Fashion Design and Marketing Degree Program
Your Fashion Design and Marketing training includes the following courses:
- Fashion Marketing and Consumer Behavior
- Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Fashion
- Fashion Sketching I
- Clothing Construction I
- Evolution of Fashion
- Textiles for Fashion
- Computer Graphics for Fashion Design
- Pattern Drafting I
- Draping I
- Clothing Construction III
- Trend Forecasting
- Apparel Production II
- Special Topics in Fashion Design II
- Fashion Design III
- Fashion Design Studio
* Fashion Design and Marketing 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.
Career Opportunities for Those with an Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Marketing
Obtaining an Associate of Science degree in Fashion Design and Marketing can prepare you for such employment opportunities as:
- Assistant Apparel Technical Designer
- Production Assistant
- Assistant Retail Store Manager
- Manufacturing Assistant
- and many others