Entry to this course is highly competitive: applicants are expected to achieve, or already have, the course entry requirements detailed below.

• An Honours degree at 2.1 or above in a related discipline. Applicants with a degree in another subject may be considered, depending on the strength of the application;

OR

• Relevant and quantitative experience.

All classes are conducted in English. The level required by the University for this course is IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill.

The course seeks to recruit students who can demonstrate: 

• A strong commitment and motivation towards a career in an aspect of the fashion and creative industries 
• An awareness, and relevant experience of, fashion or the creative industries; 
• High-level knowledge and skills commensurate with planned entry into the defined course including the ability to design and manufacture fashion artefacts. 

The course seeks to recruit students from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and welcomes applications from mature students. 

Selection for interview will be made on the basis of application, which includes the following:

1. Personal statement
2. Reference
3. Digital portfolio, evidencing self-directed studio methodologies and methods of manufacturing.
4. Supporting written masters project study proposal evidencing both primary and secondary practical data.

If selected for interview applicants will be asked to bring a portfolio of previous work, including developmental work where possible, and three artefact / products the applicant has made to evidence their skills. 

After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation email providing you with your login details for the UAL Portal. We’ll use this Portal to contact you to request any additional information, including inviting you to upload documents or book an interview, so please check it regularly.

Once we’ve reviewed and assessed your application, we’ll contact you via the UAL Portal to let you know whether your application has been successful.

All our postgraduate courses offer career development, so that you become a creative thinker, making effective contributions to your relevant sector of the fashion industry.

LCF offers students the opportunity to develop Personal and Professional Development (PPD) skills while studying through:

• Access to to speaker programmes and events featuring alumni and industry.
• Access to careers activities, such as CV clinics and one-to-one advice sessions.
• Access to a graduate careers service
• Access to a live jobsboard for all years.
• Advice on setting up your own brand or company.

Career paths

Graduates from MA Fashion Artefact will be in a position to gain employment as innovators within the field of fashion design or object based fashion artefacts / accessories and may identify a fashion house, large corporate company or alternatively choose to build their own identity through the launch of their own product/design label. Graduates of MA Fashion Artefact have previously gone on to set up their own labels and work in a number of roles within the industry at companies including Burberry Prorsum and Alexander McQueen. Further employment opportunities include trend prediction, stylist, illustrator and freelance designer.

Masters graduates have an acknowledged advantage in the employment market, obtaining work in a wide range of vocational and academic fields related to fashion. Graduates from the MA Fashion Artefact will be in a position to gain employment as innovators within the fields of fashion design and technology, fashion communications, or management and marketing for the fashion industries. The MA also provides an excellent preparation for higher level research degrees (MPhil or PhD), with an increasing number of graduates undertaking research in fashion related subjects, in both practice and theory.

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