Fashion Design, Advanced Study - Curriculum
The following are the required courses for this major. Students who attend Orientation and meet with the Education Department can obtain personalized academic counseling to complete the program. Transfer credits, changes in curriculum, and other factors may affect the academic plan for individual students. The FIDM Education Department can provide additional information.
Prerequisite:
FIDM degree in Fashion Design.
One-on-one advisement is available to students from other FIDM Majors to consider eligibility for special admissions to this program. Contact the appropriate department chairperson.
Associate of Arts, Advanced Study (A.A.)
DESN 3000
Studio I
UNITS: 6
In this advanced course, the
focus is the creation of a collection for the DEBUT Runway Show.
Students make an initial selection of color and fabric, develop
design ideas, and determine the direction of their collections.
DESN 3120
Marketing Directions & the Supply Chain
UNITS: 3
A course that examines the
basic marketing principles that provide the framework of
successful businesses. Students explore the impact of marketing on
supply chain decisions.
DESN 3180
Applied Pattern Drafting Studio
UNITS: 6
Students construct
professional blocks to create patterns for specific design
problems. In the process, they integrate their knowledge of
pattern drafting and draping methods and refine their pattern
development skills.
DESN 3300
Studio II
UNITS: 6
In continuing to develop a
collection for the DEBUT Runway Show, students perfect muslin
samples of their designs, begin construction of garments, and fit
finished garments on a professional model.
DESN 3600
Studio III
UNITS: 6
Students complete and
present their collections at the professionally produced DEBUT
Runway Show.
DESN 3700
Studio Workshop
UNITS: 6
This course supports Studio
II. Students employ problem-solving techniques and apply industry
methods of construction in the development of their fashion
designs.
DESN 3750
Studio Lab
UNITS: 6
In this course, students
enhance and refine their ability to fit garments properly to a
live model.
DESN 3930
Portfolio Development
UNITS: 3
Students prepare and present
a professional portfolio.
GNST 1200
20th Century Designers
UNITS: 3
An exploration of major
designers who have had a sustained impact, in both couture and
ready-to-wear, on todays fashion. Students analyze how key figures
in fashion design have influenced the styles and trends in line
development of each decade since 1850, with emphasis on the last
30 years.
Total Units of Credit: 45
