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Course Overview
class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="overview"> Overview From mastering patternmaking and fashion design to creating digital marketing strategies and pitching business concepts to industry leaders, you'll be primed to step into the fashion industry. #1 in Australia and #19 in the world for Art & Design*.
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="career"> Career Whether you aspire to be a product developer, a savvy marketer, or an innovative entrepreneur, the Associate Degree in Fashion gives you a solid foundation for a strong start to any career in the fashion industry. As a graduate of this course, you will have broad skills that will make you particularly attractive to the industry. If you select the Design and Technology option, you bring fashion to life through expert skills in fashion design, trend research, specialist pattern making, and garment/product development. Your career options include: fashion designer design assistant product developer trend forecaster/researcher assistant garment technician production assistant junior patternmaker quality assurance assistant sustainability advisor sourcing assistant. If you select the Business and Retail option, you bring fashion from the designer to the consumer. Understanding the consumer helps guide design, product development, promotion and distribution. Your career options include: digital content creator social media marketing coordinator buying assistant marketing assistant product developer trend forecaster/researcher allocation/inventory analyst merchandise planner sustainability advisor sourcing assistant. Previous graduates have been employed by companies including Marc Jacobs, Hugo Boss, French Connection, Country Road, Sussan, Rodd and Gunn, Mitch Dowd, Kmart, Sportsgirl, Cotton On, Just Jeans, Spotlight, Stafford Ellison and Myer. <div
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCommon Questions
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.
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