Program Overview

Postgraduate MA Fashion and Textiles Design

The MA Fashion and Textiles Design program offers students the opportunity to explore concepts and contemporary topics in design, fashion, and textiles through practice-based learning and an in-depth study of design. This postgraduate master's degree is aimed at those with an art and design background, who are looking to challenge established practice and offer new insights.

Key Information

• Level: Postgraduate Taught
• Delivery type: Full Time, Part Time
• Degree qualification: Postgraduate MA
• Mode of delivery: On-Campus
• Duration: 1 year
• Location: Scottish Borders
• Start date: September, January
• Next intake: January 2026

Your Student Experience

Your learning will be informed by the Fashion, Textiles and Design faculty and staff, whose work covers many key areas, including:

• Smart Nanotextiles Nanofibres and Nanoyarns
• Fashion Technology
• Fashion Sustainability
• Design Innovation
• Printed Textile Design
• Medical Compression Design
• Textile and Apparel Supply Chain Management
• Brand Management and Marketing
• Garment Making and Pattern Cutting

Course Content

The course content varies depending on the intake:

September Intake - Scottish Borders

• Year 1:

  Mandatory September

  • Design Thinking and Innovation
  • Fashion and Textiles - Experimentation and Research

  Optional September

  • Textile materials and sustainability
  • Sustainable Design & Management

  Mandatory January

  • Fashion and Textiles Development and Practice
  • Research Methodologies

  Optional January

  • Design Technologies
  • Business Enterprise

  Mandatory May

  • Masters Design Collection

January Intake - Scottish Borders

• Year 1:

  Mandatory January

  • Fashion and Textiles Development and Practice
  • Research Methodologies

  Optional January

  • Design Technologies
  • Business Enterprise

  Mandatory September

  • Design Thinking and Innovation
  • Fashion and Textiles - Experimentation and Research

  Optional September

  • Sustainable Design & Management
  • Textile materials and sustainability

  Mandatory Second January

  • Masters Design Collection

Teaching Staff

Programme Leader

• Lucy Robertson, Assistant Professor

Fees and Funding

• January 2026 intake tuition fees:
  • UK: ｣10,528 (Full Time), ｣5,264 (Part Time)
  • International: ｣19,816 (Full Time), ｣9,908 (Part Time)
• September 2026/January 2027 intake tuition fees:
  • UK: ｣10,864 (Full Time), ｣5,432 (Part Time)
  • International: ｣20,456 (Full Time), ｣10,228 (Part Time)

Scholarships and Bursaries

The university offers a wide variety of scholarships and bursaries, with over ｣6 million worth of opportunities available.

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or non-UK equivalent.
• A portfolio, or other supporting evidence that demonstrates an understanding of design-led processes and outcomes.
• Evidence of creative-related experience from a work environment is also encouraged.
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with no score lower than 5.5 except for writing which must be at 6.0 minimum.