focusing on fashion design education
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Design graduates with Fashion Design specialisation will be able to apply and develop creative design concepts and solutions in the context of a rapidly changing global fashion industry. In doing so, they will be able to draw from a coherent and evolving body of knowledge in the development of fashion design and related products for a sustainable future.
A Whitehouse Bachelor of Design, Fashion Design graduate may launch into a career as a visually literate design innovator attuned to higher order thinking, with a life long passion for design enquiry, who can make a significant contribution to their field. The integration of design theory and design practice is an imperative of the Bachelor of Design. This contributes to a graduate who ultimately becomes an asset to the broader Australian economy and potentially a leader in the national and international fashion design industries.
Graduate career pathways may include: design professionals such as fashion designers, pattern designers and makers with technical expertise, illustrators, trend forecasters, stylists, fashion merchandisers, fashion buyers, fashion journalists and design practitioners in related industries and design academics at Masters and Doctoral level.
UNIT DESCRIPTORS FASHION DESIGN
Design Context
The Design Context Curriculum supports students’ understanding and appreciation of the complex issues that frame the contemporary practices of design. The curriculum approaches design as a pluralist activity that occurs within a spectrum of social, political, economic and technological contexts. This enables the students to see the broader relationships between their area of practice and the history of design and art.
- COR 101 Design in Historical Contexts I
- COR 105 Design in Historical Contexts II
- COR 201 Design in Contemporary Contexts
- COR205 Design in Business Contexts
- COR301 Design in Marketing Contexts
- COR305 Design in Professional Contexts
Design Communications
The purpose of these subjects is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to create basic print-ready full colour fashion illustrations depicting a range of specialist fabrics using a range of media. These are an essential component of the fashion design strand which assists fashion students to develop skills in professional communication and development of design ideas.
- COR102 Visual Design Communications I
- COR106 Visual Design Communications II
- FAS202 Specialised Communications I (Fashion Design)
- FAS206 Specialised Communications II (Fashion Design)
- COR302 Advanced Illustration
- COR306 Professional Communication
Design Methods
The purpose of these subjects is to support students’ investigation of specialised fashion design materials and processes. Students will begin their exploration of the methods, materials and the processes involved in research and conceptual development of original and advanced design solutions, informed by the theoretical work they will be undertaking in the Design Context and Design Communications strands. These subjects contribute to the degree by providing students with the opportunity to develop knowledge in design process and materials that are used in the realisation and production of fashion designs.
- COR103 Design Methods and Processes
- COR107 Design Ideas and Concepts
- FAS203 Specialised Materials and Processes I (Fashion Design)
- FAS207 Specialised Materials and Processes II (Fashion Design)
- FAS303 Specialised Materials and Processes III (Fashion Design)
- FAS307 Specialised Materials and Processes IV (Fashion Design)
Design Synthesis
The six subjects in the Design Synthesis strand provide the opportunity to integrate and apply learning from other subjects studied in the same semester, to conceptually and practically related design projects. These subjects are fundamental to the course and focus on the integration of progressively complex design principles with increasingly intricate patternmaking and garment construction techniques.
- FAS104 Specialised Studio Workshop I (Fashion Design)
- FAS108 Specialised Studio Workshop II (Fashion Design)
- FAS204 Specialised Studio Workshop III (Fashion Design)
- FAS208 Specialised Studio Workshop IV (Fashion Design)
- FAS304 Specialised Studio Workshop V (Fashion Design)
- FAS308 Specialised Studio Workshop VI (Fashion Design)