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Fashion Design B.F.A.

60 credit hours

Requirements

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design requires the following courses:

FD 26000Fashion Show Production I

3
FD 30900Intermediate Costume and Fashion Design Studio

3
FD 34000Fashion Draping

3
FD 35000Computer-Aided Design I: Flats, Illustrations

3
FD 35100Computer-Aided Design II: Textile Design

3
FD 38000Production Design Practicum

3
FD 45000Portfolio Design

3
FD 46500Fashion Internship

3-6
FD 49900Senior Project

3
ART 12000Introduction to Graphic Design

3
ART 13000Drawing I

3
ART 31600Fashion Drawing

3
ART 33100Figure Drawing I

3

In addition, students must select one course from each of the following pairs of cross-listed courses:

Pair 1:

FD 21200Beginning Costume and Fashion Design Studio

3
TA 21200Beginning Costume and Fashion Design Studio

Pair 2:

FD 23000Patternmaking I

3
TA 23000Patternmaking I

Pair 3:

FD 23500Patternmaking II

3
TA 23500Patternmaking II

Pair 4:

FD 40500Advanced Fashion- Mini Collections

3
TA 40500Advanced Fashion- Mini Collections

Pair 5:

ART 37100History of Costume in Fashion

3
TA 37100History of Costume in Fashion

Students must select two courses from among the following options:

FD 35200Computer-Aided Patternmaking

3
FD 36000Fashion Show Production II

3
FD 37600Fashion Accessories

3
FD 46000Fashion Show Production III

3
RTAIL 15510Introduction to Retailing

3

Students must also take ART 22200 History of Western Art to 1300 (3) (GE-FineArt/CrsClt) or ART 22400 History of Western Art from 1300 (3) (GE Fine Art/CrsClt) to fulfill a general education requirement in Fine Arts or to satisfy one cross cultural course.

To advance in the fashion design programs, each student must receive a grade of C or higher in each required course.  Upon completion of FD 21200 and FD 23000, each fashion design major will attend an individual advising session to review the student’s progress.  Upon completion of FD 30900 and FD 23500, each student will attend an individual portfolio review.  The purpose of these advising sessions is to guide each student based on their individual strengths.

All fashion design majors are expected to design and execute a collection of original designs in their senior year. In all cases, a proposal outlining the design concept for the senior collection must be submitted in writing and approved by the faculty sponsor one semester before the annual student fashion show.