Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours)

On completion of the program you will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be an internationally attuned and creative fashion designer within a global environment.

The Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours) has been designed for you to develop innovative and creative solutions within fashion combined with specialised theoretical knowledge and advanced technical skills in fashion design.The studio class environment of the Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours) becomes a creative incubator for you to challenge ideas and innovate fashion concepts.

This develops your ability in advanced design skills, conceptual thinking, critical analysis and practical expertise to support original ideas combined with depth of research for proposed design opportunitiesBachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours) expands fashion design practices through engagement with critical debates in the disciplinary field to facilitate a culture of change and social responsibility.

The rigour within the program means that RMIT fashion design proudly benchmarks against the best degree programs around the world and has a global approach to fashion education.The four-year full-time degree focuses on studio based projects where, as a fashion designer in preparation, you will be involved in a broad range of research and design methods, communication, prototyping and pre-production techniques.

Through design research and industry engagement you are given opportunities to create design propositions in response to social, cultural and environmental concerns and apply those ideas into emerging global conditions.

This suite of skills and experience will underpin and be informed by your research and critical assessment of increasingly complex fashion industry directions.You will critically engage with diverse fashion practices and be conversant in the key concepts and production processes underpinning the constantly evolving fashion industry, with a focus on collaborative practice and conceptual design development.

This will provide you with expanded career opportunities in fashion focused on your individual skill and expertise.

A capstone experience based on an individually negotiated major project will enable you to synthesise and integrate your knowledge, connect research and practice as well as demonstrate your holistic achievement of the program learning outcomes.

For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here To graduate you must complete the following:

All courses listed may not be available each semester

Year One of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

Complete One (1) of the following program optional courses:

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from any:

Complete Two (2) of the following program optional courses:

AND

Year Four of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Program Entry Requirements

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 Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or at least 25 in any other English.

Selection tasks Applicants must attend a folio assessment session. Short listed and exempt applicants may be required to present their folio to a selection panel. Note: Some applicants may be exempt from the folio assessment session if they have successfully completed two years or more of tertiary study in a fashion design-oriented discipline.

English language requirements A minimum IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English equivalents web page

When you graduate from the Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours) you will be equipped with distinct program learning outcomes. You will be able to:

1. Operate professionally critically, and ethically in local and /or global practice within fashion design or across design boundaries

2. Gain insight into your own creativity, and develop efficient work practices to allow you to plan, produce and deliver fashion projects either as an independent design practitioner or in a team environment within a small, medium or large organization

3. Apply conceptual, critical and creative thinking that addresses relevant issues and informs imaginative and innovative design proposals, so you can make advanced decisions independently with clarity and maturity

4. Apply advanced theoretical and technical knowledge across the fashion discipline

5. Reflect upon and assess the global context of the fashion system, so as to apply your advanced skills for life-long learning and enable you to confidently contribute to an industry that is always evolving

6. Engage in research within the broader context of design, utilising digital and information systems, discipline specific discourse, conceptual frameworks, evaluation of relevant issues and with reference to the work of others in the field

7. Demonstrate a highly developed fluency in articulating ideas, clear arguments and rationales that effectively present design proposals and solutions to team members, clients, consultants, other design teams, and government and community stakeholders

8. Develop an individual effective leadership ethos that extends awareness for the global, social, cultural and ethical values of design.