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Course options
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
City Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
27-SEP-21
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Duration
45 weeks
Course summary
This practice-led MA in Fashion and Creative Pattern Cutting will encourage creative thinking, experimentation and problem-solving to develop practical skills and innovative approaches to pattern cutting and garment design. While exploring and advancing knowledge of historical and traditional cutting techniques, you will become conversant with specialist digital technologies and incorporate it within practice.
This specialist course is designed to enable the advancement of creative and technical knowledge and skills that are essential in industry, whether for a chosen career within pattern cutting, design, designer/maker or a practice-led research path.
Key features
- Work in our extensive fashion design studios with industry-standard equipment and our expert teaching team
- Take part in a wide range of workshops and demonstrations
- Have the opportunity to go on study visits to costume archives, museums and design exhibitions
- Choose to collaborate with industry for your personal project. Recent student-led collaborations include Berghaus and Mountain Equipment
- Work with Illustrator, InDesign and LECTRA in our Computer Aided Design (CAD) suite
What you'll study
This MA Fashion and Creative Pattern Cutting course provides a series of research and practical based modules in which you will build upon existing skills that will support the development and realisation of an individual final project that demonstrates new knowledge, skills and abilities. The aims and objectives of the personally negotiated project will be clearly identified within a project proposal and projects may be inspired by personal aspiration or links with industry.
How you’re taught
Teaching and learning experiences will include:
- induction
- lectures
- seminars
- workshops
- team working
- tutorials
- personal project
- subject specialist tutorials
- presentations
Assessment
Assessment is 91% coursework and 9% practical assessments. This involves an exhibition of your coursework and project outcomes, including your Reflective Journal / sketchbook.
Career Prospects
This course leads to a wide range of career opportunities including:
- creative pattern cutter
- Pattern technologist
- Garment technologist
- CAD/CAM specialist
- Grader
- Designer / maker
- Production manager.
Some graduates also use this course to support careers in teaching, lecturing and progression to MPhil or PhD study.
Tuition fees
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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University League Table
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Campus address
Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4FQ, England
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Subject ranking
12th out of 86 3
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Entry standards
/ Max 239144 64%23rd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10079 79%5th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.14 83%28th
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