Course summary
Become a conscious changemaker in the 21st century fashion industry. Gain the knowledge and skills to design the pioneering, regenerative transformation needed to address the complex environmental, social, cultural and economic challenges we face throughout the fashion system. Joining a global community of likeminded practitioners, you will develop your understanding of fashion systems around the world. With a focus on planet-centred design, you’ll question the purpose of design, envision new paradigms for fashion, create scenarios of a sustainable future and develop effective systems. You’ll also assess the impact of social innovations within fashion communities, learning how to apply a conscious mindset to deliver positive, responsible practice. Why study this course at Falmouth? • Graduate as a pioneering and entrepreneurial fashion practitioner, ready to question and reframe the challenges of the sector and empowered to lead and reform the industry • Use creative approaches to find strategic solutions to complex systems challenges across design, production and business functions • Build valuable project management skills and networking techniques, creating meaningful and effective connections with other fashion practitioners • Hone your investigative and academic research abilities, developing a conscious practice that filters decision-making through a sustainable and ethical lens On this empowering Sustainable Fashion master's course, you’ll acquire a radical, conscious, professional and courageous sustainable fashion practice, while creating meaningful and effective connections with other fashion practitioners. You’ll build your knowledge throughout the course, starting with an understanding of the fundamental sustainable themes in the fashion sector and the problems facing the industry. Developing advanced knowledge of systems and design thinking will allow you to build a transformative toolbox of creative skills to question and reframe the challenges of the sector, and test and prototype responsible design interventions. Throughout the Sustainable Fashion masters you will build valuable project management skills, networking approaches and techniques, and strategy development expertise, enabling you to bring clarity to complicated and demanding projects. Honing your investigative and academic research skills will enable you to ask the right questions, interrogate current industry practice and then forecast your own vision of a future sustainable fashion world. You’ll also sharpen your cultural awareness and sensitivity to global issues and events, thereby developing inclusive working practices and approaches. At the end of the sustainable fashion course, you will establish yourself as an entrepreneurial industry leader, through the creation of sustainable and collaborative solutions for a self-identified problem - either within the fashion system as a whole, or within a specific area that you are passionate about.
Modules
The modules have been specifically designed to be studied in a non-linear order, with the order in which you’ll study the modules depending on when you begin the course. You will need to complete four 30-credit modules (120 credits in total), and will not complete a Major Project. Modules: Re_Imagine (30 credits) This module asks you to harness the power of imaginative storytelling, grounded by research into how today’s fringe ideas and technologies look to the future. Through global case studies from multicultural and inclusive perspectives, alongside independent research, you will develop an in-depth overview of how the fashion product lifecycle sits within the contexts of environmental, social and economic sustainability. You will examine the reasons why change is needed and the approaches the industry is taking to solve these complex challenges. You will speculate about how things could be and translate your knowledge to envision alternative fashion systems. You will materialise this future worldview through the production of a creative platform that defines your sustainability agenda and core values and create a proposal for a set of interventions to bring about this change in global and local contexts. Re_Make (30 credits) This module will challenge you to develop a positive sustainable relationship between the sourcing of materials, the design of fashion products and the sustainability of environments and regenerative eco-systems. You will analyse and evaluate sustainable product design solutions through investigation into responsible materials, circular technologies, and ethically transparent processes. You will then propose innovative ideas and directions for the design of visionary fashion product opportunities with a positive impact on the environment, producing a report detailing your approach to the design of a sustainable product range that attempts to meet a 100% traceability target. Re_Wire (30 credits) This module critiques the systems behind fashion and poses the question; how can you implement sustainable change that addresses the multiple intersecting crises in the fashion system? You will question the practices of fashion’s supply chain. Ethical trade and sustainable certifications will also be explored to show how the industry can change their practices in a responsible and positive way. You will develop a culture of collaborative innovation to understand how fashion activities, people, ecosystems and external industries interact and how you can embed responsible decision making. You will scrutinise why systems need to be radically transformed to design out the exploitative practices in fashion and identify where you can rewire the system to deliver a responsible impact. Re_Frame (30 credits) This module critiques interactions with the fashion product lifecycle through the context of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Focusing on how audiences engage with fashion sustainability, you will scrutinise the fashion communication and business landscape. You will develop a working understanding of what responsible brand narratives, platforms, services and organisations can look like. Through taught content and independent study, you will examine positive and negative communication methods, and explore the impact these narratives have on conscious consumerism and decision-making. Studying human behaviour will also enhance your understanding of why we consume the way we do and give you the design thinking skills to develop interventions to address this consumption. As part of our process of continuous improvement, we routinely review course content to ensure that all our students benefit from a high-quality and rewarding academic experience. As such, there may be some changes made to your course which are not immediately reflected in the content displayed on our website. Any students affected will be informed of any changes made directly.
Assessment method
Assessment on sustainable fashion this course has been carefully planned to work specifically for online delivery. Assessment provides the course team with a means of offering tailored guidance alongside advice on how to progress knowledge and skills in key areas that relate to the course Learning Outcomes. The course team will identify your strengths and weaknesses as an individual and discuss them with you throughout your time on the course. As you move through the modules, you will keep an assessed critical reflective journal, for weekly reflections on learning, helping you to embed critical self-evaluation into your ideas and personal development. You will be assessed via coursework at the end of each module in the form of visual, verbal and written assignments. You will also receive regular feedback via webinars, Q&As and workshops with other students on your course.
Entry requirements
An honours degree or Level 6 equivalent qualification is desirable. However, candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply. If you'd like to discuss our entry requirements, speak to an advisor.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
Falmouth University
Woodlane
Falmouth
TR11 4RH