Chair: Forest Bell, M.S.
Description
The Fashion Design degree curriculum synthesizes the individual esthetic of the designer with an understanding of the market, historical context of fashion and costume, consumer psychology, materials, and techniques of apparel construction.
The major's curriculum focus is primarily on studio work and other discipline-specific course work central to its mission of developing the student’s individual design voice and vision while developing their potential as practicing technical fashion design professionals.
Objectives
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design, graduates will be able to:
- Integrate the skills, theories, research and problem-solving methodologies, and behaviors of a practicing fashion design professional.
- Construct comprehensive design strategies considering sustainability in global, environmental, social and economic contexts.
- Formulate a personal design ideology considering historical, cultural, and social relevance/contexts.
- Synthesize design concepts employing areas of trend analysis, merchandising, consumer psychology, retailing, and materials to create strategically-targeted designs.
- Use appropriate industry terminology in the critique of fashion concepts and designs.
- Assemble a collection of finished fashion work for a defined audience demonstrating the application of industry knowledge and experience.
Policies
Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 in the major. The lowest acceptable grade is a "C" in all courses listed in the catalog under "Program Requirements" for the major, including both courses in the major and SEE courses required by the major. No student, regardless of major, will be permitted to advance to the next course without earning a grade of "C" or better in the prerequisite course(s). When a grade below "C" is earned in a major course, the student must repeat that course.
Requirements
The courses listed below are required for the completion of the bachelor's degree in fashion design. Students must also complete the requirements for the Stevenson Educational Experience (SEE).
Specific pre- and co-requisites for each course are listed in the course descriptions.
Major Requirements:
Suggested Course Sequence
2019-2020 Fashion Design SCS
Minor in Fashion Design
The minor in fashion design requires successful completion of a minimum of six courses and 18 credits with a FDES course prefix designator. All course prerequisites must be met to be eligible to take the selected course for a minor. Please see an academic advisor for more information. General information regarding minor requirements may be found in the Minors section of the catalog.
Course Descriptions
See Fashion Design Course Descriptions