Diploma of Fashion Marketing and Enterprise
Undergraduate
TUA-FME-DIP 2025Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
A guided introduction to the fashion industry
Explore the business side of fashion. This DIA-recognised course covers trends, branding, retail, sustainability and more. You’ll also cover essential business skills for fashion. Collaborate and get to know industry experts and fashion students.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 1 year full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 8
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Diploma of Fashion Marketing and Enterprise
About this degree
As one of Australia’s fastest growing universities, we take a progressive approach to learning. Our courses are co-designed, developed and delivered with industry, giving you confidence that you’ll graduate job-ready.
During this course you will:
- Develop your entrepreneurial skills and learn how to market a fashion enterprise.
- Distinguish between ethical and unethical marketing and enterprise management practices.
- Apply a structured process of inquiry to source and evaluate information in response to marketing and fashion industry problems.
- Understand the historical, social, cultural and technological contexts tied to local and international fashion marketing practices.
This course teaches you how to create, market and manage commercial fashion enterprises in an ever-changing landscape. You will explore various business models, digital communication strategies, fashion buying and merchandise planning, brand development, consumer research, entrepreneurship and fashion retail and operations practices.
Tailor your study to your lifestyle thanks to our innovative digital learning system, accessible from anywhere with 24/7 personalised support. With all your course materials online, and the option to study full or part time, on-campus, online or a blend of both it's all about flexibility.
Course duration: 1 year full time, 2 years part time, 6 months accelerated.
Recommended study pattern
The course structure comprises three common core subjects and five specialised subjects over Level 100 as follows:
- Level 100: three common core subjects; five specialised subjects.
Award requirements
To be awarded the Diploma of Fashion Marketing and Enterprise, students will need to complete 80 credit points over 8 subjects as outlined in the Course Structure above. Each subject has a value of 10 credit points.Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.
Indicative total fee $28,280
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
At Torrens University Australia you can tailor your study to suit your lifestyle. Thanks to their innovative digital learning system you’ll gain the ultimate in flexibility, and still receive personalised guidance from academics and access to work placement, mentorship and internship opportunities. Online you can attend live classes or view recorded sessions, connect with lecturers and fellow students, and access content on-demand 24/7.
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How to apply
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Entry requirements
Torrens University Australia offers flexible entry options and study pathways, whether you’re finishing school, pursuing career progression or looking for a change. Entry requirements for this course includes:
- Successful completion of a Higher Education qualification.
Year 12 (Australian secondary school certificate) or equivalent.
Successful completion of a Vocational qualification (AQF Level 4), or above.
Standard English language requirements apply.
Don’t meet the entry requirements? We have numerous pathway programs to get you started. Contact our Future Student Advisors to learn about alternative entry options.
Torrens University offers pathway opportunities to further your learning. If you have already completed a qualification you may be able to credit this against a degree with Torrens University, even if it’s from another institution. This is called Recognition of Prior Learning.
Under Torrens University's Recognition of Prior Learning policy, you may be eligible for a reduction in tuition costs if you have previous study and/or work experience.
Our Future Student Advisors will happily walk you through the application process.
Career opportunities
Successfully completing a Diploma of Fashion Marketing and Enterprise course will set you on your own fashion enterprise pathway, or open doors for a variety of roles in an existing fashion enterprise.
Potential career paths include:
- Marketing Assistant
- Business start-up
- Production/Sourcing Assistant
- Operations Assistant.
Professional recognition
Design Institute of Australia (DIA) recognised course
This course is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), giving you confidence that your education is of the highest industry standard.
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
---|---|---|
Fashion Designers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers | N/A^ | Up 32.4% |
^ There is no data available