Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

Highlights

• Study the longest running fashion degree in Queensland.

• Learn to develop your design identity, working individually and in teams on real-world briefs and projects.

• Be advised by leading fashion industry mentors, and learn about ethics and sustainability, industry practices and emerging digital technologies.

• Embrace the opportunity to study abroad and gain global experience through international exchanges and internships.

Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where, working with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community. 

Why choose this course?

New fashion brands are emerging all the time. Digital channels are allowing designers to not just show their work, but also tell their story and connect with audiences that share their values. If you love fashion and want to see your work on the catwalk, QUT can put you on the right path.

Our fashion degree is the longest running fashion degree in Queensland and provides industry standard facilities. You will be advised by leading industry mentors, and embrace the challenges and opportunities of twenty-first century fashion including ethics and sustainability, industry practices and emerging digital technologies.

In the studio, you will develop your design identity, working individually and in teams on real-world briefs and projects. Our students have opened pop-up stores, produced fashion magazines and websites, and collaborated with leading designers such as Lydia Pearson.

Real-world learning

QUT’s fashion course is the longest running fashion degree in Queensland and provides industry-standard facilities. You will be advised by leading industry mentors, who will help you develop your design identity as you work in the studio, individually and in teams, on real-world briefs and projects.  

Your skills will be rounded with real-world experiences through work integrated learning, study tours and chosen electives. QUT fashion students have completed international exchanges to London, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam and Delhi, and secured internships with leading global brands including Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Antipodium and Tom Ford.

International business skills and bilateral connections with designers are encouraged  through integrated programs.

What to Expect

Your introductory studies will focus on the theory and practice of fashion design, including hands-on studies of design fabrication that form the foundation for your technical skills and associated knowledge to realise your own design ideas. You will then build on this foundation through studies covering global fashion cultures, ethical and sustainable practices, as well as collaborative and communication skills.

In the later stages of your degree you will synthesise your understanding of product development and retail readiness including developing a major final-year project.

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)