Diploma in Fashion and Sustainability
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Study the Diploma in Fashion and Sustainability at UTS
Sustainability isn't just one of the biggest challenges facing the fashion industry, but it's also a huge opportunity. If you dream of a stylish future where you can also help make our world a better place, the Diploma of Fashion and Sustainability at UTS is your ideal first step. Applicants must have completed a TAFE undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Practice. \ \ You'll learn practical capabilities in patternmaking and garment construction, as well as gain a broad understanding of the fashion industry and design thinking. What's more, this Diploma offers a pathway into the fashion industry or further studies in the renowned Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles. No matter where you want your fashion future to go, UTS will give you the skills, insights and connections you need to get there.
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Diploma in Fashion and Sustainability
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UTS: C20061 (version 1)
DURATION
1 year full time\ 2 years part time
INTAKE
Autumn Session 2026\ Spring Session 2026\ Autumn Session 2027\ Spring Session 2027
COURSE FEES
Indicative total tuition fee for government-supported domestic students\ $9,537.00
LOCATION
City campus
What you’ll study
This course can be completed in just six months of full-time study or one year part-time. You'll begin by studying the practice of fashion design and design thinking, covering key theories, research techniques, histories and concepts like fashion as art. \ \ From there, you'll build competencies in fashion illustration, both by hand and using digital tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. You'll get hands-on in the studio to learn about patternmaking, construction and the production of garments, then curate your learning journey with your choice of options subjects.
Subjects at a glance
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Core subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name |
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| 83119 | Thinking Fashion |
| 83621 | Studio: Foundations in Patternmaking and Construction 1 |
| 83622 | Visualising Fashion 1 |
| 85503 | Thinking Through Design |
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Course highlights
This Diploma is designed to introduce you to the research, design and development of fashions and how these can be used as a force for positive change in society. You'll have the opportunity to work in world-class fashion workshops with expert teaching staff, preparing you for a successful future career.
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“The facilities at UTS are so fantastic. You have these dedicated spaces for particular techniques – you’re allowed to do whatever you want, and I think I tried it all.”
Bridget Matison
Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Design (Honours)
“UTS encouraged me to expand my ideas and concepts into new places that I could never have imagined at the start.”
Vanessa Emirian
Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles
“Having the whole textile room, all the knitting machines, being able to do your own natural dyes, I think UTS is pretty much the only uni in Australia to have all those facilities. That was definitely a big selling point for me.”
Ethan Bergersen
Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Design (Honours)
“I really found myself creatively, and I still find that I visit a lot of seeds of ideas that were planted back then.”
Alix Higgins
Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Design (Honours)
Where you’ll study
Our world-class facilities support your future-focused learning and high-impact research. They enable effective partnerships with industry and provide services to our community.
The fashion studio is your dedicated space for working over a range of specialist areas such as couture, ready-to-wear, swimwear and sportswear.
The textiles workshop is a spacious, well-equipped space where you can try different processes.
The knit lab is a newly expanded area where students are introduced to machine knitting. It includes flatbed knitting machines equipped with a range of accessories, as well as Tanaka dry-felting machines.
The photomedia studio is equipped with everything you need for professional-grade photography, including lighting studios, green screens and darkrooms for traditional black and white photographic printing.
Why UTS?
Why study Design, Architecture and Building at UTS
With a Design, Architecture and Building degree from UTS, you'll build connections with industry from the moment you start your studies, and learn the skills to respond to social, cultural, environmental and economic challenges.
Study in purpose-built facilities and access the latest technologies shaping your field, from 3D printing to AI, drones and seamless knitting machines. Our commitment to hands-on practice and professional accreditation means our courses are highly respected by the industry – and our students are too.
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