Masters (Coursework)
We seek to imagine future commercial contexts, create ethical design propositions and use cross-disciplinary design strategies to drive global and competitive fashion design practices.
You will establish your design, communication and presentation methods and strategies for fashion garments, products, accessories, objects, artefacts, materials, spaces and experiences of and for the body specific to your design practice.
The course is dedicated to advancing your design practice through classes that give you the strategies to create specialised propositions, and to target specific areas of commercial markets, research directions and cross-disciplinary practices. You will choose electives that enable you to customise your study, culminating in a collection, design project, research investigation or industry placement.
You will finish the year with a portfolio of practice, development and research to launch your career in the global industry. Additionally, you will work with academic staff and industry experts to produce a digital publication, showcasing your graduate outcomes globally.
This degree has a stellar record of students and graduates winning major fashion design awards and scholarships, and receiving invitations to participate in national and international showcase events, including:
You need to satisfy all of the following entry requirements to be considered for entry into this degree.
You must have successfully completed an Australian three-year bachelor degree in fashion design (or equivalent overseas qualification) with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 out of 4.0.
There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
The Master of Fashion (Design) is not available at midyear.
Selection task details and submission dates will be available early August 2023.
You must complete and submit the Fashion (Design) selection task. Please click the apply button to submit your direct application. The link to submit your selection task will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application.
Entry into this program is competitive and applications are assessed in the order that they are received until the selection task date, if places are still available. For your best change at admission into this program, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
| Applicant type | Register and submit the selection task by |
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| All applicants | TBC |
Applicant statement
Outline and discuss the areas of fashion design and types of practice specialisations you would like to investigate in this program. Explain the context of fashion practice you would like to work in, relating this to your current career goals, research interests in fashion design and how this program will help you achieve these.
You may also wish to include how your work experience and previous studies has informed your research and practice interests (maximum 300 words).
Experience
Provide details of academic achievements and professional experience including any work experience you are currently undertaking (maximum 150 words).
Folio
Provide a folio comprising of no more than 15 pieces of work.
Your folio should contain pieces from your undergraduate studies, including any major graduating projects or collections produced and any professional projects undertaken. Your folio should be a combination of images, drawings, sketches, paintings, photographs or films showing the research and design experimentation that has led to the finalised design work. It should reflect your design, problem solving and technical skills with a focus on the following:
Please include work that shows how the use of documentation has informed your design and research as well as the types of design processes you work with. Please include any other complimentary projects that might be from other discipline areas that also indicate the types of design specialisations you are interested in.
Submission instructions
Upload your folio as a single PDF. You can photograph or scan your work, but please make sure that it is in focus and well presented. Files should be no larger than 10MB.
Alternatively, you can provide a URL to your folio (please provide the username and password if applicable). All images must be contained and visible on one webpage.
Under each image, please provide a brief explanation, including the purpose and background of the work (maximum 50 words).
You must meet the University's minimum English language requirements to be eligible for a place in this program.
You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this degree.
You must have successfully completed an Australian 3 year bachelor degree in fashion design (or equivalent overseas qualification) with a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 (out of 4.0).
There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
A selection task is not required for students who successfully complete the RMIT:
All other applicants are required to submit a selection task, as follows.
Pre-selection kit: You are required to submit a completed pre-selection kit (PDF 120kb) along with your application.
To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.
Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced Plus Certificate at RMIT English Worldwide.
As a graduate, you will be able to offer new design propositions for the challenges of competitive fashion industry practice.
You will also have confidence in your advanced capabilities to launch independent and emerging brands. These roles are in fashion enterprises, emerging international brands, luxury and high fashion brands, as well as in related disciplines contexts of design, production, communications, creative direction and styling, branding, buying, media, publications, and textile and product development.
You will be an agile and engaged designer, critically aware of the larger ethical, social, cultural, environmental and political concerns that need to be addressed in contemporary relevant design practice.