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Bachelor of Fashion Design

This degree teaches how garments are designed and made.

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How long it takes
3 years
full time
Level
Bachelor degree
University
How you can study
On campus
Taught by
3 providers
NSW, VIC

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Fashion Design asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in clothing and how it is made
  • a willingness to draw and experiment with ideas
  • good communication skills for working with others
  • patience for refining designs through repeated revisions

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

No job needs this course on its own, but it can help with the work below.

Jobs a degree can help with

None of these jobs needs a set qualification.

  • Costume Designer

    Costume designers create and oversee the clothing performers wear, working from the script and the director's vision to shape how a character looks and reads on screen or stage.

    Median pay$70,200 (estimate)

  • Fashion Designer

    Fashion designers turn a brief and a trend into original clothing and accessory designs that a business can make and sell.

    Median pay$59,500 (estimate)

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.

Where you can study this course

There are 3 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Fashion Design.

  • Fashion design
  • Pattern making and garment construction
  • Manufacturing and production
  • Digital design tools
  • Fashion industry context

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

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