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Fashion & Lifestyle Promotion

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Campus

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our MA in Fashion and Lifestyle Promotion (with optional Professional Placement) looks at the links between fashion organisations and their consumers, stakeholders, and the wider fashion environment, and focuses on the creative essence of the fashion industry. This course is an ideal choice if your career goal is to work for a high-street/ online fashion, luxury or lifestyle brand.

The course will develop your intellectual and imaginative power through a programme of study that is formed from cohesion between theory and practice.

Within a stimulating environment you’ll exchange ideas supported through factual creative research, developed and contextualised. You’ll develop new connections within the field of fashion that challenge traditional design boundaries.

You will explore and use different research methods to investigate the branding and promotion of fashion through marketing, advertising, events management, PR, trend prediction, brand identity and media.

Why study with us

Fashion at the University is ranked in the Top 80 of the Best Fashion Schools in the World for 2020 (CEOWORLD Magazine).
Develop your specialist knowledge in the field of fashion by engaging and networking with other designers and artists.
The opportunity for a structured work experience will be provided for every student who requests it.

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Degree Show 2022

Discover the award-winning creative work produced by our postgraduate Fashion and Lifestyle Promotion students. The degree show features work in a range of mediums by students from the School of Arts & Media.

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What you'll do

Experience international city trips and study visits to exhibitions and museums - Manchester, London, Berlin and New York have been regular trips in recent years (students will be required to pay for overseas trips/visits and these are, therefore, optional).
You’ll generate a portfolio of work to track your development as an artist or designer.
Project work will be exhibited in a final showcase that will be open to the public and will be attended by industry and potential employers, as well as family, friends, and students.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Memberships

We are delighted to announce our British Fashion Council membership. Founded in 1993 to create an interface between education and industry, the BFC Colleges Council represents the leading fashion departments in universities and colleges throughout the UK. This membership enriches our student’s experience and creates additional industry opportunities though an annual programme of events and high profile competitions. The British Fashion Council joined forces with the Saturday Clubs Trust to support our Fashion & Business Saturday Club and we have been fortunate to have secured many high-profile Saturday Club Masterclasses through our BFC connection.

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Future careers

Our Fashion and Lifestyle Promotion programme will prepare you for a wide range of careers within the Creative Industries including: Brand Manager, Brand Consultant, Trend Analyst, Event Manager, Campaign Manager, Related Fashion Industries and Teaching Profession.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£7800 per year

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14500 per year

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

Part-time£933 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Teaching involves a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, presentations and industry liaison, and assessment is continuous. Theory underpinning practice is developed simultaneously throughout each semester and Negotiated Agreements Parts I and II allow you to acquire the ability to develop and refine proposals, which underpin major projects, and reflect on personal progress.

You’ll be expected to contextualize your work within a current framework, and develop evaluative skills in order to articulate your point of view. Research Methods and Application introduces you to a range of analytical research tools, forming the basis for all in-depth self-directed projects on the programme. 

You’ll be taught in the Victoria Building - a modern, bright building with purpose-built studios and workshops, including photographic studios, audio visual and computer imaging facilities. It is close to the library, computer facilities, student union, cafés, bars, refectory, and the centre of Preston is only a five-minute walk away. The University's Library has a well-resourced Art and Design section and a specialist librarian. The MA studio provides a range of facilities and work space.