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Bachelor of Applied Design (Branded Fashion)
CRICOS Provider Code: NSW 00246M
CRICOS Course Code: NSW 062278M (156 weeks)
Duration: 3 years Full-time (6 full-time study periods), or 2 years (accelerated)
Location: North Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Study options for Australian students: Full-time, Part-time
Study options for overseas students: Full-time (North Sydney only)
Intakes: March, July, October. Refer to Enrolment
FEE-HELP available
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The world’s top fashion brands are looking for a new breed of designer. They need individuals that can create fresh, inspiring, imaginative designs – then develop and produce them for commercial success. The Bachelor of Applied Design (Brand Fashion) will challenge both your creative and business mind, and groom you for a world-class career as a Brand Fashion Designer. It focuses on the design, production and marketing of garments. You learn how to create and market a range of design solutions, and use the latest software to communicate your product design ideas.
Discover how to produce clothing designs according to project budgets and timelines, and find out how to manage the integrity and positioning of a brand. Investigate the theory behind design and marketing, evaluate communication and brand fashion strategies, and scrutinize current, present and future fashion trends. Enhance your forecasting, project-management and drawing skills, and comprehend the difference between fashion and clothing, and brand label and designer label.
Unleash your creative potential in studio practice by experimenting with various tools and ideas to come up with inventive solutions. And to prepare you for the real world, you meet plenty of people from industry throughout, and collaborate with like-minded design mates on case studies, real-world briefs and much more.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of this course is to develop ethical, reflective and professional practitioners who can access a body of knowledge enabling them to work in an interdisciplinary team to research, plan, organise, conduct and successfully complete creative, sustainable and cost effective strategies to a professional standard for the Australian and international market.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Year 1
Semester 1
AD101 Design Culture and Theory
AD102 Ideas Generation in Visual Communication
FA101 Drawing for Fashion Design
AD104 Introduction to Design Practice
Semester 2
AD105 Frameworks of Design
FA102 Fashion versus Clothing
FA103 Introduction to Shape and Form
AD107 Studio Practice
Year 2
Semester 3
AD201 Introduction to Design Research
FA201 International Fashion Systems
FA202 Theory and Application of Print Design and Colour
FA203 Applying Surface Design
Semester 4
FA204 Enterprise Management Systems
FA205 Branded Fashion Industry Engagement
FA206 Design Development and Costing
FA207 Shape and Form Development
Year 3
Semester 5
AD301 Culture of Change and Innovation
FA301 Fashion Marketing and Brand Development
FA302 Professional Folio Production
FA303 Collection Design
Semester 6
FA304 Material Technology and Fabrics (major work)
FA305 Portfolio Range (major work)
FA306 Technical Portfolio Production (major work)
FA307 Branded Fashion Production (major work)
BRAND YOURSELF A GREAT DESIGN CAREER
Billy Blue’s newest qualification equips you with the skills to become a brand fashion designer, buyer, merchandiser or product developer. Having this qualification under your belt also means that you could launch your own range of garments. Picture yourself working for any number of leading fashion brands, from Country Road and Louis Vuitton to General Pants or Witchery.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of 18 years of age prior to course commencement with completion of Australian High School Year 12 and an ATAR of 63.40/UAI of 60+ (or equivalent) OR
- Mature age (aged 21 or over) entry with relevant work experiences AND
- Submission of a design portfolio (6–10 pieces of original creative work) AND
- Personal or phone interview (where possible) AND
- IELTS 6.0 (academic) with a minimum of 5.5 in each band if English is not your first language
