About MA MA Fashion And Creative Pattern Cutting in Nottingham Trent University
This practice-led MA in Fashion and Creative Pattern Cutting will encourage creative thinking, experimentation and problem-solving to develop practical skills and innovative approaches to pattern cutting and garment design. While exploring and advancing knowledge of historical and traditional cutting techniques, you will become conversant with specialist digital technologies and incorporate it within practice.
This specialist course is designed to enable the advancement of creative and technical knowledge and skills that are essential in industry, whether for a chosen career within pattern cutting, design, designer/maker or a practice-led research path.
Key features
- Work in our extensive fashion design studios with industry-standard equipment and our expert teaching team
- Take part in a wide range of workshops and demonstrations
- Have the opportunity to go on study visits to costume archives, museums and design exhibitions
- Choose to collaborate with industry for your personal project. Recent student-led collaborations include Berghaus and Mountain Equipment
- Work with Illustrator, InDesign and LECTRA in our Computer Aided Design (CAD) suite
- 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
Career Prospects
This course leads to a wide range of career opportunities including:
- creative pattern cutter
- Pattern technologist
- Garment technologist
- CAD/CAM specialist
- Grader
- Designer / maker
- Production manager.
Some graduates also use this course to support careers in teaching, lecturing and progression to MPhil or PhD study.
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
Nottingham Trent University Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment Year |
1843 |
| Graduate Job Rate |
97% |
| Endowment |
£7.4 million |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Month |
January (UG); Rolling for PG |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and online |
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.
| UG tuition fee |
£13,900 |
| PG taught tuition fee |
£13,500- £14,500 |
| Management tuition fee |
15,500-£17,500 |
| M.Phil./PhD tuition fee |
£13,900 |
| Living cost |
£10,200 |
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.
| English Test |
Scores equivalent to IELTS 6.0 |
Scores equivalent to IELTS 6.5 |
| TOEFL iBT |
76 |
83 |
| PTE (Academic) |
54 |
62 |
| CPE/CAE |
C1; scores more than 169 |
C1; scores more than 172 |
| Trinity College ISE |
- |
Level 3 & 4 |
