Textile and Fashion Design Graduate Program (Master's Degree)

The Graduate Program in Textile and Fashion Design offers a research-oriented environment where creative design, material innovation, and contemporary fashion studies intersect. The program encourages students to develop original design approaches by integrating artistic creativity with scholarly research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Recognising fashion and textiles as dynamic cultural and technological fields, the program supports research into sustainable design, innovative materials, digital production methods, and contemporary fashion practices. Students are encouraged to investigate the relationship between design, technology, culture, and society while developing original projects that respond to current challenges in the creative industries.

The curriculum combines theoretical inquiry, studio-based design practice, and independent research, enabling students to establish their own design identity while contributing to the advancement of textile and fashion design.

Program History
The Graduate Program in Textile and Fashion Design offers master's education within the Graduate School of Fine Arts at Akdeniz University. Building upon the academic experience of the Faculty of Fine Arts, the program has adopted a research-oriented educational philosophy that integrates contemporary fashion studies with innovative textile design and material research.

Educational Philosophy and Objectives
The program promotes an educational approach that integrates creative design practice with academic research. It aims to educate designers and researchers who are capable of developing innovative textile and fashion solutions while responding to cultural, technological, environmental, and social transformations.

Students are encouraged to explore sustainable design strategies, material experimentation, digital technologies, and interdisciplinary collaborations through independent research and creative practice.

Research Focus
Textile Design
Fashion Design
Sustainable Fashion
Innovative Textile Materials
Fashion Culture
Digital Fashion Design
Smart Textiles
Experimental Textile Practices
History of Textile and Fashion
Design Research

Career Opportunities
Graduates may pursue careers as academics, researchers, textile designers, fashion designers, creative directors, brand consultants, collection developers, design strategists, and independent practitioners. They are also prepared to contribute to fashion brands, textile companies, creative industries, cultural institutions, and interdisciplinary research environments.

Academic Staff
Assoc. Prof. Menekşe Suzan TEKER (Head of Dept.)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kezban SÖNMEZ
Assist Prof. Dr. Fatma BAYRAKTAR
Assist Prof. Ahsen GÜNBULUT
Assist Prof.  Mariyam YEZİYEVA
Prof. Dr. Semih BÜYÜKKOL