Overview

What's covered in the course?

Your learning will be focused on studio and workshop practice, featuring personal programmes of study and joint lectures and seminars.

You’ll also enjoy specialist interpretations of art, craft and design supported by our highly experienced course team. Textile and Surface Design is provided by Birmingham City University.

The course provides a forum to discuss and analyse the professional, commercial and cultural dimensions of textile and surface design in contemporary society.

Based at our city centre Parkside campus, you will have access to a wide range of conventional and CAD facilities available in constructed and printed textiles, 3D prototyping, ceramics and glass, as well as the opportunity to collaborate with a faculty full of creative students.

Enhancing employability skills

You’ll enjoy excellent opportunities for work experience and live industry briefs, giving you practical, professional exposure and an awareness of the challenges and opportunities of the sector

Our programme is designed to ensure that upon graduating, you are:

A better and more confident designer
A reflective practitioner who has learnt how to keep developing as a designer
An independent thinker and researcher able to initiate your own creative projects individually and/or collaboratively
Able to conceptualise and discuss the nature of your work both orally and in writing
Critically aware of the context of your creative practice relative to the marketplace and the wider culture.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Portfolio

Professional Practice

Research Strategy

Major Project
Garment Construction and Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-18 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-05 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design View 108 other Masters in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A good degree in textile design or equivalent qualification.A digital portfolio is a required as part of your application. This should evidence competency in those skills relevant to the area of practice you would like to focus on for your MA study, for example fashion design and garment construction.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18600 GBP / year

≈ 18600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10000 GBP / year

≈ 10000 GBP / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

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Enhancing employability skills

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Birmingham

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