Bachelor of Applied Fashion

The Bachelor of Applied Fashion offers students a unique opportunity to study fashion.

A major strength of this course is its position within a specialist design, visual arts, and multi-media institution with the potential for students to work alongside other cultural and creative disciplines.

The course prepares students for a career in the highly competitive fashion industry by ensuring that graduates have the vocabulary and industry knowledge they need to succeed.

Students on this course are expected to be automatous and have a strong work ethic, focused and highly motivated.

The course is located in a dynamic and creative studio environment.

Individual development is supported and nurtured through experimentation, exploration and innovation.

The course aims to initially develop student's key skillsets covering research, design, manufacturing and pattern cutting, which will underpin and inform a personal design philosophy and the chosen area of specialism.

As students learn to excel in design, they are encouraged to venture outside the immediate discipline of fashion design and visual media to assess the needs of the ever-changing global economy to provide design solutions for the future.

The course engages with many market levels, from couture to high street, through a range of projects, many of which are in sponsored by specific labels or companies.

The course encourages and supports students to find relative work placements, which enable them to experience the reality of working within the industry or a particular company, together with the opportunity to build useful networks for a future career.

This wider involvement with the fashion industry and society is invaluable to their development as a designer.

The course strives to create professionals who aspire to be reflective practitioners and possess the confidence and skills to productively contribute to the future development of fashion.

Bachelor of Applied Fashion (72 credit points) Required - 60 credit points as follows

• MJ0256 Major in Design Identity (18 credit points) Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows 9724 - Design Identity 1 (Historical Studies) - 3 cp, Level 1 9725 - Design Identity 2 (Cultural Studies) - 3 cp, Level 1 9726 - Design Identity 3 (Fashion Globalisation) - 3 cp, Level 2 9727 - Design Identity 4 (Sustainable & Ethical Practices) - 3 cp, Level 2 9728 - Negotiated Concept for Fashion 1 - 3 cp, Level 3 9729 - Negotiated Concept for Fashion 2 - 3 cp, Level 3
• MN0191 Minor in Applied Fashion Technolgy (12 credit points) Required - Must pass 12 credit points as follows 9720 - Applied Fashion Technology 1 - 3 cp, Level 1 9721 - Applied Fashion Technology 2 - 3 cp, Level 1 9722 - Applied Fashion Technology 3 (Product Development & Global Sourcing) - 3 cp, Level 2 9723 - Applied Fashion Technology 4 (Product Development & Brand Contextualisation) - 3 cp, Level 2
• Required Units - Must pass 30 credit points as follows 9700 - Creative Career - 3 cp, Level 3 9701 - Creative Life - 3 cp, Level 1 9702 - Creative Project 1 - 3 cp, Level 2 9703 - Creative Project 2 - 3 cp, Level 2 9704 - Creative Project 3 - 3 cp, Level 3 9705 - Creative Project 4 - 3 cp, Level 3 9706 - Introduction to Project Management - 3 cp, Level 1 9707 - Marketing and Innovation - 3 cp, Level 3 9730 - Research Methods for Fashion - 3 cp, Level 1 9731 - Visual Narrative for Fashion - 3 cp, Level 1

Open Electives - Must pass 12 credit points as follows

• Choose 12 credit points from the other Creative Industry Courses -Bachelor of Acting & Performance, Bachelor of Contemp Music Practice, Bachelor of Games & Interactive Design & Bachelor of Visual Arts
• In choosing units students should note that no more than 30 credit points at Level 1 is permitted for the entire course, and that some units may be pre-requisites.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Additional Admission Requirements

Additional to the normal admission requirements, students must also have a successful portfolio application. If you have completed a qualification from TAFE Queensland you may be eligible for direct entry into this course without a portfolio application.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.

Credit Arrangements

Credit arrangements (if available) for this course can be found on the University's Credit Search website.