The aim of the combined degree in Fashion and Textile Design and International Studies is to produce graduates who have developed perspectives and skills that will enable them to meet the professional demands of an internationalised marketplace. Students spend the fourth year of study at a university overseas. The combined degree program in Fashion and Textile Design and International Studies provides students with additional practical skills, making them aware of the international contexts of fashion and textile design by providing them with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of a language and culture other than English.
Students take a common first semester of multidisciplinary study.
Fashion and Textile Design studies commence in the second semester and focus on core design fundamentals of both fashion and textiles, with a strong base of technology across both disciplines. All students are required to gain practical experience in professional design practice to augment and complement their academic studies. In Sydney, students study language and culture for at least two years, followed by a period of study overseas. Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain and Thailand. There is also a Heritage Major that permits students with previous exposure to a language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Taiwan and Vietnam.