MA Fashion Pattern Cutting at Nottingham Trent University

Programme overview

MA Fashion Pattern Cutting treats pattern cutting as a central design, technical and intellectual discipline in contemporary fashion practice. It combines traditional and contemporary manual techniques with industry-standard CAD systems such as Clo3D and Lectra. The course is full-time, on campus at City Campus, over one year.

What you will study

Four core modules (Innovative Pattern Cutting Methods; Garment Innovation: Form and Silhouette; Creative Realisation: Personal Project; (Un)Doing Fashion: Collaborative Futures) plus one 20-credit optional module such as Digital Fashion, Creative Enterprise in Fashion or Sustainable Futures.

Career pathways

Creative pattern cutter, product developer, pattern technologist, garment technologist, digital pattern cutter (CAD/CAM such as Lectra and CLO 3D), sustainable pattern cutting specialist, grader, designer/pattern cutter, production manager; some graduates progress to teaching or MPhil/PhD study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK and international applicants: 2.2 honours degree in a related subject and a creative portfolio. International applicants may hold equivalent qualifications from other countries. English language (international applicants, Nottingham School of Art & Design Masters band): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,550 a year. Tuition fee stated is for the first year of study; fees may be reviewed annually. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,750 a year. Tuition fee stated is for the first year of study; fees may be reviewed annually. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year (45 weeks), full-time

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