Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology

The Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology will provide you with a broad range of knowledge and skills related to the business of fashion design, to prepare you to work in a professional role within the fashion design and technology industry or for further study.The program will deliver broad theoretical and technical knowledge enabling you to work within the fashion industry supply chain from design to creation of your designs.

You will be involved in industry activities and projects where you will engage with fashion industry leaders giving you experience to develop your work-ready capabilities and skills.You will have the flexibility of specialising in one of two streams, Fashion Design or Fashion Knitwear that will cover all industry relevant skills required to work in the fashion industry from design through to production and logistics.In your final year you will undertake a Capstone experience with a major holistic assessment in both streams of the program over three courses GRAP2487 Professional Practice, GRAP2486 Pattern Technology 4 and GRAP2472 Design and Development 4.This capstone is firmly grounded in industry practice and engages in creativity within a commercial context.

The project pushes the creative boundaries for the industry partner or partners through experimentation and a focus on possible and imagined future fashion trends.

Students should be engaged in reflecting critically on the social, cultural and environmental contexts of the fashion industry and the design process itself.

The capstone project draws on and extends knowledge and skills acquired in previous semesters.This program will also prepare you to continue into higher educational studies to further your exploration of concepts and research.

Local and global career paths include working as a designer, product developer, garment technician, patternmaker, quality assurance, technical and specification development, supply chain and pathways to production management.

There are also opportunities to pursue areas in fashion styling, blogging, and fashion forecasting or launching your own fashion business.

Year One of the Program - Students must successfully complete the total Sixteen units to graduate from either the Fashion Design Stream or Fashion Knitwear Stream. Students must choose only one of the Streams. A mix of both is not available.

Semester One - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) Elective Course from:

Semester Two - Option One - Fashion Design Stream: Complete the Following Four (4) Courses:

Option Two - Fashion Knitwear Stream: Complete the Following Four (4) Courses.

AND

Year Two of the Program - Students must continue with the Stream chosen in Year One. A mix of both Streams is not available.

Semester Three - Option One - Fashion Design Stream: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Option Two - Fashion Knitwear Stream: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Semester Four - Option One - Fashion Design Stream: Complete the Following Four (4) Courses:

Option Two - Fashion Knitwear Stream: Complete the Following Four (4) Courses.

Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 senior secondary certificate of education or equivalent.

For equivalents to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country equivalents web page.

Prerequisites

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Selection tasks

All applicants must complete and submit the selection task.

English language requirements

A minimum IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.0, with no band less than 5.5, or equivalent.

For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English equivalents web page

Upon successful completion of this program you will be able to:

1. Apply and creatively adapt a body of theoretical and technical knowledge and skills in fashion design and technology to your practice or future study

2. Recogize and apply relevant technologies in the fashion design and production sector of the industry

3. lnvestigate and work creatively to solve fashion design and production related problems

4. Communicate effectively and collaboratively using written and oral methods in a team environment relevant to fashion practice

5. Identify, analyse and reflect on fashion technology in a local and/or global context

6. Work with others in a range of roles and context, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness

7. Apply initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in your own work and working as part of a team