Bachelor of Fashion (Design Technology)
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Entry score
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Duration
Full-time 1 year -
Location
Melbourne City -
Fees
Next intake
February, JulyEntry score
Not applicable
Duration
Full-time 1 yearLocation
Melbourne City
Overview
Are you ready to work as a fashion designer and fashion product developer within the global fashion industry?
You will work with key industry figures on your major project, producing a collection that will be showcased at a graduate runway show to major players in the fashion and textile industries. The degree's focus is on enhancing your creative product design skills and management talents to a global standard.
In this degree you will focus on:
- expanding your knowledge of product development and design knowledge relevant to fashion industry needs
- advanced pattern cutting and associated manufacturing techniques
- advanced fashion industry digital design applications
- fashion industry management expertise
- depth of research for proposed fashion industry opportunities.
Through this degree you will expand on methods of researching, designing, pattern cutting and garment realisation to achieve finished fashion concepts relevant to industry needs. You will gain an in depth knowledge of how the global fashion system operates and how you can work effectively within it.
This degree is for one-year duration and is offered to applicants who are either directly articulating from the RMIT Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology or applicants who have an equivalent qualification. This degree provides the opportunity to undertake a further year of undergraduate study and gain a degree.
The degree's focus is on enhancing your creative product design skills and management talents to a sophisticated, global standard.
You will develop advanced knowledge and technical skills in fashion design and explore innovative creative design concepts for developing fashion products.
You will work with key industry figures on your major project, producing a collection that will be showcased at a graduate runway show to major players in the fashion and textiles industries.
The advanced skills you will acquire in computer-aided design (CAD) and pattern technology will further enhance your product design and development skills.
You will also develop the confidence and knowledge to be innovative and entrepreneurial in the management of fashion production and supply chains, both in Australia and overseas.
Details
The learning and teaching approach of this degree emulates how you would work in a professional role in a commercial fashion enterprise.
You will work in the state-of-the-art Fashion Design Studio, allowing you to study in a real fashion enterprise setting, and you will work on industry-standard machines and use computer applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
The degree extends your understanding of fashion design in relation to the processes involved with research, design and product development realisation, market positioning and industry relevance of fashion concepts with alignments to ’real world’ scenarios.
This will give you the opportunity to design with a view to the long term market positioning and growth of a fashion brand and equip you to be a team player in a fashion organisation.
This degree will equip you with the professional, design and management skills necessary to succeed in the challenging national and global fashion industry.
- An awareness of industry mechanisms and potential future opportunities.
- Relevant professional expertise in design presentation.
- Proficiency in 2D design processes and 3D and production skills with emphasis on technical product development.
- Professional and appropriate strategies for realising industry relevant propositions.
- An understanding of contemporary fashion systems and consumer-product interaction.
- An understanding of the broader context in which fashion ideas are situated.
- A grasp of innovative fashion product opportunities that are commercially viable.
You will interact with leading industry figures on your major research project, as well as studying the local and international application of fashion product development. You will expand your knowledge and capabilities through applied work with pattern cutting and manufacturing technology and building on your understanding of technology and computer systems.
You’ll study advanced patternmaking techniques marketing, computer-aided design (CAD), research, and management theory to complement the degree's practical component related to fashion design with an industry context.
Through lectures, workshops, presentations and group discussions, you will learn from experienced staff that will treat you as though you are a fashion design professional.
You will interact with leading industry figures on your major research project, as well as studying the local and international application of fashion product development associated to consumer demand and target market analysis. You will expand your knowledge and capabilities through applied work with patterncutting and manufacturing technology and build on your understanding of technology and computer systems.
Full-time students will attend approximately 16 hours of classes per week, combined with intensive self-directed extra study/research per week. There are often concentrated periods of out-of-class work when assessments are due.
You will be expected to attend public lectures and events outside of coursework hours as part of your learning. Class sizes are approximately 22 students per studio and 45 students per lecture.
Assessment will include a range of activities such as portfolio development, reports, written reflection, practical assignments, research and industry projects, oral and visual presentations and peer or industry review.
All courses are delivered in English. You can access the Learning Hub and other online and digital resources through the myRMIT student portal.
As part of your major project studies, you will undertake industry research and develop commercial industry briefs with major Australian companies. You will attend lectures and forums by industry professionals.
You will also connect with key industry figures from major Australian and international companies through exhibitions, industry events and special public lectures.
You will work with key industry figures on your major project, producing a collection that will be showcased at a graduate runway show to major players in the fashion and textiles industries.
RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional practice.
You will have the opportunity to participate in international study tours, work experience or exchanges, which range in duration from 2 weeks to 1 semester.
There are opportunities to study abroad through global work, exchange and study experiences with over 165 partner universities worldwide.
This 1-year degree provides you with real-world experiences. Your major project will focus on specialised areas of fashion including evening wear, lingerie, children’s wear, menswear and sportswear.
Advanced pattern technology provides a progressive understanding of pattern design principles. You will develop the ability to produce complex patterns using manual and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technology, including body scan technology.
Computer-aided design and manufacturing technology (fashion and textiles) gives you advanced knowledge of product design and development within the fashion industry.
Management courses provide you with an understanding of social, sustainability and international issues related to production management for onshore and offshore environments.
You will study:
- advanced design research
- product development
- block development
- pattern design
- garment construction.
Choose a program structure
| Title | Location | Duration | Plan code | CRICOS | ||
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| Bachelor of Fashion (Design Technology) | Brunswick Campus |
1 year full-time
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1 year full-time
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BP211P15 | 052663G |
Choose a program structure
Program code: BP211
Career
This degree is designed to provide you with high-level skills in industry relevant fashion design and expert skills in specialist patternmaking, managing design and product development.
After several years’ experience, you can be working as a designer or product developer or in a management position within a national or international fashion business.
Graduates of this degree have found employment in leading organisations from the Australian and international fashion industry in the following areas:
- fashion design
- product development
- pattern design
- grading
- production management
- quality assurance and control
- offshore production management
- specification coordination
- garment technology.
Admissions
You must have successfully completed an associate degree in fashion design; OR successfully completed at least two years of an Australian undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent) in fashion design.
Prerequisites
None
Rankings and adjustment factors
Entry to this program is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on the assessment of their selection task.
Selection task
Semester 1, 2021
You must complete and submit the Fashion (Design Technology) selection task. The link to submit your selection task will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application.
All tasks must be submitted by 26 February 2021 and will be assessed in the order they are received until this date unless places are filled prior.
Some applicants may be required to attend an interview.
- If further information is needed to make a selection decision, you will be invited via email to attend an interview.
- Some applicants will be selected based on their selection task and will not be required to attend an interview.
Selection criteria by applicant type
Please select the highest level of education you have or will be completing in order to find out the selection criteria that applies to you:
You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:
Equity access schemes
- Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult circumstances, disadvantaged financial background and disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance.
- Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each Special Entry Access Scheme and RMIT access categories.
- If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme.
- If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.
Elite Athlete Program
- The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.
Additional information
*ATAR refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made (including consideration of any adjustments) for current and recent Year 12 applicants.
RMIT is committed to providing transparency to the admissions process. In line with this commitment, we provide you with information that will help in making informed choices about your undergraduate study options. Find out more about RMIT’s commitment to admissions transparency.
You must have:
- successfully completed an associate degree in fashion design; OR
- successfully completed at least two years of an Australian undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent) in fashion design.
You must:
- have a completed RMIT's Associate Degree in Fashion Design Technology with a GPA of 2.0 out of 4.0
or
- submit a digital folio.
Your folio must comprise of 8 - 12 images of your work demonstrating your creative and conceptual thinking. It should reflect your design, problem solving and technical skills in some or all of the following:
- Garment construction
- Pattern making
- Design
- Drawing
- Creative use of colour
- Use of materials
Your folio should include evidence of how ideas were developed as well as finished work. Please include work that shows how you document your ideas and creative thinking and any work that demonstrates your ability to follow a design process.
You can include work from previous study and personal or work-related design experience (including sketchbooks), and the work can come from a variety of discipline areas (e.g. garment construction, fashion design, wearable art, illustrations, accessories, photography).
Your folio must be collated to a single PDF (maximum 20MB), or a URL to a single webpage if online. Under each image provide a brief explanation, including the purpose and background of the work (maximum 50 words). Please include the page number, your full name and application number on each page of the PDF. Please provide the username and/or password to your online folio if applicable.
Interview: You may be required to attend an interview. The interview will be either in person or via telephone/video call.
To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
- IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
- TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.
Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced Plus Certificate at RMIT English Worldwide.
Pathways
This course offers pathway options. If you don’t meet the entry requirements, a formal pathway might be your way in.
Undertaking a certificate, diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree can help you meet the entry requirements for your preferred course. These qualifications often provide credit, reducing the duration of your bachelor degree and helping you get the degree you want.
Use our Pathways finder or contact Study@RMIT for more information.
Pathways for applicants who have completed or are currently enrolled in vocational courses at RMIT
Graduates of the Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology with a minimum GPA of 2 out of 4 in the final year are guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Fashion (Design Technology).
Graduates of the Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology who do not meet the guaranteed entry requirements may still apply and will be assesed on merit.
Credit and recognition of prior learning
Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience. Find out if you might be eligible.
The pathway agreement between the Bachelor of Design (Fashion) (Honours) and the Bachelor of Applied Science – Fashion Design and Technology is currently under review.
Graduates may also undertake the Master of Fashion and Textiles by coursework.
Students wishing to continue study are encouraged to apply for master by research or PhD after successful completion of their bachelor program.
Fees
2021 indicative fees
In 2021, the annual student contribution amount (tuition fee) you will pay for a standard year of full-time study is between AU$3,950 to AU$14,500*.
Additional expenses
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$313 maximum fee for 2021.
- Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.
Annual fee adjustment
Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load.
Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
Defer your payment
You may be eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan, which can be used to defer payment of up to the full amount of your student contribution fees. You may also be eligible to apply to defer payment of your SSAF through the SA-HELP loan scheme.
Learn more about fees for undergraduate study.
Paying your fees and applying for refunds
For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.
All undergraduate and honours degrees have Commonwealth supported places (CSP) available.
In a CSP, your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government. Your share of the fee (student contribution) is set each year by the Australian Government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of the courses in which you enrol, not the overall program.
How much can I expect to pay for my Commonwealth supported place?
The Australian Government has introduced changes to university funding and student contribution fees under its Job-ready Graduates Package.
The fees in the table below apply to students commencing their program in 2021. Fees for continuing students are available at fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Each course (subject) falls into a band. The band determines the student contribution amount for the course.
Amounts listed in the table below are based on a standard, full-time study load (96 credit points per year) with all courses in the same band. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load or for enrolment in courses (subjects) from a combination of bands.
You can learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees for units from different bands at fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Maximum student contribution amount for Commonwealth supported places in 2021 for commencing students
Student contribution band by course (subject) |
Maximum annual student contribution amount (per EFTSL) in 2021 |
|---|---|
Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture |
$3,950 per standard year $493 per standard (12 credit point) course |
Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Science, Pathology |
$7,950 per standard year |
Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science |
$11,300 per standard year |
Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture |
$14,500 per standard year |
HECS-HELP Loans
The Australian Government provides financial assistance via the HECS-HELP loan scheme, which allows eligible students (such as Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) to defer payment of up to the full amount of their student contribution.
SA-HELP Loans
You may be eligible to apply to defer payment of the Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) through the SA-HELP loan scheme. If you use SA-HELP, the amount will be added to your accumulated HELP debt.
How does a HELP loan work?
If your FEE-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.
You only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.
For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2021 is $313.
For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.
You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.
The total indicative tuition fee for 2021 commencement is AU$34,560.
In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) in each calendar year.
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) - Student visa holders must have cover for the total duration of their visa.
- Some programs incur additional expenses.
You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.
Applying for refunds
Find information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student.
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