Bachelor of Creative Industries (Applied Fashion)

Year 1 Semester 1

• Year 1 Semester 1

• UNIT CODE
• 11597
  Design Identity 1 - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11597

  Unit description :

  Design Identity 1 introduces students to design theory and pivotal concepts regarding fashion and its context in social history. This unit will encourage students to explore a range of design skills that can inspire creative thinking. The unit focuses on ways of originating and developing fashion research, and appropriate methods applied to the creative industries. The unit also promotes the exploration and experimentation with different critical and methodological perspectives to research for fashion design, in addition to examining established research methods.
• UNIT NAME
• Design Identity 1 - Level 1
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 9720
  Applied Fashion Technology 1 - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  9720

  Unit description :

  Applied Fashion Technology 1 will allow students to develop a basic understanding of the product development process. This is a technical unit that introduces students to garment construction at the industrial level. A series of practical studio workshops will cover: - studio space health and safety compliance; - pattern cutting and basic block construction; - operation of basic industrial sewing machinery; and - sample construction using basic stitches and seams.
• UNIT NAME
• Applied Fashion Technology 1 - Level 1
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11591
  Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and digital Design) - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11591

  Unit description :

  This unit introduces students to the diverse opportunities in the world of creative and digital design industries. Aspects that will be considered include: contemporary demands of the industry including social responsibility, ethical and sustainability issues. Through engagement with industry and community, students will gain an understanding of global discipline knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform as responsible, capable creative industry and digital design professionals. Students will start their career awareness and planning through approaches such as five year plans and ePortfolios.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and digital Design) - Level 1
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

Year 1 Semester 2

• Year 1 Semester 2

• UNIT CODE
• 11595
  The Big Picture - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11595

  Unit description :

  This project-based unit provides students with a unique opportunity, working in small cross-disciplinary teams, to explore courageous or experimental projects, without the pressure of having to produce something that is objectively 'successful'. Assessment in this unit will focus not upon the quality or otherwise of the group-driven creative outputs, but rather upon the reflective, individual exegetical and reflective components that accompany them.
• UNIT NAME
• The Big Picture - Level 2
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11598
  Design Identity 2 - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11598

  Unit description :

  Students will further develop awareness towards the creation of original design concepts based upon innovative solutions and appropriate design technologies. Cultural Studies is used to introduce students to critical concepts and means of thinking about fashion and its societal and cultural contexts. Students are required to complete significant amounts of academic readings in order to complete a formal written component for assessment. The unit also focuses on developing effective design communication skills through the use of appropriate technologies and applications, presentation of design concepts, and portfolio generation.
• UNIT NAME
• Design Identity 2 - Level 1
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 9721
  Applied Fashion Technology 2 - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  9721

  Unit description :

  This unit will further build on the essential skills for garment construction and manual pattern cutting through the introduction of (CAPD) computer aided pattern design. Through practice-based research, students will continue to develop applied knowledge of different fabrics and textile processes.
• UNIT NAME
• Applied Fashion Technology 2 - Level 1
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

Year 2 Semester 1

• Year 2 Semester 1

• UNIT CODE
• 11596
  Creativity and Culture: Truth and Ideation - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11596

  Unit description :

  This unit challenges the notions of truth and knowledge. It will explore the idea of cultural relativity and challenge our own way of thinking. Knowledge generation will be examined by exploring fictional and historical worlds that establish their own truths and ideations.
• UNIT NAME
• Creativity and Culture: Truth and Ideation - Level 2
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11599
  Design Contextualisation 1 - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11599

  Unit description :

  Design Contextualisation 1 unit introduces students to the broader aspects of the industry through the study of fashion business and designing for specific markets. Students will understand how the industry operates commercially at an international level, and how regional market demands are fulfilled. Students explore through design development areas related to market trends and global distribution channels. Students will have the opportunity to engage within an industrial context through forward thinking creative responses to the project brief.
• UNIT NAME
• Design Contextualisation 1 - Level 2
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11593
  Creative Practice 1 - Level 1

  UNIT CODE :

  11593

  Unit description :

  Creative Project 1 focuses on the independent conceptualisation, planning and realisation of a student-generated work in the creative field. The unit aims to introduce the student to working independently as a freelance creative, applying all principles and skills gained from other core units.
• UNIT NAME
• Creative Practice 1 - Level 1
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

Year 2 Semester 2

• Year 2 Semester 2

• UNIT CODE
• 11017
  Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11017

  Unit description :

  In this unit students will work with academics, peers and industry partners to apply their learning in real-world contexts, develop employability skills and strengthen the disciplinary skills and knowledge needed to contribute to and excel in their professions. Authentic learning experiences will include simulated workplace experiences, industry collaborations, competitions, internships, exhibitions or studio work.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning - Level 2
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11600
  Design Contextualisation 2 - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11600

  Unit description :

  Design Contextualisation 2 centres the discussion of ethical and sustainable practices in fashion. The unit introduces students to a range of innovative technologies and industrial machinery. Students will continue to contextualise their applied practice and increase their skill base in relation to critical analysis and evaluation through the articulation of self-appraisal. Through external engagement, students are given the opportunity to consolidate their understanding of the fashion industry. Students will combine creative, practical, intellectual and entrepreneurial skills within an industrial context to respond to a brief.
• UNIT NAME
• Design Contextualisation 2 - Level 2
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

Year 3 Semester 1

• Year 3 Semester 1

• UNIT CODE
• 11018
  Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  11018

  Unit description :

  In this unit students will further develop their abilities as agile professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across industries and sectors and craft diverse employment paths. They will integrate disciplinary knowledge with the professional skills required in their industry through authentic simulated or real workplace experiences, international exchanges or industry collaborations or projects.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning - Level 3
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 9728
  Negotiated Concept for Fashion 1 - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  9728

  Unit description :

  The Negotiated Concept for Fashion 1 provides students the ability to formulate a self-directed innovative and enterprising project. In response to contemporary industry issues students are required to develop a strategy directed towards a major piece of fashion product design and development work. Informed by research, this work will be industrially relevant. Through this unit, students to able to investigate and justify the means through which the work can be realised. Building on the knowledge and skills students have acquired, they will apply research into relevant cultural and historical debates and the current industry to produce a critical analysis of their personal practice.
• UNIT NAME
• Negotiated Concept for Fashion 1 - Level 3
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)

Year 3 Semester 2

• Year 3 Semester 2

• UNIT CODE
• 11592
  Professional Evidence (Creative Industries and Digital Design) - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  11592

  Unit description :

  This unit prepares students for professional work in the cultural sector and finalises and reviews your ePortfolio. Through practical activities, such as preparing a grant application, developing a team-based project proposal, and researching a cultural organisation, students learn to relate their discipline specific knowledge to a range of professional contexts. The unit will emphasise the significance of multiculturalism, cultural consumption and globalisation as key influences shaping cultural work in the twenty first century.
• UNIT NAME
• Professional Evidence (Creative Industries and Digital Design) - Level 3
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 9729
  Negotiated Concept for Fashion 2 - Level 3

  UNIT CODE :

  9729

  Unit description :

  Negotiated Concept for Fashion 2 will continue to undertake research and develop personal responses and concepts in the form of a major project. Students will investigate and develop objectives to identify individually negotiated project outcomes. Students will engage fully with their responsibilities as a designer (product developer) and demonstrate an understanding of how their work fits within the fashion industry. The unit also provides an opportunity for students to showcase their outcomes through a collaborative fashion event.
• UNIT NAME
• Negotiated Concept for Fashion 2 - Level 3
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• 11594
  Creative Practice 2 - Level 2

  UNIT CODE :

  11594

  Unit description :

  This unit focuses on the independent conceptualisation, planning and realisation of a student-generated major work in their creative field. The unit emphasises consultation/collaboration as part of the creative process, skill refinement and the consideration of publication. This unit is based on a model of academic supervision and is intended to pave the way towards independent modes of learning crucial in the industry and at postgraduate levels of study.
• UNIT NAME
• Creative Practice 2 - Level 2
  (Credit points: 3)

• UNIT CODE
• OEU
  Open Elective Unit

  UNIT CODE :

  OEU

  Unit description :
• UNIT NAME
• Open Elective Unit
  (Credit points: 3)