Overview

You will develop your own critical fashion practice, allowing you to open up alternative, affirmative approaches that redefine what fashion means in our social, cultural and economic realms.

Exploring alternative forms of fashion

Alternatives are popping up left and right but have failed to question the fundamental workings of this toxic industry. Aren’t most of the new ‘green’ or ‘diverse’ initiatives geared towards easing our minds into guilt-free (fashion) consumption? Shouldn’t we instead fundamentally rethink the concept of fashion, clothes and its values?

Within the MA Critical Fashion Practices from ArtEZ University of the Arts, they believe in the possibility of multiple fashion systems and as such, we move outside of the constraints of fashion as determined by the fashion industry. Within the programme we relate to an anti-capitalist perspective, and therefore explore alternative, non-industrial modes and frameworks for making, doing, seeing and experiencing fashion.

After graduation

During the Master Critical Fashion Practices you build up a critical fashion practice and portfolio you can use in your professional life. It contains unique contexts and agendas, which will help in the professional world or when applying for the funding of projects. Once graduated, you are prepared for the complex reality of your role as a critical practitioner within the ever-changing field of fashion.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The Master Critical Fashion Practices is a two-year MA programme that is structured around four semesters. It is a combination of both individual and collaborative projects.

The first year (consisting of the first two semesters) is a combination between short and long-running projects.

While working on several shorter group projects, the participant will simultaneously explore a personal approach in the longer running projects.

Within the context of these projects, participants are facilitated in formulating, exploring, and refining personal research objectives under the guidance of a tutor and several guest tutors from within the course and practitioners from the field.

During the second year of the course (the third and fourth semester) the participant works individually on their graduation project, again under the guidance of a personal tutor, several guest tutors from within the course, and practitioners from the field.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-02 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-05-06 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Arnhem, Netherlands

Disciplines

Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Candidate participants have a bachelor’s degree in any creative field or have any other bachelor’s degree and can show us their deep affinity for fashion through their portfolio and admission assignment.

Applicants must have successfully completed the entrance examination.

During the entrance examination, the applicants will be evaluated in terms of:

Their reflective ability on the current state of fashion.

How they consider their work to be relevant within the context of our Master course. (this is evidenced in their admission assignment).

Their capability to consider how they can both benefit from and contribute to the Master Critical Fashion Practices course and its Learning Community (this is evidenced in their letter of motivation).

The connections between the course and the future ambitions of the applicant.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

13030 EUR / year

≈ 13030 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2694 EUR / year

≈ 2694 EUR / year

Living costs

Arnhem

Netherlands

770 - 1170 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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