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Fashion Design

MA
Duration
1 year
Start
September 2025
Delivery
In-person

The design arena is filled with opportunity. Our Fashion Design MA course provides the framework and direction for a deep dive into a personal area of interest, so you grow professionally and personally.

Why study with us

  • You’ll pursue a unique personal line of inquiry in your chosen subject area and generate a portfolio of work tracking your development towards the goals agreed by you with academic staff
  • The course is taught by tutors who are professional design practitioners and who play a prominent role in the University's research activities.
  • Our strong industry links give this course a competitive edge, offering unparalleled opportunities to gain invaluable real-world experience.
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Degree Show 2024

Discover the award-winning creative work produced by our postgraduate Fine Art students. The degree show features work in a range of mediums by students from the School of Arts & Media. 

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2020 Degree Show work by Katie McNulty
2020 Degree Show work by Katie McNulty

What you'll do

  • You’ll be part of, and learn alongside, a large and varied postgraduate design community in the School, sharing knowledge and accessing a wide range of staff skills and resources.
  • Your work could be recognised with prestigious national awards including D&AD, Graduate Fashion and London Photographic Awards, Creative and Strategic Marketing Awards and ID magazine competitions.
  • Trips, visits to shows and exhibitions and overseas study underpin your creative practice and develop your work visually and academically; we’ve been to Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Berlin and New York.

Modules

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Looking to start your postgraduate journey?

Our range of subjects and study modes can support your goals. Take your next step with a postgraduate degree.

How to apply

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Unleash your creativity at anytime, anywhere. From September 2024, you'll have access to the industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud package on both your personal device and on campus. Get hands-on with this widely recognised package and create a portfolio that showcases your skills.

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Academic expertise

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Dr Carole Hunt
Lecturer | Critical Studies in Fashion and Textiles
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Kate Ball
Senior Lecturer Fashion Design
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Before starting I heard the Fashion Design course at the University of Central Lancashire was one of the best, and now I can say it really is.
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Chelsea Barker
BA (Hons) Fashion Design
United Kingdom

Future careers

Design graduates go on to pursue successful careers within a wide range of design related disciplines, including fashion designer/maker roles and in house and freelance.

Entry requirements

You’ll need to produce an initial statement of intent which broadly outlines your intended programme of study. This is usually, but not exclusively, linked to further exploration of a topic within the area of 3D Design or Visual Communication. Entry is generally through an undergraduate degree in an Art and Design discipline, although we encourage applicants with other relevant professional experience. Informal enquiries are welcomed and may be followed by an advisory interview. 

  • Degree: 2:2 Honours degree in photography or related Honours degree from UK or equivalent qualification
  • Applications must be accompanied by a research project proposal outlining their intended area of interest and proposed investigation
  • Portfolio required

Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2024/25
UK
Full-time£9,000 per year
Part-time£1,000 per 20 credits
International
Full-time£16,900 per year
2025/26
UK
Full-time£9,450 per year
Part-time£1,050 per 20 credits
International
Full-time£17,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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This course is delivered by the School of Arts and Media

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