时装设计师运用设计原则来创造现代和创新的服装和配饰。本专业将吸引对时尚充满热情并且对当代设计充满热情的富有创造力，有上进心的人。您将使用理论和上下文框架来关注服装与身体之间的关系，以理解服装设计和全球趋势的文化意义和实践。您将学习设计和创意工作室实践的原理，并发展面料处理和构造，设计，图案制作，样式和时装插画方面的技能。本专业鼓励您采用创新的方法进行设计，获得技术能力并获得行业经验。您将获得技能，知识和联系方式，为您在时装界的一系列职业机会做好准备。
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 illustrationThis 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.) Fashion Design is offered as part of the Bachelor of Design. You will be able to enhance your degree by selecting to study either two additional minors or one minor and four elective units to support your career goals.