Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

University of Technology Sydney

Australia, Sydney

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University of Technology Sydney

Australia , Sydney

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

079751G

Campuses

City campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesDecember-2025

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 974 / Credit

Next Intake December-2025

Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

About

This course is tailored for aspiring fashion and textiles professionals seeking to hone their design skills with a forward-thinking approach. Choose this course to immerse yourself in a practice-based learning environment that prioritises innovation, creativity, and responsible design. Stand out with a distinctive transdisciplinary perspective that integrates diverse fields, preparing you to tackle complex challenges and seize unexplored opportunities in the modern landscape.

You will gain a robust understanding of contemporary fashion and textiles, underpinned by a commitment to professional practice and international market awareness. Through design studios, you'll engage in practice-oriented projects that mirror industry processes, fostering creativity and future-focused thinking. Collaborative and individual projects, often linked with industry or cultural partners, will refine your professional skills.

The teaching methodology is interactive and hands-on, blending individual and group work with real-world projects and industry experiences. You'll develop high-level conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills, leading to innovative and entrepreneurial outcomes. Acquire competencies in critical and creative thinking, invention, and future scenario planning, equipping you to excel in a rapidly evolving global market.

The course centres on design studios which integrate practice-oriented learning about specific fashion and textile projects, and parallels the process that professionals undertake in industry. There is strong emphasis on creativity, experimentation and future thinking in the fashion industry. Professional practice is embedded in all fashion studios and builds on contemporary industry practice with a focus on international fashion markets. Projects are developed through individual and group work, and are often tied to external projects with industry or cultural partners.

By focusing on the high-level conceptual thinking and problem-solving practices that lead to the development of innovative, creative and entrepreneurial outcomes, students of the combined degree also gain leading edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalised world including dealing with critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship, and the ability to work on their own across disciplines. These creative intelligence competencies enable graduates to navigate in a rapidly changing world.

Innovation and Transdisciplinary program

Transdisciplinary Electives at UTS Employers tell us the skills our graduates acquire from undertaking a Transdisciplinary Elective sets them apart from the crowd. That’s why we have embedded this program into every undergraduate degree. All you need to do is choose the Elective that inspires you the most. Transdisciplinary Electives integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines, allowing you to approach complex problems from a range of perspectives. By combining methods and insights from various disciplines, transdisciplinary learning often leads to breakthrough ideas and creative innovations that may not be possible within the confines of a single discipline. If you find yourself rapt by the world of innovation – you can pair your core degree with a Diploma in Innovation, graduating with two qualifications in the same timeframe. In both instances, you’ll work on a real-world challenge presented by an industry partner organisation – partners who often create career pathways for our graduates. * Excludes students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building may consider applications based on the results of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT is conducted through the Universities Admissions Centre.

Students must refer to the inherent requirements for all degrees offered by Design and Architecture in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building may consider applications based on the results of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT is conducted through the Universities Admissions Centre.

Students must refer to the inherent requirements for all degrees offered by Design and Architecture in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.

Non-current school leavers are selected on the basis of academic merit or on the basis of portfolio and interview rank.

Students must refer to the portfolio eligibility for the faculty’s consideration in order to get a place.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

English Program Requirements

UTS has English language proficiency requirements for all its courses for all students.

Please check the requirements that apply to you.
Note: These requirements may apply to you, even if you are not an international student.

If you have previously studied in English, you may satisfy the UTS English language requirements in one of several ways. You must have:

Career

Careers

Career options include womenswear designer, menswear designer, fashion producer, art or creative director, textile designer, print designer, and fashion forecasting. Some graduates start their own business, while others work in an established company locally or with international brands. Graduates may also continue studies at postgraduate level in both coursework or research degrees.

By being creative thinkers, initiators of new ideas, scenario planners, global strategists, open network designers or sustainable futures innovators within their chosen field of study, graduates maximise the potential of their chosen profession, making them highly sought after graduates with the ability to identify and develop solutions to some of the most complex issues that face their disciplines and society.