Study Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University in Australia, College of Design and Social Context

About this course

About this course
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Fashion and Textiles is suitable of individuals who want to undertake independent original research aligned to one of the School’s Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion or the School’s research streams.These research areas reflect the School’s research supervisors’ expertise along with the available resources and collaborative relationships with industry and other research organisations.The program may be undertaken by project or by thesis mode: Project mode is directed towards candidates taking a creative practice research approach to conduct research into fashion design, textile design, curatorial practice, communication, or interdisciplinary design. Thesis mode is directed towards candidates taking a scientific approach to conduct research into advanced textiles and material science such as protective, medical and forensic textiles, comfort, performance and sport apparel textiles OR a social science approach to conduct research into an aspect of the fashion and textiles system such as design practice, curatorial practice, historical or contemporary cultural studies, fashion enterprise, business practices, global supply chain or ethical practice.

Which department am I in?

College of Design and Social Context

CRICOS

079719G

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

A$37,440.00 (US$ 24,674) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

December 2026

Venue

Brunswick

25 Dawson Street,

Brunswick,

Victoria,

3056, Melbourne, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

The minimum requirements for admission to a PhD program are:a bachelor degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant discipline awarded with honours. The degree should include a research component comprised of a thesis, other research projects or research methodology courses that constitute at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent). The applicant must have achieved at least a distinction average in the final year; or
a master degree that includes a research component comprised of at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent) with an overall distinction average or a master degree without a research component with at least a high distinction average; or
evidence of appropriate academic qualifications and/or experience that satisfies the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training and Development or nominee that the applicant has developed knowledge of the field of study or cognate field and the potential for research sufficient to undertake the proposed program.At RMIT a grade of distinction represents academic achievement of 70% or higher and a high distinction is 80% or higher.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.