Textiles MA

The MA in Textiles aims to cover a vastly changing environment spanning both the more commercial and arts side of the subject. As a broad subject area, this course allows you to explore a varied range of textile directions and contexts. It offers continuing or recent graduates opportunities to enhance their knowledge, skills, creativity, and employment prospects, through imaginative inquiry into different textile, surface, and textile craft concepts and processes. The aim of this course is to enable you to: Develop innovative and imaginative approaches to materials, processes, and methodologies in textiles, and rigorously test these ideas against trends within current practice Evidence advanced critical evaluation and development of traditional and advanced textile techniques in the innovation and creation of new products and concepts. Experiment, expand, and encourage progressive thinking in the sustainable practices for textiles to meet future industry opportunities and customer demands. Systematically plan, negotiate, and implement a body of work underpinned by advanced practice and research in textiles and surface design. Contribute to the principles and processes inherent in textiles and surface design and their intersection with commercial and creative industries.

An Honours degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject or an equivalent professional qualification. Alternative qualifications and/or significant experience may be accepted, subject to approval. International students with qualifications in 'creative' or 'practice' subjects should submit a digital portfolio (pdf) of work with their application. All suitably qualified applicants are normally invited in for an informal chat with a portfolio or considered for admittance under alternative arrangements, such as a skype chat.