A Bachelor of Branded Fashion Design focuses on the design, production and brand management of collections. You will learn to create and market a range of design solutions, using industry-standard software to visualise your ideas. This fashion design degree gives you the skills to launch a fashion range or begin a career as a Fashion Designer, Buyer, Merchandise Planner or Product Manager.

Led by highly regarded industry professionals, you’ll learn garment construction techniques, evaluate communication and brand-fashion strategies, and scrutinise past, present and future fashion trends. Throughout the course, you will learn how to create a range of brand-design solutions, liaise with others across the fashion industry and use the latest software to communicate your product design ideas. You’ll discover how to produce clothing designs to industry standards while meeting budgets and timelines and how to manage the integrity and positioning of a brand.

This course comprises of eight core subjects, 15 specialisation subjects and one elective subject.

Each subject involves 10 hours of study per week, comprising three hours of facilitated study and seven hours self-directed study.

Year 1:

Requirements:

Complete three core subjects and five specialisation subjects.

Core subjects:

• Design Context | DCX101

• Design Studio 1 | DSO102

• Design Studio 2 | DSO103

Specialisation subjects:

• Fashion Illustration | FA101A

• Introduction to Branded Fashion Technical Drawing | FA104A

• Introduction to Shape and Form (Co-requisite FA108A) | FA107A

• Fashion Studio Practice (Pre-requisite FA107A) | FA108A

• Fashion vs Clothing | FA106A

Year 2:

Complete three core subjects and five specialisation subjects.

Core subjects:

• Design Studio 3 | DSO201

• Problem Based Learning Studio | PBL202

• Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver | DDD203

Specialisation subjects:

• International Fashion Systems (Pre-requisite FA106A) | FA201A

• Digital Print Design and Print Theory | FA202A

• Tech and Specs for Fashion | FA203A

• Enterprise Management Systems | FA208A

• Advanced Draping and Sewing | FA207A

Year 3:

Complete two core subjects and five specialisation subjects. Additionally, you’re required to select one elective from the electives tab.

Core subjects:

• Social Enterprise | SEN301

• Work Integrated Learning | WIL302

Specialisation subjects:

• Collection Design | FA301A

• Professional Folio Production | FA302A

• Portfolio Range | FA305A

• Technical Portfolio Production | FA306A

• Branded Fashion Production | FA307A

Electives:

Choose one elective.

Elective subjects:

• Fashion and Social Media | FA204A

• Fashion Marketing and Brand Development | FA303A

• Fashion Buying and Merchandise Planning | FA304A

Successfully completing a Bachelor of Branded Fashion Design opens doors for you in organisations across a variety of fashion and related sectors or prepares you to launch your own clothing range.

Potential career paths:

• Fashion Designer
  Average salary: $58,750 - $82,200
• Trend Forecaster
  Average salary: $56,741 - $176,601
• Fashion Buyer
  Average salary: $65,000
• Merchandise Planner
  Average salary: $84,250 - $120,000
• Brand Manager
  Average salary: $88,690 - $150,000

Australian Year 12 or equivalent.

Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent