Undergraduate Program Requirements

Fashion Studies Program Requirements

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Fashion Design BFA 2017

81 credits required.
Grade of C or better required in all major courses. GPA of 3.0 or better required in the major.
Fashion Design BFA

First Year

Courses: 11/11
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
27-1000 Fashion Foundations 3C
27-1100 Intro to the Fashion Industry 3C
22-1105 Introduction to Visual Culture 3C
22-1910 Making 1 3C
Complete 6 credits from the following "Foundation Skill:" courses (22-196***** and 22-197*****).
22-196******C
22-197******C
22-1920 Making 2 3C
OR 1 of the following:
22-1925 Making for Transfers 3C
ARTS 199* C
Note: Making for Transfers (22-1925) may not be appropriate for all transfer students. Please see your faculty advisor.

Second Year

Courses: 7/7
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
27-1600 Garment Construction I 3C
27-1603 Fashion Illustration I 3C

Apparel Studio I (27-1606) and Fashion Design Studio I (27-1710) must be taken concurrently:
27-1606 Apparel Studio I 3C
27-1710 Fashion Design Studio I 3C

27-2121 Textiles Survey 3C
27-2600 Garment Construction II 3C
27-3175 Fashion History: Global Perspectives 3C

Third Year

Courses: 5/5
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
Apparel Studio II (27-2606) and Fashion Design Studio II (27-2710) must be taken concurrently.
27-2606 Apparel Studio II 3C
27-2710 Fashion Design Studio II 3C
27-3115 Apparel Evaluation 3C
Apparel Studio III (27-3606) and Fashion Design Studio III (27-3710) must be taken concurrently.
27-3606 Apparel Studio III 3C
27-3710 Fashion Design Studio III 3C

Fourth Year

Courses: 5/5
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
27-2176 Contemporary Fashion 3C
27-3720 Fashion Design Studio IV 3C
27-3740 Fashion Design: Production to Showroom 3C
27-3640 Digital Patternmaking 3C
27-3770 Fashion Design Senior Thesis 6C

Required Major Electives

Courses: 2/6
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
Choose 6 credits from the following.
27-1920 Visual Merchandising I 3C
27-1925 Fashion Show Production 3C
27-1930 Clothing and Society 3C
27-2110 Math for Fashion 3C
27-2120*****C
27-2120J****C
27-2160 Fashion Styling I 3C
27-2620 Textile Fabrication and Surface Embellishment 3C
27-2621 Millinery 3C
27-3120*****C
27-3600 Advanced Garment Construction 3C
27-3605 Fashion Styling: Designer 3C
27-3611 Menswear Design 3C
27-3612 Pattern Grading 3C
27-3621*****C
27-3641 Digital Textiles 3C
27-3988 Internship 1C
OR 1 of the following:
COLL 230 Internship 3C
27-3988J****C
27-3990 Fashion Studies in the Field: New York 1C
21-1942 Jewelry and Objects I 3C
22-1285 Figurative Sculpture 3C
22-2172 Design Culture Now 3C
21-2402 Figure Drawing 3C
21-2901 Special Topics in Design: 1C
21-3955 Interactive Portfolio Design 3C
28-1115 Entertainment Marketing 3C
27-3961L Research, Networking and Portfolio Development 3C
27-3962L Wardrobe Supervision for TV, Film, and Entertainment 3C
27-3963L Costume Design for TV, Film, and Entertainment 3C
27-ELEC*****Fashion Studies Elective 0C

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