Key benefits of this course
This course has been designed to:
- Strengthen your ability to make informed material choices for fashion design and production
- Equip you with the skills to analyse materials and their sustainability impacts
- Immerse you in the complex and evolving topic of materials and sustainability in fashion
- Enable you to develop a deeper awareness of the global impact of materials and fashion production
- Highlight opportunities for working more closely with agriculture and fibre growers in Australia.
Course learning objectives
By the end of this course, participants should have an understanding of:
- The impacts of materials, examined within complex, interrelated systems
- Fibre categories and materials ranging from natural/grown fibres to manufactured fibres
- Materials in the context of their use, including how the use-phase relates to the impacts of materials and, ultimately, material choice.
- The benefits and impacts of wool
- Why the fashion industry should now transition away from fossil fuels as a material source
- The opportunities for fashion brands to work directly with fibre growers in Australia.
Course Outline
This self-paced, online course has been designed to be completed in approximately four hours. The course includes a range of learning resources, activities and case studies to introduce you to a variety of topics, including:
- An introduction to materials and sustainability in fashion
- The impacts of materials
- Why garment use matters
- Material properties
- Textile standards and certifications
- Fossil fuels in fashion
- Wool and its benefits and impacts
- Fashion and agriculture
Digital badge and certificate
A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.
Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.
Price
Full price: $175 (GST-free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section.
Discounts
Discounts are available for this course as follows:
- 10% discount for UTS staff
- 10% discount for UTS alumni/students
- 10% discount for TAFE staff, students and alumni
- 10% discount for group enrolments of 5 or more from the same organisation
- 15% discount for Australian Fashion Council (AFC) members
Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price.
How to obtain your discount code
Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with your details (e.g. your staff or student number; or the group of enrolmetns).
Enrolment
- You will need a personal computer with adequate internet access
- You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas
Enrolment conditions
Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.
Contact us
For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au
For any questions about course content, delivery or progression, please email SustFashCentre@uts.edu.au
