MSc Textile Sustainability and Innovation at University of Leeds

Programme overview

A one-year, on-campus MSc preparing students as specialists in sustainable textile solutions, covering textile and apparel manufacturing technologies, polymers, recycling and circular economy principles alongside commercial insight into the global textile market.

Duration: 12 months full time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Polymers in Textiles (15 credits), Textile and Apparel Design Technology (45), Textile Systems and Sustainable Innovation (30), Textile Circularity (15), Colour: Forecasting to Retail (15) and a 60-credit Research Project.

Career pathways

Sustainability management in the fashion and textile industry and retail, textile innovation and product development, fashion buying, technical consultancy, garment technology, testing laboratories, colour technology, supply chain management and PhD study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor degree with a 2:1 (Hons) or equivalent, preferably in a textile, sustainability or innovation related subject (for example business, chemistry, colour science, design, engineering, fashion, management or marketing). Applicants from complementary areas such as architecture, geography, graphic design or fine art, and those with relevant experience, are considered; a 2:2 plus relevant experience, or a professional qualification from the Textile Institute or Society of Dyers and Colourists, may also be considered. Applicants answer supporting statement questions on their motivation and career plans. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 16,500 for the whole programme (2027 entry) Source

International applicants: GBP 33,700 for the whole programme (2027 entry) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time

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