The best final thesis project, made by one of the students enrolled in the programme, will be featured on FashionUnited Magazine.
Language: English | Start: October
2-YEAR MASTER OF ARTS
2 Years
MUR/Italy
120
In the contemporary landscape, where style and clothing play a paramount role in defining individuality and serve as a powerful medium for driving societal transformation, the 2-Year Master of Arts in Fashion: Design, Art & Technology introduces an innovative approach to creativity and the fashion industry.
The programme unlocks cross-cultural perspectives within multifaceted themes related to fashion design. It delves into the progressive convergence of fashion with new technologies, cutting-edge materials, and artificial intelligence, resulting in captivating immersive experiences and highly desirable tangible and virtual products.
Students will have the opportunity to explore and apply fashion that projects towards the future through an immersive journey encompassing revolutionary technologies for design representation, digital design, and a conscious and sustainable product vision.
The programme鈥檚 key focus areas include the following:
Students will engage in theoretical coursework, supported by a hands-on experience with a distinctive blend of workshops, seminars, specialised laboratories, and boot camps, allowing participants to effectively put their knowledge into practice.
During the first year of the 2-year Master of Arts programme in Fashion: Design, Art & Technology, you will consolidate and expand your fashion design skills by introducing, experimenting with, and applying new form-making methods that balance intention and function. You will learn digital design and manufacturing processes as extensions of traditional methods and tools.
Theoretical courses cover the phenomenology of styles and the social and cultural context of fashion, while workshops and labs focus on alternative fashion expression, materials research, and experimentation. The first semester focuses on research and development methods to provide a deeper understanding of the fashion industry. From the second semester onwards, you will apply your knowledge and experiment with cutting-edge tools and software.
During your second year, our expert faculty will challenge you to explore and defend your design concepts: the what and how alongside the why. Courses emphasise visual communication, the multimedia languages of fashion, materials innovation, and emerging technologies.
The year is dedicated to cultivating critical thinking through projects with an emphasis on sustainability and new technologies. You will participate in workshops, labs, and accelerator bootcamps. The second year also includes a 12-credit final thesis project. Among the optional activities, you can choose a professional learning experience or internship.
The programme aims to:
Designers/Professionals aiming at
Candidates should hold a first-level degree and/or have significant professional experience in the areas of fashion, art, or other design disciplines. Those with related knowledge, skills, and training are also encouraged to apply.
This programme prepares students to a career in the following advanced roles:
It will also prepare students to begin a PhD programme in the fashion design area.
The 2-year Master of Arts involves the following costs, in addition to the payment of a Degree Fee to be paid within one month before the course start date, equal to 鈧540.
EU & EFTA students fee
First Year
鈧 16.500
鈧 3.000
鈧 13.500
Second Year
鈧 16.500
鈧 3.000
鈧 13.500
Non-EU Students Fee
First Year
鈧 21.500
鈧 3.000
鈧 18.500
Second Year
鈧 21.500
鈧 3.000
鈧 18.500
After studying Fashion Design at Politecnico di Milano and at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Margherita Mazza started collaborating as fashion and textile designer with various fashion brands and textile companies.
Alongside her professional career, she also collaborate with diverse universities in Italy as Professor.
In 2015 she founded RITARITA, an independent brand that creates responsible capsule collections.