Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Design (Fashion)

Bachelor of Business Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen business major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline.

You can study accountancy, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.

Through the combination of fashion and business you will be able to work in diverse design careers including fashion buying, fashion marketing, fashion finance, fashion business analyst, design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.

Bachelor of Design (Fashion) Our fashion degree is the longest running fashion degree in Queensland and provides industry-standard facilities.

You will be advised by leading industry mentors, and embrace the challenges and opportunities of twenty-first century fashion including ethics and sustainability, industry practices and emerging digital technologies.

In the studio, you'll develop your design identity, working individually and in teams on real-world briefs and projects.

Our students have opened pop-up stores, produced fashion magazines and websites, and collaborated with leading designers such as Lydia Pearson.

As a fashion student you will have the opportunity to study abroad and get global experience.

Our fashion students have completed international exchanges to London, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam and Delhi, and secured internships with leading global brands including Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Antipodium and Tom Ford.

Domestic Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Fashion). You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

You must complete:

• business core units (96 credit points)
• a business major (96 credit points), choosing from: accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing public relations.

Accountancy students will undertake 6 specified business core units and 10 accountancy major core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Design component

You will complete:

• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• the fashion major (144 credit points), including: four shared foundation units (48 credit points) seven units (96 credit points) from the discipline.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area, depending on how they match with your QUT course.

International Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Fashion). You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

You must complete:

• business core units (96 credit points)
• a business major (96 credit points), choosing from: accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing public relations.

Accountancy students will undertake 6 specified business core units and 10 accountancy major core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Design component

You will complete:

• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• the fashion major (144 credit points), including: four shared foundation units (48 credit points) seven units (96 credit points) from the discipline.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area, depending on how they match with your QUT course.

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

Advanced standing

If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.

Deferment

Adjustments to your selection rank

Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) will be applied to this course.

Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.

You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.

Other admission options

If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

Fashion is an internationally recognised business powerhouse. Through the combination of fashion and business you will be able to work in diverse design careers internationally including fashion buying, fashion marketer, fashion finance, fashion business analyst, design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.

Possible careers

• Accountant
• Advertising Professional
• Economist
• Fashion Designer
• Fashion Professional
• Financial Advisor/Analyst
• Human Resource Manager
• International Business Specialist
• Manager
• Marketing Officer/Manager
• Public Relations Officer/Consultant