Bachelor of Design (Fashion)
Arts and humanities
If you dream of designing the collections everyone's talking about, Swinburne's Bachelor of Design (Fashion) will help you make it happen. From day one, you'll be hands-on: sketching, patternmaking, sewing, and bringing your ideas to life in our studios and ProtoLAB. With small classes and access to advanced equipment, you'll explore every stage of the fashion process in a supportive space where it's safe to experiment. You'll develop essential skills like trend forecasting, collection developme
Official- Duration
- 3 years
- Qualification
- Bachelor Degree
- AQF 7
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- VIC · +1 more campus
- Course code
- CRICOS 116377C
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Course overview
If you dream of designing the collections everyone's talking about, Swinburne's Bachelor of Design (Fashion) will help you make it happen. From day one, you'll be hands-on: sketching, patternmaking, sewing, and bringing your ideas to life in our studios and ProtoLAB. With small classes and access to advanced equipment, you'll explore every stage of the fashion process in a supportive space where it's safe to experiment. You'll develop essential skills like trend forecasting, collection development, styling, and garment construction, while also working with sustainable textiles and tech-enabled designs like smart garments and wearables. Industry connection is built into everything we do. You'll tackle real industry briefs, gain guaranteed work-integrated learning, and build the practical skills employers want. With our legacy as one of Australia's oldest design schools, we produce job-ready graduates ready to make an immediate impact. Applications are portfolio-based. See How to Apply for more info.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
1. Swinburne undergraduate academic requirements depend on the selected course and overseas qualification and are assessed at application. The international entry tool publishes the applicable country and course requirement. 2. Course- and country-specific academic requirement; prerequisites; English proficiency.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5L 6 · R 6 · W 6 · S 6
- TOEFL iBTOverall 79L 20 · R 20 · W 20 · S 20
- PTE AcademicOverall 58L 50 · R 50 · W 50 · S 50
- Cambridge C1 AdvancedOverall 176L 169 · R 169 · W 169 · S 169
- Cambridge C2 ProficiencyOverall 176L 169 · R 169 · W 169 · S 169
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
Swinburne undergraduate academic requirements depend on the selected course and overseas qualification and are assessed at application. The international entry tool publishes the applicable country and course requirement.
Additional entry requirement
Course- and country-specific academic requirement; prerequisites; English proficiency.
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Hawthorn | — | — | $41,110per year | International students |
Where it is taught
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.
- Bachelor of Design (Fashion)swinburne.edu.au
- Swinburne University of Technologyswinburne.edu.au
- CRICOS provider recordOfficial source
- International Postgraduate Course Guide 2027Official source
- International Undergraduate Course Guide 2027Official source
- Entry requirements for international studentsOfficial source
- QS World University Rankings 2027Official source