MC246 - Master of Fashion (Design)

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Plan: MC246P20 - Master of Fashion (Design)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

This program is offered primarily in a face-to-face studio learning environment and is delivered in a range of formats that may include key project milestone tutorials, guided self directed studio practice, masterclasses designed to compliment your progress and give you additional access to industry and practice experts related to ket progress milestones of your project, workshops with staff, program alumni and guests, project supervisions, critiques and reviews, field trips and WIL.

The dynamic learning experiences intend to simulate key formats of developing, presenting and communicating your work found in practice. The varied nature of the learning activities offered demands your ongoing participation to achieve the program objectives. You will receive regular reviews of progress during the program and formative feedback on your academic progress.

You can expect to attend open studios, critiques and assessments, course lectures, guest presentations and program affiliated events to support and enhance your learning experience. Your participation in the program will involve a high level of self-directed research, experimentation, construction, prototyping and presentation in a variety of media and mediums. You will participate in a range of dynamic assessment structures that align with industry practice.

You will bring to fulfilment your in-depth knowledge and advanced skills in the research, analysis, evaluation, practice and communication of design, both independently and in collaboration with staff, guest studio leaders, other students and external organisations in either fashion design or a related cross-disciplinary field of research. This will involve a high level of self-directed research, and result in a series of design outcomes demonstrating the results of your research into materials exploration, construction techniques, design development, concept development, and research presentation and communication. This program will enable you to articulate your position within the field and community of fashion practice and deepen your understanding of its social and cultural context. You will develop a critical understanding of different modes of disseminating fashion and appropriate methodologies for its public communication.

The major project in your final semester will be a capstone experience designed as a culmination of your learning throughout the program and provide segue to your future career pathways or further study.

Inherent requirements:

Inherent requirements refer to the abilities, knowledge and skills you must demonstrate to:

  • Achieve program learning outcomes
  • Work effectively as part of a team in classroom and work-integrated learning (WIL) settings, professional experience placements, study tours and on-campus learning activities

The non-academic abilities listed are provided for your information only and are not entry requirements.

By understanding the types of activities you will participate in, you can:

  • Understand more about the program
  • Determine if you may need support during your studies
  • Make an informed decision about whether the program is suitable for you

If you are living with injury, illness, disability, impairment, condition or incapacity that may affect your ability to perform the inherent requirements of your program of study, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your program so that you can participate fully in your studies. We encourage you to discuss your needs with the program manager to enable RMIT University to identify whether there are any reasonable adjustments that would enable you to perform program requirements. RMIT University wants to place you in the best possible position to use your knowledge, skills and attributes effectively in your program of study.

Please contact the Equitable Learning Service to discuss any adjustments you may require.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • Undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice
  • Interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities
  • Complete these activities in real work contexts or situations.

These interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning. Any or all of these aspects of a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience may be real or in a simulated workplace environment.

The Master of Fashion (Design) program has a strong set of relationships across a range of industry, research and community partners. You will engage in industry in a variety of different ways, work with industry partners and explore different discipline contexts and markets for your practice. Your WIL activity occurs through the regular engagement, teaching and learning you receive from academic and professional staff members in the program who are practitioners in the field. In addition this program builds towards a key practice experience through the inclusion of guest international, national and local practitioners and industry experts in relevant fields. Their activity may include participation in the review and critique of your design practice, their collaboration in program wide activities and projects, delivery of custom masterclasses relevant to industry practice and enhancing your learning experience, as well as direct collaboration with students for specific projects, assessments, events and activities that contextualise practice in industry.

The Master of Fashion (Design) is dedicated to immersing you in global fashion industry experiences. Through Fashion Industry Placement Project you will be exposed to industry projects that enable you to investigate and challenge the processes and systems in the industry and work within a real and simulated industry environment. This will enable you to have a deeper understanding of the professional requirements of the industry and develop your capacity for future employability.

The designated WIL course in this program is:

  • GRAP2780 Fashion Industry Placement Project

In semester 2 of the final year of the program, all students will undertake a masters program major project and opt for the specific industry or related discipline context or market for their practice. These courses cater for students who would like to produce commercial collections for contemporary fashion makers, cross discipline projects working with other disciplines and industries or a placement that will require a concise design project as a response to working in industry.

The Masters Fashion Design Project, Collection or Placement course options have work integrated learning experiences and other option courses in the program offer relevant specialist industry techniques and cater for a variety of industry contexts and markets.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.
 

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Year One

Semester One: Complete the following Core Course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Advanced Fashion Materials, Techniques and Expressions 24 GRAP2645 City Campus
AND
Complete Two (2) of the following Program Option Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Fashion Image 12 GRAP2881 City Campus
Fashion Show Design 12 GRAP2882 City Campus
New Fashion Propositions 12 GRAP2883 City Campus
Fashion Practice Research Strategies 12 GRAP2652 City Campus
AND
Semester Two: Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Advanced Fashion Design Project 24 GRAP2884 City Campus
Fashion and Textile Industry Placement Project 12 GRAP2780 City Campus
AND
Complete One (1) of the following Program Option Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Contemporary Fashion Design Presentations and Publications 12 GRAP2885 City Campus
Critical Fashion Design Practice 12 GRAP2886 City Campus
Circular Fashion Design Thinking 12 GRAP2887 City Campus
Fashion Practice Research Communication 12 GRAP2651 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Two

Semester One: Complete the following Two (2) Core Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Advanced Fashion Design Strategies 24 GRAP2888 City Campus
Advanced Fashion Research Methods 24 GRAP2889 City Campus
AND
Semester Two: Complete the following Core Course:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Masters Fashion Presentation and Folio 24 GRAP2891 City Campus
AND
Complete One (1) of the following Program Option Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Masters Fashion Design Project 24 GRAP2893 City Campus
Masters Fashion Design Collection 24 GRAP2894 City Campus
Masters Fashion Design Placement 24 GRAP2895 City Campus
 

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Program transition plan

In 2020, the program MC246 Masters of Fashion (Design) will update its program structure. All new commencing students after this date will enrol into the newly amended program structure effective Semester 1, 2020.

All existing MC246 students will be transferred into the new program structure from semester 1, 2020. You will also be provided with a study plan and a transition map of the same or equivalent courses. Your academic progress will be considered and reviewed with an academic advisor.

Your study plan will outline:

  • Courses you have already completed in MC246 Masters of Fashion (Design)
  • Courses you are currently enrolled in (results pending) in MC246 Masters of Fashion (Design)
  • Courses, if any, that you will need to complete in the amended program structure in order to graduate with the award of MC246 Masters of Fashion (Design)

You will not be disadvantaged by this change in program structure, including if you are undertaking a reduced load, are on Leave of Absence (LOA), or have deferred studies. 

You will not incur any extra costs or be required to complete extra credit points as a result of this change in program structure.

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