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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Design (Fashion)

  • Bachelor

Combine business and fashion to work internationally in roles such as fashion buying, fashion marketer, fashion business analyst, design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
409632, 096567M
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
77

About this course

Highlights
  • Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Through the combination of fashion and business you will be able to work in diverse design careers and roles including fashion buying, fashion marketing, fashion finance, fashion business analyst, design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.
  • Be advised by leading fashion industry mentors, and learn about ethics and sustainability, industry practices and emerging digital technologies.
  • Embrace the opportunity to study abroad and get global experience with international exchanges and internships.
Highlights
  • Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Through the combination of fashion and business you will be able to work in diverse design careers and roles including fashion buying, fashion marketing, fashion finance, fashion business analyst, design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.
  • Be advised by leading fashion industry mentors, and learn about ethics and sustainability, industry practices and emerging digital technologies.
  • Embrace the opportunity to study abroad and get global experience with international exchanges and internships.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

Gardens Point

What you will learn

Bachelor of Business

Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically communicate professionally make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen business major equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. You can study accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing or public relations.

Through the combination of fashion and business you will be able to work in diverse design careers including fashion buying fashion marketing fashion finance fashion business analyst design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.

Bachelor of Design (Fashion)

Our fashion degree is the longest running fashion degree in Queensland and provides industry-standard facilities. You will be advised by leading industry mentors and embrace the challenges and opportunities of twenty-first century fashion including ethics and sustainability industry practices and emerging digital technologies.

In the studio you'll develop your design identity working individually and in teams on real-world briefs and projects. Our students have opened pop-up stores produced fashion magazines and websites and collaborated with leading designers such as Lydia Pearson.

As a fashion student you will have the opportunity to study abroad and get global experience. Our fashion students have completed international exchanges to London Milan Berlin Amsterdam and Delhi and secured internships with leading global brands including Alexander McQueen Vivienne Westwood Antipodium and Tom Ford.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Fashion is an internationally recognised business powerhouse. Through the combination of fashion and business you will be able to work in diverse design careers internationally including fashion buying fashion marketer fashion finance fashion business analyst design forecaster and fashion entrepreneur.

Possible careers
  • Accountant
  • Advertising professional
  • Economist
  • Fashion designer
  • Fashion professional
  • Financial advisor/analyst
  • Human resource manager
  • International business specialist
  • Manager
  • Marketing officer/manager
  • Public relations officer/consultant

Course structure

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Fashion). You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

You must complete:

  • business core units (96 credit points)
  • a business major (96 credit points) choosing from:
    • accounting
    • advertising
    • economics
    • finance
    • financial planning
    • human resource management
    • international business
    • management
    • marketing
    • public relations.

Accounting students will undertake 6 specified business core units and 10 accounting major core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Design component

You will complete:

  • four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
  • the fashion major (144 credit points) including:
    • four shared foundation units (48 credit points)
    • seven units (96 credit points) from the discipline.
Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Fashion). You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

You must complete:

  • business core units (96 credit points)
  • a business major (96 credit points) choosing from:
    • accounting
    • advertising
    • economics
    • finance
    • financial planning
    • human resource management
    • international business
    • management
    • marketing
    • public relations.

Accounting students will undertake 6 specified business core units and 10 accounting major core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Design component

You will complete:

  • four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
  • the fashion major (144 credit points) including:
    • four shared foundation units (48 credit points)
    • seven units (96 credit points) from the discipline.
Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.