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MACreative Direction for Fashion and Beauty

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Are you a fashion or beauty enthusiast with a creative flair? Do you have a passion for directing visual storytelling? If so, this post-graduate master's course is designed just for you. This programme is tailored for those who are keen to make a career in the fashion and beauty industry as a creative director, brand director, art director, or curator. Whether you come from a fashion or beauty background, or you are bringing together skills from your own creative journey, this programme will provide you with the skills, knowledge, and practical experience you need to become a successful creative director.

Take charge and lead a wealth of fashion and beauty brands to success with your innovative and creative vision on this practice-based MA in Creative Direction. Global fashion and beauty brands are built on visual messages; from fashion shows, brand imagery and product design to the carefully considered collaborations with artists and celebrities, innovative creative directors strategically and analytically bring a brand's vision and personality to life.

With our MA Creative Direction for Fashion and Beauty post-graduate course, you'll gain all the knowledge and tools you need to take your place in the industry explore a range of different aspects of Creative Direction, understanding the broad spectrum of creative roles that exist in this profession, including Brand Director and Art Director.

This course is specifically aimed at those currently working in the fashion and beauty industry who are aspiring towards art direction or those who have come off of a fashion or beauty related undergraduate programme looking to enhance, specialise and elevate their skills, strategy, commercial and analytical thinking. The course content is ideal for building knowledge in image making, brand development, media publishing, event production, e-commerce and advertising.

This video 'Are you Ready?' is available as a text transcript, with a description of visuals.

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Course features

  • Specialist facilities

    This course has access to specialist facilities

  • Apply direct

    You can apply direct to Solent University for this course

  • Further studies

    After successfully completing your studies, there's an opportunity to continue your studies at Solent

This course is for

This course is specifically aimed at those currently working in the fashion and beauty industry who are aspiring towards art direction. The course content is ideal for building knowledge in magazine publishing, event production, e-commerce and advertising.

What this course leads to

After graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge to a range of areas within fashion and beauty including magazine publication, event production, e-commerce and advertising.

Graduates may find themselves working with fashion and beauty brands, magazines, retail businesses, media production companies or communications agencies.

  • Magazine publication
  • Event production
  • E-commerce
  • Advertising

Meet the team

The University cannot guarantee any particular members of staff will teach specific aspects of the course in the future, but will endeavour to ensure the teaching team maintains their balance of experience and qualifications.



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