83773 Research Dissertation, Fashion Design

6cp; five one-hour lectures, six one-hour thesis workshops
Requisite(s): 83561 Menswear Collection AND 83562 Tailoring: New and Traditional Techniques AND 83563 Dress, Body and Couture AND 83564 Digital Fashion Multimedia AND 83565 Marketing Promotions for Fashion AND 83566 Contemporary Fashion Styling AND 83567 Womenswear Collection
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: Dr Vicki Karaminas

Students are required to research a project to support their personal design philosophy or interest in a design-related topic. Research must be presented in written form and may include visual components.

Texts and references

Many of the library resources are available online at the Library's website. Some items require students to enter their UTS email username and password to gain access. These include SuperSearch, and if you are off campus, electronic journals, databases, past exam papers and e-reserve. For more information on off-campus access to Library electronic resources see:

http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/services/off_campus/access.

Items in high demand are placed in the Library's Reserve Collection and much of this material is now accessible electronically. Access is via the Reserve Collection link in the Library's catalogue at:

http://orac.lib.uts.edu.au/

A selection of current journals and magazines are available from the UTS Library in Closed Reserve. Requests can be made at the front desk. Journals and magazines available include: Collections, Fashion News, Textile View, International Textiles, Vogue Australia, Vogue Italian, and Donna.

The UTS library urges students to suggest any additional resources such as books, journals and videos that they should acquire.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $612.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,040.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.