Associate of Science degree in Fashion Design and Marketing

The Associate of Science degree program in Fashion Design and Marketing helps prepare students for careers in the fashion industry by providing a solid foundation of knowledge in fashion illustration, pattern drafting, design, draping, clothing construction, textiles, fashion history, fashion marketing and production techniques.

Students use industrial-grade equipment in spacious and comfortable facilities built for optimum fashion designing. Courses combine theoretical elements of design with creative and practical approaches as they may be applied in the real world.

This career-focused Fashion Design and Marketing degree program combines a comprehensive study of the modern fashion industry with general education courses in order to offer students a well-rounded, comprehensive course of study.

Your Fashion Design and Marketing training includes the following courses:

Fashion Sketching I
Fashion Sketching II
Clothing Construction I
Clothing Construction II
Couture Techniques
Draping I
Draping II
Evolution of Fashion
Fashion Design Applications I
Fashion Design Applications II
Production Techniques I
Production Techniques II
Creative Fashion Marketing
Pattern Drafting I
Pattern Drafting II
Pattern Drafting III
Textiles for Fashion

* Curriculum subject to change.

What You Can Learn in the Fashion Design and Marketing Degree Program

Successful graduates of the Associate of Science degree program in Fashion Design and Marketing will have had the opportunity to:

Set the fashion figure in proper proportion and to practice accurate and effective garment design detail.
Execute basic drawing fundamentals, study various media and attempt to create an individual style.
Use various media and techniques to render fabric textures and prints and to sketch garments as they would drape on the human form.
Understand the principles of clothing construction and basic construction terminology.
Practice professional construction skills, perform detail and finishing techniques by hand and machine, and research and demonstrate construction knowledge and ability.
Apply the fundamentals of draping techniques to various styles and practice skills in complex draping projects.
Examine various segments of the fashion industry and the role of designers in the 21st century.
Develop an understanding of design board layout and how to plan the elements emphasizing proportion and groups.
Design and develop a fashion product through research, engineer production of garments, establish a consumer product relationship, relate the product to workroom procedures, and develop presentation boards for the product.
Understand the principles of promotion and how it contributes to the marketing process.
Understand basic drafting techniques with an emphasis on precision pattern making and the development of basic block patterns.
Research the technical properties of a number of textiles.