This globally recognized degree is celebrated in the fashion world as a creative incubator, challenging students to create innovative concepts and original fashion. Throughout this degree, you’ll focus on the balance between conceptual and industry-relevant fashion design through the research and development of your own original fashion design practice. You’ll learn how to develop your practice through innovative fashion design advanced creative skills conceptual thinking critical analysis and practical expertise to support original fashion ideas depth of research for proposed design opportunities. Through engaging studio-based projects you will gain a multi-layered global experience, working with academics and key industry figures on projects that push you to create high-level, explorative responses to fashion design opportunities. Experts from the Australian and international fashion industries share their knowledge with you, teaching courses or providing guest lectures. Each year, students are selected to showcase in national and international awards and events including the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) and Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW), and some students are invited to show their collections at the prestigious London Graduate Fashion Week. This degree proudly benchmarks itself against the best degrees from around the world, highlighting its global approach to fashion education. Career Many graduates start their own independent design practice within five years of graduating, while others work for established high-profile fashion labels as part of a design team. Careers/roles include: designer pattern designer illustrator trend forecaster stylist costume designer fashion blogger fashion journalist. Further study When you successfully complete the Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours), you are guaranteed entry into the Master of Fashion (Design) with 2 semesters of advanced standing (equivalent to 96 credit points). Alternatively, you may be eligible for entry into other RMIT postgraduate or Masters by research or Doctoral (PhD) programs.