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Sustainable Fashion MA

Join the Sustainable Fashion MA with Falmouth to spearhead innovation, apply planet-friendly design practices, and lead the charge in transforming the fashion industry's future.

  • Level

    Postgraduate Degree
  • Duration

    90 weeks over two years
  • Language

    English

Sustainable Fashion MA

  • Postgraduate Degree

  • 90 weeks over two years

  • Master sustainable fashion practices for a thriving future

    Embark on a transformative journey with the sustainable fashion master's course at Falmouth, where you'll gain the expertise to pioneer impactful and responsible change in the fashion industry. 

    Explore planet-centred fashion design and innovation

    Unlock the potential of planet-centred design as you delve into innovative fashion practices. This degree challenges you to rethink traditional design paradigms and envision a future where fashion aligns seamlessly with ecological sustainability. 

    By integrating creative solutions with cutting-edge research, you will develop fashion systems that respect and enhance our planet.

    Cultivate a conscious mindset for leadership in fashion

    Learn to lead with a conscience, filtering every design choice through an ethical, cultural, and environmental lens. 

    This section of the degree emphasises the importance of developing a conscious mindset, allowing you to position yourself as a responsible and informed leader in the fashion industry. Empower your decision-making with a deep awareness of the global sustainability context.

    Assess the impact of social innovations in the fashion industry

    The course aims to help you understand the transformative power of social innovations within fashion communities. You'll learn to evaluate the effectiveness of sustainable interventions and assess their real-world impacts. 

    By leveraging sustainable metrics and applied research methods, you'll be equipped to measure and enhance the positive influence of your initiatives on both local and global scales.

    Develop strategic solutions to complex fashion challenges

    This course will equip you with the skills needed to craft strategic solutions for the intricate challenges faced by the fashion industry. This part of the course focuses on building your problem-solving capabilities through collaborative and iterative design practices. 

    You'll learn to design interventions that are sustainable but also actionable and effective in real-life applications.

    This master's course with  Falmouth provides you with the knowledge and skills to not only navigate but also reshape the fashion industry's landscape. By emphasising sustainable practices, conscious leadership, and innovative solutions, you'll graduate ready to drive the change the world needs. 

    What can you do with Sustainable Fashion MA (Online)?

    With a Sustainable Fashion MA (Online), you can pursue a range of impactful careers that focus on integrating sustainability within the fashion industry. You could become a sustainability consultant, advising brands on eco-friendly practices, or work as a sustainable product developer, creating fashion items with minimal environmental impact. 

    Sustainability Consultant: Guide fashion brands in implementing sustainable practices, reducing environmental impact, and enhancing social responsibility within their production processes.

    Sustainable Product Developer: Design and develop fashion products that adhere to sustainable principles, including the use of eco-friendly materials and processes within their life cycle.

    Fashion Supply Chain Manager: Oversee the end-to-end process of the fashion supply chain, ensuring ethically sourced materials and sustainable practices are employed to minimize ecological impact.

    Fashion Innovator: Drive innovation within the industry by researching and applying new sustainable design concepts, technologies, and materials to create cutting-edge fashion products.

    Fashion Educator or Researcher: Educate future fashion professionals on the importance of sustainability in the industry or carry out research that pushes the boundaries of sustainable fashion practices.

    How will you be assessed?

    The assessment process for the Sustainable Fashion MA is likely to include a combination of coursework, practical projects, case studies, and potentially a final project or thesis that showcases your ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practical, real-world situations.

    Is this a part-time or full-time degree?

    The Sustainable Fashion MA at Falmouth University offers flexibility in learning with part-time study options. Students are recommended to dedicate 20-25 hours per week to their studies,  over 90 weeks across two years.

    Entry requirements

    An honours degree or Level 6 equivalent qualification is desirable. However, candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply. If you'd like to discuss our entry requirements, speak to an advisor.

    For more information regarding equivalent international qualifications and Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) either request information with our easy online form, or read about it on our apply page .

    What will it cost?

    The total tuition fee is £12,150.

    • Critically evaluate research materials to identify sustainable fashion interventions.
    • Implement creative thinking processes to develop real-world sustainable innovations.
    • Formulate a professional mindset encompassing ethical and sustainable consciousness.
    • Devise communication strategies to effectively present sustainable ideas and projects.

    Sustainable Fashion MA

  • Postgraduate Degree

  • 90 weeks over two years

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