Design Innovation
Entry requirements
A typical applicant will have a degree or related experience in the field of Fashion, Textile, Costume Design or Fashion Communication. Students will be asked to submit an on-line portfolio of evidence to support their application and applications are welcome from candidates who do not hold formal higher qualifications but can show their prior experience through a portfolio and relevant industry experience.
Students will be required to work to a high level in both project development and design plus academic work. We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experiences, including international applicants with an interest in design innovation within their sector.
Months of entry
September
Course content
Take the next step in your career and become a pioneer with the fashion and textiles industry. Our MA Design Innovation is a cross collaborative programme for Fashion, Textiles, Costume and Communication designers and aims to extend innovation in your sector and become a creative problem solver in three core areas - digital futures, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.
What will I study?
This design innovation ma degree aims to advance your knowledge in design industry practices. On this course we put a clear emphasis on producing professionals who can challenge current processes and drive mechanisms for positive change in the fashion and textile sector.
During your time with us you’ll become an independent thinker and a creative problem solver who can identify, lead, and extend innovation in your sector.
The modules within this course are aimed at providing professional designers and graduates across the fashion, textile, and fashion communication sector the opportunity to enhance your research knowledge and practice in parallel.
Whilst working to your individual strengths, interests, and future aspirations, you will initially complete rigorous investigation and experimentation across 3 key areas: Digital Futures, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability.
This course offers you the opportunity to identify and develop new products, processes, or ways of working to become a confident, creative, and motivated innovator of design. You’ll gain a broader awareness of global challenges from entrepreneurial, ethical, sustainable, or economic perspectives, to extend your intellectual, technical, and professional skills, with input from industry professionals.
Your individual topic of research will extend one of the themes into your practical capstone project which aligns to your final research dissertation and your career aspirations.
Information for international students
For any questions please visit our course page.
Fees and funding
For any questions about fees please visit our course page.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Throughout your time with us we’ll support you on the route to your chosen career. We’ll help you to develop crucial skills, encouraging you to become enterprising, employable and good leaders
After graduating from this Postgraduate degree, you will leave with the skills and knowledge to be a critically aware and logical thinking professional that understands existing and emerging forms of new technologies and ways of working to lead design innovation across the fashion and textile sectors.
As a hybrid professional with an awareness of how interaction with other disciplines can drive innovation, you may find yourself in several different roles such as;
· Trend Analysis
· Sustainability Advisor
· Intrapreneur – product developer
· Research & Developer for fibres or product
· AR Designer for film, stage or the metaverse
· Digital Platform designer for fashion
· Circular production analysis
Course contact details
- Name
- advice
- advice@bnu.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0330 123 2023