Each module includes 3 hours of teaching per week during the semester, supported by responsibilities related to module planning, delivery, and evaluation. This includes preparing and updating the module content, designing assessments and marking criteria, providing academic support to students, and submitting all relevant materials and marks via the university’s LMS systems.

1 . Fashion Production and Sustainable Practice module

This module explores sustainable strategies in fashion production, including ethical sourcing, the circular economy, and craft innovation. Students critically evaluate global production systems and develop creative responses tailored to local and regional contexts, particularly in Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

Candidate Background:

• Expertise in fashion production, textile development, or sustainable fashion systems
• Experience with ethical sourcing, slow fashion, or circular economy models
• Industry or consultancy experience with fashion brands, cultural NGOs, or heritage-based projects
• Academic background

• Capacity to facilitate experiential and workshop-based learning, ideally drawing on regional materials and techniques

2. Media and Entertainment module

This module focuses on the management of content and platforms across TV, film, digital media, and live entertainment. Students explore organisational models, content development, monetisation strategies, and the broader socio-cultural dynamics shaping media and entertainment today.

Candidate Background:

• Practical experience in media production, content development, digital strategy, or entertainment business
• Academic background in teaching
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and audience engagement
• Industry ties to media professionals, producers, or content strategists are an asset

This MA is aimed at:

• Early- to mid-career creative professionals seeking to grow or shift into management roles
• Entrepreneurs and founders of creative ventures
• Professionals working across arts, design, media, heritage, fashion, and digital industries
• Individuals interested in creative policy, innovation strategy, and interdisciplinary leadership

Programme Aims:

• Equip students with practical and strategic skills to lead and manage creative teams, projects, and organisations
• Foster the capacity to develop sustainable business models, manage innovation, and navigate complex cultural ecosystems
• Enable graduates to work across sectors—from grassroots ventures to government policy-making and international partnership.