This major suits creative individuals who have a keen interest in fashion and a passion for contemporary design.

You will learn the foundations in creative thinking and the relationship between garment and body. You’ll use theoretical and contextual frameworks to understand the cultural significance and practice of fashion design and global trends, and expand your knowledge beyond the history of Eurocentric fashion to explore non-western pattern-cutting, to reflect global changes in society and culture. You’ll also explore innovative design practices that respond to local and global issues faced by the fashion industry.

You’ll learn the principles of design and creative studio practice. At our advanced fashion studio – equipped with industrial machinery, specialist equipment and digital design and digital pattern-cutting software – you'll also develop skills in fabric manipulation and construction, design, pattern making, styling and fashion illustration

This major encourages you to take an innovative approach to design, achieve technical competence and gain industry experience. You’ll graduate with the skills, knowledge and contacts to prepare you for a range of career opportunities within the fashion industry.

Graduating fashion students may also present their work to industry professionals at an end-of-year fashion show. (Participation is not compulsory and involves a participation fee.)