Course Units
MST50119 - Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising
MST50119 – Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising
Under the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF), which regulates education in Australia, all students who successfully complete this course will receive a nationally accredited Diploma of Fashion Design and graduate as a professional fashion designer.
MST50119 – Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising has a requirement of thirty-five (35) units of competency. Nine (9) core units of competency plus twenty-six (26) elective units of competency. The units of competency selected by The Online Fashion Design Institute for this qualification can be viewed below:
Core Units
MSMENV272 – Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSMWHS200 – Work safely
MSS402051 – Apply quality standards
MSTCL3001 – Identify fabric performance and handling requirements
MSTFD4006 – Interact and network with fashion industry participants
MSTFD4023 – Calculate cost estimates for TCF products
MSTFD5010 – Develop and present design concepts within specific guidelines
MSTGN2014 – Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
MSTGN2013 – Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
Elective Units
MSTFD5003 – Analyse fit model
MSTFD5005 – Manipulate fabrics to create new finishes
MSTFD5011 – Produce fashion illustrations to assist product visualisation
MSTFD5012 – Perform contour draping
MSTFD5029 – Assess impact of current fashion industry innovations and practices
MSTFD5018 – Determine and specify advanced construction processes
BSBMGT617 – Develop and implement a business plan
BSBMKG507 – Interpret market trends and development
MSTFD5023 – Develop marketing plans for fashion products
MSTFD5028 – Develop merchandising plans for fashion products
MSTGN5008 – Identify opportunities in the TCF market
MSTCL3007 – Embellish garment by hand or machine
MSTCL3009 – Develop patterns from a block using basic pattern making principles
MSTFD4002 – Apply principles of colour theory to fashion design development
MSTFD4003 – Assist in preparation of preliminary design concepts
MSTGN4004 – Analyse TCF merchandising and marketing principles
BSBMKG419 – Analyse consumer behaviour
MSTFD4014 – Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
MSTFD4021 – Drape fabrics to make patterns
MSTFD2001 – Design and produce a simple garment
MSTFD2002 – Apply printing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs
MSTFD2003 – Apply dyeing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs
MSTFD2005 – Identify design process for fashion designs
MSTFD2006 – Use a sewing machine for fashion design
MSTCL2011 – Draw and interpret a basic sketch
BSBDES301 – Explore the use of colour