Fashion and Textiles
Entry requirements
A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. All applicants will be invited to attend an interview or be asked to submit a online portfolio in support of their application.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
Months of entry
September
Course content
- Take opportunities to do cross-disciplinary work or collaborate on funded research and innovation projects – past ones include client-set briefs to work with architects, photographers, and scientists
- Get professional experience through work-based learning
- Experiment with traditional skills and techniques and combine them with new digital technologies in our Eldon Production Centre workshops
- Produce a major project based on your own research, and supervised by academic, technical or business mentors
- Hear from inspirational guest speakers from various creative fields through our Enrichment Programme
- Organise individual or group exhibitions or events, like the Portsmouth PostGraduate Showcase
- Go on study visits to cultural and industrial hubs, in the UK and abroad – such as Premiere Vision (Paris) and Future Fabrics Expo (London)
Career planning
During your course you'll have expert career support from our Careers and Employability Centre, your tutors and our Business and Law Career-Ready Programme. This support will continue for 5 years after you graduate.
Career support
You'll benefit from:
- Networking events
- Regular emails from the Career Ready Programme sharing job opportunities, application tips and events
- Applied projects with companies such as IBM, Boeing and Hampshire County Council
- Workshops to enhance your employability skills
- Recruitment events including the Student and Graduate Opportunities Fair
- 1-to-1 appointments
- CV and cover letter advice
- Interview preparation and practice
- Support starting your own business
- Assistant designer
- Business owner
- Freelance designer
- Textile artist
- Technician
- Design
- Start-ups
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions Team
- admissions@port.ac.uk
- Phone
- 023 9284 5566