Associate Degree in Fashion

The two options are Design and Technology, and Business and Retail. A common first semester will help you choose the option that best suits your dream. Design and Technology extends patternmaking and product design skills including fashion range development, trend research, specification development, design and production management, and advanced pattern and garment construction skills. Business and Retail expands business knowledge by delving into product ranging, merchandise management, digital strategies, fashion marketing and logistics and distribution.

The Associate Degree in Fashion offers two opportunities for work-integrated experience. In your second year, you have the option to take up a work placement in the Industry Engagement subject, where you'll have the opportunity to work across a variety of industry areas, including fashion events. In your final semester, you will work on a major project where you'll respond to a real-world challenge posed by an industry partner. Recent industry partners students have worked with include Country Road, Myer, Sportsgirl, Cotton On, Kmart, House of Dizzy, Clothing the Gaps, Radical Yes, Supre, and Adidas.

To graduate from the Associate Degree in Fashion, you must complete all of the following: seven core subjects, seven program option subjects, and one general option subject (course-specific) OR one university-wide elective. In Year 1, you undertake five of the required core subjects and the first three subjects of your chosen option. In Year 2, you complete the remaining core and chosen option subjects, plus one elective subject, with a key focus being the capstone major project in the final semester.

For domestic students, Commonwealth Supported Places are available. For international students, the annual tuition fee is AU$37,440 (2026 annual).

RMIT is ranked #1 in Australia and #19 in the world for studies in Art and Design according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. Students enjoy state-of-the-art facilities at the Brunswick campus, including a simulated industry workroom, enabling the best outcomes for face-to-face learning.