.
Our broad design community and positioning as a progressive and highly-rated design institution mean that Fashion can actively collaborate and share ideas with others across the Design School.
Fashion at Kingston School of Art combines industry standards with a creative and contemporary approach to design. You will be encouraged to think creatively and apply your ideas and concepts to a series of briefs, some of which will be from industry sources and practitioners. Outcomes are non-prescriptive and will be driven by your own ambition and approach.
You will examine the context and culture of fashion, engaging with social politics, economics, environments, sciences and technology futures.
You will be able to specialise in womenswear, menswear, knitwear, and digital or fashion artefact outcomes. Through your major project and portfolio, you will develop an unmistakable identity.
Key features
The craft and skill of fashion are paramount and are developed through pioneering projects with industry practitioners from our team.
Within the curriculum, the modules give you the unique opportunity to expand your current design thinking and methodology, experiment and transform your medium, and work in dynamic teams to exchange and create ideas.
The design team have diverse and relevant industry experience as well as the academic skills and experience needed to help nurture fashion design talent.
Guest speakers from our well-established industry links and partnerships are invited to talk directly to the students, sharing their knowledge, insight and experience, adding texture and depth to the student's understanding of the fashion machine.
Students have access to the wealth of high-tech workshops and facilities available at Kingston School of Art.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- In Kingston's broad design community, you can connect and interact with designers from a wide set of disciplines. There is a wealth of high-tech workshops and facilities.
- Kingston has well-established industry links and partnerships, enabling you to work on live projects with collaborative partners.
- There is the opportunity for work placements at prestigious design houses. Previous placements include Viktor & Rolf, McQ, Craig Green, JW Anderson, Paul Smith, Hugo Boss, COS, Roland Mouret, Julien Macdonald, Erdem, Roksanda, Orla Kiely and Mother of Pearl.
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Curriculum
What you will study
The fashion-based modules will encourage you to think creatively and will challenge you to apply your ideas and concepts to a series of briefs, some of which will arrive directly from industry sources and practitioners. The outcomes are non-prescriptive and should be driven by your ambitions and approach to fashion.
You will identify design narratives to inspire extensive research culminating in exciting, considered and forward-thinking design developments, challenging you to create new responses for fashion design. Addressing the contemporary culture of fashion, you will engage within important areas of development – social politics, economics, environments, sciences and technology futures – creating a clearer understanding of the fashion context.
Modules
The Fashion MA course consists of three Teaching Blocks. In Teaching Blocks 1 and 2 you will take two 30-credit modules. In Teaching Block 3 you will take one 60-credit module.
Core modules - Teaching Block 1
- Designing Research
- Fashion Context I
Core modules - Teaching Block 2
- Fashion Context II
- Creative Futures
Core modules - Teaching Block 3
- Major Project
Optional placement year
Work placement scheme
Many postgraduate courses at Kingston University allow students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The responsibility for finding the work placement is with the student; we cannot guarantee the work placement, just the opportunity to undertake it. As the work placement is an assessed part of the course, it is covered by a student's Student Route visa.
Optional modules
- Professional Placement
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
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Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Many of our recent graduates are setting up their own businesses internationally (China, Brazil, Korea), freelancing across the creative industries, and gaining positions in world-leading design houses. Employers of recent Kingston MA Fashion graduates include Erdem, David Koma, Studio Nicholson, Craig Green, Reiss, Paul Costelloe, H&M, Stella McCartney for Adidas, Orlebar Brown, Rejina Pyo, Urban Outfitters, AllSaints, French Connection, Victoria Beckham, Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel, McQ Alexander McQueen, Tommy Hilfiger.
Notable placement and graduate destinations include Viktor & Rolf, Haider Ackermann, Proenza Schouler, Karl Lagerfeld, MatthewSonia Williamson.Rykiel, The Row, Alexander McQueen, McQ, Burberry, Gareth Pugh, Craig Green, JW Anderson, Acne Studios, Adidas by Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria Beckham, Allsaints, Urban Outfitters, H&M, Arket, COS, Hugo Boss, Paul Smith, Reiss, Aquascutum London, Erdem, Roksanda, Richard Quinn, Halpern, Aadnevik, Eudon Choi, Martine Rose, Aitor Throup, Per Gotesson, Mother of Pearl, Roland Mouret, Paul Costelloe, Rejina Pyo, Palmer/Harding, David Koma, Preen, Osman London, Orla Kiely, Emilia Wickstead, Studio Nicholson, Berthold, Orlebar Brown, Av Vattev, Di Mainstone at Eye Beam New York, Sibling London, Clemency London, Holly Fulton,1801 London, Kei Kagami, Tatty Devine, Clio Peppiatt, Philips Design, Wright Design and WGSN.
Recent graduates Cheng Cheng and Yehua Fan have both established their own labels and show during Shanghai Fashion Week.
Recent graduates have also gone on to work as fashion lecturers at Kingston University, Westminster University, Middlesex University, De Montford University and Bucks New University.
We encourage design research practice during our Fashion MA programme and several of our students go on to develop their postgraduate practice at MPhil and PhD level.