MA Fashion at Kingston University

Take your fashion design skills to the next level with the Fashion MA at Kingston University, combining creative exploration and professional practice. Join our academic community, ranked Top 10 in the UK for Art & Design (The Complete University Guide 2026).

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Department: Department of Fashion  |  Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years full time including professional placement  |  Study mode: full-time (optional professional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The fashion-based modules will encourage you to think creatively and will challenge you to apply your ideas and concepts to a series of briefs, some of which will arrive directly from industry sources and practitioners. The outcomes are non-prescriptive and should be driven by your ambitions and approach to fashion. Modules - core modules - teaching block 1: Studio: Building Fashion, Process: Making Fashion; core modules - teaching block 2: Presentation: Fashion in Practice, Process: Realising Fashion; core modules - teaching block 3: Studio: Performing Fashion. Optional placement year - optional modules: Professional Placement.

Career pathways

Studying Fashion MA at Kingston University will give you the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in a variety of fashion-related careers. An elevated understanding of how clothes are made is essential for future professionals in roles such as: ; designer ; pattern cutter ; product developer ; Artisanal craftsperson within specialist ateliers.

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