Overview

Advanced manufacturing techniques and circularity in fashion are essential components to supporting a strong and sustainable fashion industry. This unit will identify the principles and practices of environmentally sustainable fashion design. It will cover research into socially responsible design, sustainable textiles, fast fashion and ethical manufacturing behaviours.
Students will apply sustainable design parameters to the application of creative fashion design outcomes.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Understand the environmental and social impact of the fashion industry and the role of human consumption patterns and market demand
  • Identify, evaluate and select materials, manufacturing and supply chain methods that meet a sustainable fashion industry
  • Apply sustainable principles and practices to fashion design processes and outcomes
  • Develop fashion designs using materials and manufacturing that minimise the environmental impact and promote social and ethical sustainability
  • Produce design proposals that communicate the value of an environmentally sustainable fashion industry

Teaching methods

All applicable locations

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
On-campus Studio 36 12 weeks 3 Venue: Fashion Design Studio
Unspecified Activities Various 36 12 weeks 3 Module material, videos, readings, discussion and learning activities
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 78 12 weeks 6.5 Independent study, assignment preparation, revision
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 12.5  

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Design Project Individual  40%  2,3,4 
Reflective Journal Individual  20%  1,2
Presentation Individual  20% 2,3,4,5
Research Project Individual/Group 20% 1,2,5

Content

  • Environmental and social impact of the fashion design industry  
  • Key concepts in environmentally sustainable materials, including life cycle analysis  
  • Circular economy   
  • Fast fashion  
  • Advanced manufacturing techniques  
  • Design strategies and production of environmentally sustainable fashion design 
  • Graduate Attribute: Digital Literacies 1-Information literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.