MA Textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University

MA Textiles at Manchester School of Art is designed for ambitious graduates who want to challenge conventions, explore new possibilities and lead the future of textile design. In a world where sustainability, technological innovation and social responsibility are reshaping creative industries, this course empowers you to develop an individual design practice that responds to the demands of the 21st century. Building on Manchester's rich history as a global centre for textile innovation, the course encourages you to rethink and regenerate textiles through an expanded field of practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: School of Art and Design  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA Textiles at Manchester Met is a forward-thinking masters course that challenges you to rethink the role of textiles in a rapidly changing world. Designed for creative graduates who want to combine innovation, sustainability and material exploration, the course explores how textile practice can respond to environmental, social and technological change while helping to shape the future of the industry. Modules core: Design Thinking, Researching, Mapping & Locating, Colour, Material & Finish, Synthesis Project: Textiles (MA), Art & Design: Culture & Context (MA:X).

Career pathways

We cultivate highly motivated, independent and creative thinkers who can transfer their skills into the creative marketplace, as entrepreneurial innovators, freelance practitioners and innovative team players. Past graduates predominantly achieve graduate-level positions or practise as sole traders, design studio artists, exhibiting artists, museum curators, archivists, researchers, academics, community practitioners, specialist technicians and filmmakers at national and international levels.

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