Associate Degree in Fashion and Textiles Merchandising

RMIT University - Brunswick

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Overview

This course is the perfect blend of creativity and business tailored for the fashion and textile industry. Its global perspective helps students pursue a career in buying, product development, e-fashion commerce, fashion marketing, retail management, planning, and allocation, both locally and globally.

Students learn how to analyse, develop and implement product and brand strategies, explore buying and merchandising practices, and plan and execute successful retail strategies. Students bring fashion from around the globe to the local retail environment. Problem solving, creative thinking and teamwork are employability skills embedded throughout the course to help students to be work-ready.

Students work in teams on industry-based projects such as The Retail Initiative (TRI) with big names in fashion, such as Myer, Sportsgirl, Country Road, Kmart, Target and Supre. You'll work with and be guided by fashion industry professionals in collaboration with teaching mentors.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Computer-aided design (CAD), Digital strategies for fashion, Distribution and logistics, Fashion business, Fashion marketing, Fashion materials, Global impacts in fashion, Global marketing, Industry research, Merchandise planning, Merchandise retail management, Product development (TCF), Product ranging.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification may lead to include product developer, assistant buyer,  range coordinator, digital marketer, digital coordinator, merchandise planner, marketer, design assistant, trend forecaster and inventory analyst, merchandise assistant, and allocation analyst.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer95.8596.30
Median rank to receive an offer58.9565.05
Lowest rank to receive an offer36.9049.45

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the RMIT University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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