You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent senior secondary school qualification) with a minimum 65% average (check calculator below).
To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.
Technology innovations and improved environmental, social and ethical practices are fundamentally changing how clothes are made, consumed and experienced: from the integration of 2D and 3D virtual fashion and textile design and digital production methods, to material innovations, smart textiles, and the need for improved transparency.
Our future clothing solutions will focus on the interaction between materials, the body, and environments; opening up possibilities for new aesthetics, enhanced functionality and performance, and more meaningful experiences.
The Bachelor of Fashion and Textiles (Sustainable Innovation) provides you with the capability to work in diverse roles across the fashion and textiles sector. You will gain practical, theoretical and technical skills to develop solutions, products and systems, using user-centred approaches at the intersection of design, technology, science, and art.
CRICOS Code: 0100710
Program Structure
To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
Year One of Program
Complete the following Six (6) Core Courses:
Course Title
Introduction to Sustainable Innovation for Fashion and Textiles
Fashion and Textiles Materials
Digital Communication for Sustainable Innovation
Fashion, Textiles, Place and Story
Strategies and Environments for Sustainable Innovation
Methods for User Centred Design
ANDSelect One (1) course from the Program Option list:ANDSelect One (1) course from the Program Options OR the Fashion and Textile Minors (listed at the end of the program structure)
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Three (3) Core Courses:
Course Title
Fashion Ethics
Collaborative Engagement
Sustainable Innovation Partnered Project
ANDSelect Two (2) courses from the Program Options list:ANDSelect One (1) course from the Program Options OR the Fashion and Textile Minors (listed at the end of the program structure)ANDSelect and complete One (1) course from:University Elective
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Three (3) Courses:
Course Title
Sustainable Innovation Practices
Sustainable Innovation Presentation
Sustainable Innovation Project Launch
ANDSelect One (1) course from the Program Options list:ANDSelect Two (2) courses from the Program Options OR the Fashion and Textiles Minors (listed at the end of the program structure)ANDSelect and complete One (1) Course from:University Elective
Program Options
Program Options List
Course Title
Sustainable Materials
Fashion Bio Design
Material Techniques for a Circular Economy
Digital Techniques and the Body
Material Alchemy
Smart and Active Materials
Wearable Technologies
Sportswear Innovation
Digital Prototyping for Fashion and Textiles
Fashion AI
Fashion Sustainability Compliance
Fashion and Textile Industry Placement
Graduates may find careers across this diverse and rapidly transforming industry, in areas related to clothing production, sportswear, protective clothing, research and innovation, sustainability, and technical textiles, as well as in aligned industries, such as the health and automotive industries.
As a graduate, you can take on a variety of careers, such as:
materials designer, researcher, innovator, or production manager
digital fashion innovator or product manager
fashion experience creator
fashion coder or sustainability compliance officer
sustainable sourcing manager
corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager
product developer
production manager
fashion design engineer
fashion or textile technologist
You may also consider starting your own business, or choose to pursue honours or postgraduate study.
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
