Fashion Design, B.F.A.

Requirements for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design

Portfolio Requirement: Students wishing to enter the Fashion Design major must submit a portfolio of original work that will be evaluated before for acceptance into the major. Note: A minimum of 30 credits in Liberal Arts is required.

1.0 Course Requirements in Fashion Design: 56 cr

FASH 100L - Fashion in Culture & Commerce 3 Credit(s)
FASH 130N - Fashion Figure Drawing 1 Credit(s)
FASH 140N - Fashion Design I: Drawing & Color 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 126N - Creative Process 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 200N - Textiles: Studies & Applications 3 Credit(s)
FASH 210N - Design Studio Techniques 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 230N - Apparel Development I 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 231N - Apparel Development II 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 235N - Fashion Trend Forecasting & Analysis 3 Credit(s)
FASH 240N - Fashion Design II: Presentation 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 245N - Digital Fashion Design I 3 Credit(s)
FASH 268L - Digital Fashion Design II 3 Credit(s)
FASH 300N - Product Development 3 Credit(s)
FASH 310N - Apparel Development III 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 345N - Fashion Design III: Design Workshop 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 381L - History of Modern Fashion 3 Credit(s)
FASH 400N - Employment Seminar 1 Credit(s)
FASH 478L - Fashion Design Capping I: Portfolio Development 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 479L - Fashion Design Capping II: Runway Collections I 3 Credit(s) *
FASH 480L - Fashion Design Capping III: Runway Collections II 3 Credit(s) *

2.0 Course Requirements in Related Fields: 6 cr

ART 160L - History of Western Art I 3 Credit(s)
OR
ART 180L - History of Western Art II 3 Credit(s) *
ART 281L - History of Costume 3 Credit(s)

Total Credit Requirement for a Major in Fashion Design: 62 cr

Fashion Design students are strongly encouraged to take additional courses in Art History, particularly ART 366L - History of 20th-Century Art .

* Minimum grade of C required for: FASH 140N , FASH 210N , FASH 230N , FASH 231N , FASH 240N , FASH 310N , FASH 345N , FASH 478L , FASH 479L , FASH 480L

3.0 Core/Liberal Studies Requirements

3.1 Foundation: 7 cr

FYS 101L - First Year Seminar 4 Credit(s)
ENG 120L - Writing for College 3 Credit(s)

3.2 Distribution

Breadth: 21 cr

PHIL 101L - Philosophical Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
Ethics, Applied Ethics, or Religious Studies 3 Credit(s)
Fine Arts 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
History 3 Credit(s)
Literature 3 Credit(s)
Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
Natural Science 3 Credit(s)
Social Science 3 Credit(s)

Pathway: 12 cr

Breadth and Pathway courses may overlap, but all students must take a total of 36 distribution credits (including related field requirements). Students majoring in Breadth areas may apply a maximum of 6 credits to their distribution total. If applicable to a Pathway, 3 credits may come from disciplines outside of Core Breadth areas. Although foreign language and culture courses are not required within the Core, some courses in these fields may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. See the Core/LS Program website for a detailed list of all courses that satisfy distribution requirements.