Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Regenerative Fashion Futures
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Tamzin Rollason
Course Coordinator Phone: by email
Course Coordinator Email: Tamzin.rollason@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: B513 L01 R03
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Recommended Prior Study
You should have satisfactorily completed MANU2559 Introduction to Fashion Sustainability before you commence this course.
Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.
Contact your course coordinator for further information.
Course Description
Regenerative fashion is grounded in a living systems view that considers both the human and non-human across environment, society and economy. Beyond ‘sustaining’, to regenerate means to restore and repair damage.
Through this living systems view, this course will examine the critical and interconnected issues facing society’s relationship with fashion, including ethical concerns, environmental challenges and shifting consumer behaviours.
You will explore a range of regenerative strategies for the fashion and textiles industry, and examinehow the fashion and textiles industry, community, and citzens can enact positive, meaningful impact.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
This course contributes to the following BP326P26 Bachelor of Fashion Sustainability program learning outcomes:
PLO2: Critically analyse, synthesise and apply skills and knowledge for sustainability and innovation in both local and global fashion contexts.
PLO5: Collaborate with others in a range of roles and contexts, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness and ethical and responsible practice.
If you are taking this course as an option course or as part of a minor, this course will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO 1: Identify and explain regenerative strategies appropriate for the fashion and textiles industry.
CLO 2: Examine and communicate how the global fashion and textiles industry is drawing on regenerative thinking.
CLO 3: Critically analyse and evaluate regenerative strategies for fashion and textiles in both local and planetary contexts.
Overview of Learning Activities
Your learning will be facilitated via a range of in-class and online activities that will require both individual and collaborative engagement. Class activities will promote your ability to propose, investigate, plan, analyse, and realise sustainable innovative fashion and textile solutions.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
Weekly learning resources are set up and available in Canvas.
A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.
There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the RMIT student website.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes.
Assessment tasks are directly aligned with each Course Learning Outcome. They are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: Fashion Ecology Mapping (25%), CLOs: 1
Assessment Task 2: Individual presentation on regenerative practice (25%), CLOs: 2, 3
Assessment Task 3: Group research project (50%), CLOs: 1, 2, 3
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate various aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.