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Fashion Design, BFA

90 credit hours

Degree Requirements

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

Studio Foundation

ART 10600Two-Dimensional (2-D) Design

3
ART 10800Color Theory

3
ART 13000Drawing I

3
ART 13600Three-Dimensional (3-D) Design

3
ART 33100Figure Drawing I

3
GD 12000Introduction to Graphic Design

3

Experimentation

Nine credit hours of ART, EDU, or FD electives

Art History

ARTH 22200History of Western Art to 1300

3
ARTH 22400History of Western Art from 1300

3

Note: ARTH 22200 and ARTH 22400 may be used to satisfy the GE-Human Culture: Foreign Culture/Human Diversity [GE-CrsClt] requirements.

Fashion Design

FD 37200History of Costume to 1900

3
FD 37300History of Costume from 1900

3

Specialization

FD 20000Introduction to Fashion Design

3
FD 21000Textile Science

3
FD 21100Apparel Design I: Draping

3
FD 31200Apparel Design II: Patternmaking

3
FD 31300Apparel Design III: Mini Collections

3
FD 31600Fashion Illustration

3
FD 35000Computer-Aided Design I: Apparel Design

3
FD 35100Computer-Aided Design II: Textile Design

3
FD 35200Computer-Aided Design III: Patternmaking

3
FD 37600Fashion Accessories

3
FD 38500Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship

3
FD 41400Apparel Design IV: Technical Design

3

Capstone

FD 45000Portfolio Design

3
FD 46500Fashion Internship

3-6
FD 48700Senior Collection I

3
FD 48800Senior Collection II

3

Other Requirements

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

  • A three credit hour DAN, MUS, or TA course to satisfy the GE-Human Culture: Arts requirement.
  • Enrollment in FD 10200 each semester of full-time enrollment, excluding the semester of internship.
  • Passing scores on periodic assessments of program-level student learning outcomes, including the Sophomore Portfolio Review (upon completion of ART 10600, ART 10800, ART 13000, ART 13600, and GD 12000).

Note: All Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design candidates must present in a fashion show in their final semester. Students must receive faculty approval of the fashion show content two months in advance; no designs will be presented without faculty or jury approval. Additionally, all candidates must surrender one design approved by the faculty for entry into the university historic costume collection.

Study abroad courses may satisfy degree requirements with permission of the dean. Students should consult their advisor.