The course provides a forum to discuss and analyse the professional, commercial and cultural dimensions of textile and surface design in contemporary society. Based at our city centre Parkside campus, you will have access to a wide range of conventional and CAD facilities available in constructed and printed textiles, 3D prototyping, ceramics and glass, as well as the opportunity to collaborate with a faculty full of creative students. This programme is designed to ensure that upon graduating, you are a better and more confident designer; A reflective practitioner who has learnt how to keep developing as a designer; An independent thinker and researcher able to initiate your own creative projects individually and/or collaboratively; Able to conceptualise and discuss the nature of your work both orally and in writing; Critically aware of the context of your creative practice relative to the marketplace and the wider culture. The successful completion of MA Textiles and Surface Design will deepen your practical and theoretical insights and techniques, giving you the confidence to build your own professional career as a designer. You will also develop your critical skills such that you can form, evaluate and communicate complex concepts that reflect your individuality and independent thought. You will develop your creativity, your aesthetic sensibility and an in-depth knowledge of a personally chosen area of specialisation, which will equip you with the necessary skills to gain meaningful employment.