About MA Culture, Style And Fashion in Nottingham Trent University

This unique research-based course is for people who are fascinated by trends and meanings in visual and material culture, and who want to become expert in understanding how surface appearance and changing fashions in diverse fields relate to cultural ideas and values.

Key features

• Negotiate your projects to support your personal and professional aspirations
• Learn through an innovative curriculum, studying across fields and genres, focusing on key themes within visual and material culture
• Gain an understanding of the political, social, environmental and ethical implications of style culture
• Learn to communicate your ideas about culture in a professional way, through media such as academic conference papers, documentaries, and journalistic articles
• Attend workshops for creative thinking, writing for different audiences and media, and relevant software like Adobe InDesign, Premiere Pro and Shorthand
• Develop your practical skills in the basics of mobile journalism and communications
• Opportunity to take part in live briefs and collaborations, allowing you to network and gain experience
• Benefit from guest speakers who will share their specialist knowledge, challenge perspectives, and give insight into current cultural developments
• Attend study trips to local and international archives, galleries and trend-forecasting agencies
• Be taught by experienced lecturers who are experts in their field and committed to excellence and innovation in teaching and learning
• Prepare for further study, such as a PhD
• We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).

Careers and employability

This course will help you to develop a range of postgraduate attributes including:

• independence and self-direction
• literacy
• team-working
• communication in a range of media
• the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Graduates from this course will be equipped with expert and current knowledge and skills relevant to a range of potential careers and further study. These include:

• cultural journalism across a range of subjects and media
• authoring cultural books and commentary for a wider audience
• research and consultancy where understanding of trends and issues affecting consumers is needed
• curation or communication roles in cultural institutions such as museums and galleries
• teaching at further education or higher education level
• progression to PhD study with the goal of teaching and / or research

Connections with Industry

Where possible, live or realistic briefs will provide opportunities with real vocational purpose and value, allowing you to network and gain relevant experience for careers in academia and beyond.

For example, you’ll prepare an academic paper for NTU’s annual Visual and Material Delights symposium. There may also be opportunities to collaborate with other students to provide content for Notts TV, to curate a film season, or to write articles to a brief set by a magazine. You’ll be able to negotiate with your tutor the form your final outcomes take, allowing you to build on your strengths and tailor your experience towards a chosen professional field.

Guest speakers will enrich the course with specialist academic knowledge, challenging perspectives and providing insight into current cultural developments and the relevant creative industries.

Within the department trips are offered each year to various cultural centres, which you may be able to participate in. Visits to observe and engage in current cultural events relevant to the course will be offered too.

YouFirst – working with our Employability Team

Our friendly, experienced careers consultants will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice you won't find in a book or on the internet. You can benefit from this at any time during your studies and up to three years after completing your course.

Entry requirements

• Any university degree of the relevant subject

English language requirements

IELTS : 6.5

• With a minimum of 5.5 in each component

PTE:62

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Nottingham Trent University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The cost of attendance is governed by factors like the tuition fee and the cost of living.

Nottingham Trent University Admission Procedure 

• Application: The UG applications are accepted through ‘Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)’ and PG applications through the ‘NTU applicant portal’.
• Application fee: One needs to pay £13 for 1 UG course and £24 for multiple UG courses.
• Application deadlines: For UG students the last date to apply is June 30, 2019. The PG programs don’t have any official deadline, however, it is better to apply one month prior to course start date.
• General requirements: Completed application form, academic transcripts, and English proficiency tests.
• Additional requirements: Birth certificate, passport copy, LOR.

English Proficiency Test: Majority of the courses require IELTS score ranging between 6.0 and 6.0 for entry. However, other equivalent English test scores are also acceptable.