Edith Cowan University

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Business

Major In Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
Uses the material garment and textiles as a vehicle for exploration in relation to the body, object, site, image, contemporary fashion, found garment and contemporary art.

Students will investigate and apply a range of non-industrial construction techniques, creative material methodologies and contextual research approaches.

The major also engages students in a range of contextual and historical investigations to do with the garment and textiles and the contexts in which they function. It prepares them for a range of creative design and contemporary art outcomes such as textile design and production, pattern making and garment construction, contemporary art and fashion presentation, and contemporary art practice.

Students can elect to specialise within this major by selecting units with a bias towards either fashion or textiles. Alternatively they can select their units from a combination of the two areas.
Related careers
Fashion Designer, Fashion Retailer, Stylist, Costume Designer

Major location
This major is available on Mt Lawley campuses

Major delivery modes
This major is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus

Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
This major uses the material garment and textiles as a vehicle for exploration in relation to the body, object, site, image, contemporary fashion, found garment and contemporary art. Students will investigate and apply a range of non-industrial construction techniques, creative material methodologies and contextual research approaches. The major also engages students in a range of contextual and historical investigations to do with the garment and textiles and the contexts in which they function. This major prepares students for a range of creative design and contemporary art outcomes such as textile design and production, pattern making and garment construction, contemporary art and fashion presentation, and contemporary art practice. Contemporary fashion and textiles offers students the option of focusing on either area as a single major or combining both as a major and minor.