Program Overview

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Fashion Manufacturing MA

Course Overview

This course addresses current industry challenges and skills shortages by focusing on apparel production, systems, sourcing, and manufacturing processes. Developed with our industry partner the UK Fashion and Textile Organisation (UKFT), the course aims to equip you with the knowledge and expertise to challenge traditional fashion manufacturing systems. It emphasizes technology and design for manufacturing, helping you become a specialist capable of driving innovation in the industry.

Attendance

• Full-time - September 2025
• Part-time day - September 2025
• Full-time - September 2026
• Part-time day - September 2026

UK Fees

£11,700

International Fees

£15,500

Alumni Discount

See details

Duration

1 year

Campus

Harrow, North-West London

Course Structure

This course is part of a suite of MA Fashion courses. You'll shape your learning through a set of shared optional modules that address contemporary challenges, advanced digital approaches, and specialized professional contexts while facilitating collaborative and cross-disciplinary learning opportunities.

Core Modules

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

This module aims for you to gain a deep understanding of sustainable supply chains, key stakeholders, and the issues affecting the fashion industry through rigorous and systematic research.

Costing for Global Fashion

This module investigates global production, sourcing, and costings for the fashion industry.

Garment Technology and Testing

This module prepares you to evaluate a full range of complex garment and textile technology processes in the global fashion industry.

Fashion Risk Management

This module provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the processes and tools fashion businesses use to assess and manage various types of risk in fashion manufacturing and product development.

Final Research Project

In this year-long module, you'll be encouraged to select topics of professional interest and independently direct your own research.

Optional Modules

Fashion Entrepreneurship

This module aims to engage you in the realities of fashion entrepreneurship.

Fashion Consumer Behaviour and Trends

This module has been designed to give you a critical understanding of the theories of consumer behaviour, innovation, and trend management within fashion and broader business contexts.

Planning and Trading for Retailing

This module will provide you with an insider view of the key roles of a Fashion Buyer and Fashion Merchandiser operating in a complex, global retail environment.

Fashion Activism and Social Justice

The aim of this module is to introduce you to a broad range of activism and social justice practices and allow you to understand how social, political, and philosophical values contribute to current issues in the fashion industry.

Industry Practice

This module encourages and enhances employability skills with industry experience.

Professional Accreditation

This course has been developed with our industry partner the UK Fashion and Textile Organisation Association (UKFT), the largest network for fashion and textile companies in the UK.

Programme Specification

For more details on course structure, modules, teaching, and assessment, download the programme specification (PDF).

Careers

This course will equip you for a business management career in the domestic or international fashion industry. It offers an innovative and relevant fashion manufacturing curriculum that focuses on preparing you for senior roles in fashion production and manufacturing.

Industry Knowledge

You'll be taught by a teaching team with a wide range of experience both in industry and academia.

Choose Your Specialism

You'll shape your learning in fashion disciplines through interdisciplinary and optional modules shared across our Fashion MA courses.

Employers Around the World

The University's Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.

Industry Links

We maintain important connections with the fashion industry to ensure that our Fashion Manufacturing MA remains at the forefront of education for the future leaders in the important production of fashion.

Job Roles

This course prepares graduates to understand clothing production, equipping them with international, entrepreneurial skills for successful careers and roles such as:

• Fashion Production Manager
• Sourcing Manager
• Product Development Manager
• Fashion Studio Manager
• Atelier Manager
• Fashion Production Operations Director
• Private Label Production Manager
• Bespoke Project Production Manager
• Fashion Procurement Specialist
• Fashion Supply Chain Coordinator

Westminster Employability Award

Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.

Course Leader

Virginia Grose

Virginia is the Head of School - West. School of Arts. Originally trained as a fashion designer, Virginia has worked in the fashion industry for over 25 years with companies such as Courtaulds Textiles, Marks & Spencer, and Walmart.

Course Team

• Rayne Mickele Reed - Lecturer
• Nicola Mansfield - Senior Lecturer
• Caroline Curtis - Assistant Head of School

Why Study This Course?

Industry-Ready

This course is designed with fashion industry manufacturing requirements at the forefront.

Transferable Skills

This course will equip you with a range of highly marketable and hands-on skills pertaining to fashion manufacturing.

Stand Out From the Crowd

Qualified graduates with specialist skills in fashion manufacturing are currently in high demand in the job market.

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of a lower second-class honors degree (2:2) or a lower second-class honors degree (2:2) and more than 2 years of experience compulsory.
• In addition to the academic requirements, applicants will be expected to include a CV with their application.
• Non-standard applicants may be considered with extensive work experience in the fashion industry at any level or field.
• Within the statement of purpose, the applicant should include an indication of an area of research interest related to sustainability in the fashion industry.
• If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing and no element below 5.5.

Application Process

Visit our How to apply page for more information on the application process, what you need to apply, and deadlines for applications.

Fees and Funding

UK

• UK tuition fee: £11,700 (Price per academic year)
• When you have enrolled with us, your annual tuition fees will remain the same throughout your studies with us.
• We do not increase your tuition fees each year.
• Find out how we set our tuition fees.
• Paying your fees: If you don't wish to pay the whole amount of your fees at once, you may be able to pay by instalments.
• Alumni discount: This course is eligible for an alumni discount.
• Funding: There is a range of funding available that may help you fund your studies, including Student Finance England (SFE).
• Scholarships: The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible postgraduate students.

International

• International tuition fee: £15,500 (Price per academic year)
• When you have enrolled with us, your annual tuition fees will remain the same throughout your studies with us.
• We do not increase your tuition fees each year.
• Find out how we set our tuition fees.
• Paying your fees: If you don't wish to pay the whole amount of your fees at once, you may be able to pay by instalments.
• Alumni discount: This course is eligible for an alumni discount.
• Funding: There are a number of funding schemes available to help you fund your studies with us.
• Scholarships: The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible postgraduate students.

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Teaching and Assessment

How You’ll Be Taught

Teaching methods across all our postgraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application.

How You’ll Be Assessed

Our postgraduate courses include a variety of assessments, which typically fall into three broad categories:

• Written exams: end of semester exams
• Practical: examples include presentations, podcasts, blogs
• Coursework: examples include essays, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation

Supporting You

Our Student Hub is where you’ll find out about the services and support we offer, helping you get the best out of your time with us.

• Study support – workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
• Personal tutors – support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team – provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits, and visas
• Extra-curricular activities – volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events, and more

Course Location

Harrow is our creative and cultural hub, home to most of our arts, media, and digital courses. It houses state-of-the-art facilities for every discipline, including project and gallery spaces, film studios, creative labs, collaborative learning spaces, and the Westminster Enterprise Network.

Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 20 minutes from the city centre by train.

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