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School of Art and Design

Applications accepted for fall and spring.      NYSED: 00835      HEGIS 5012

The major in Fashion Design offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for positions as designers, assistant designers, technical designers, stylists, or fashion executives. Curriculum below is for the entering class of Fall 2019. 

Apparel Specialization

Semester 1Credits
MAJOR AREAFD 113 - Apparel Design: Structured Silhouettes4
FD 114 - Apparel Design: Soft Silhouettes3
FD 135 - Materials and Construction (for 1-Year AAS)3
FF 113 - Fashion Art and Design (for 1-Year AAS)5
FF 115 - Digital Fashion Design Studio I (for 1-Year AAS)2
RELATED AREAFA 105 - Life Drawing *1.5
Semester 2
MAJOR AREAFD 227 - Design Studio IV: Advanced Draping3
FD 242 - Digital Fashion Design Studio II2
FD 243 - Apparel Design Studio - Patternmaking3
FF 114 - Model Drawing I for Fashion Designers1
FF 212 - Visual Design Concepts IV2
RELATED AREACL 112 - Faces and Places in Fashion2
TS 131 - Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer3
TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
MAJOR AREA28
RELATED AREA6.5
 Total Credits: 34.5

Art Specialization

Semester 1Credits
MAJOR AREAFD 113 - Apparel Design: Structured Silhouettes4
FD 114 - Apparel Design: Soft Silhouettes3
FD 135 - Materials and Construction (for 1-Year AAS)3
FF 113 - Fashion Art and Design (for 1-Year AAS)5
FF 115 - Digital Fashion Design Studio I (for 1-Year AAS)2
RELATED AREAFA 105 - Life Drawing *1.5
Semester 2
MAJOR AREAFD 242 - Digital Fashion Design Studio II2
FD 243 - Apparel Design Studio - Patternmaking3
FF 213 - Model Visualization Techniques1
FF 244 - Design Collections: Visual Solutions2
FF 291 - Fashion Portfolio Collection2
RELATED AREACL 112 - Faces and Places in Fashion2
TS 131 - Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer3
TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
MAJOR AREA27
RELATED AREA6.5
 Total Credits: 33.5


* Related Area Electives:  1.5 credits (minimum)
FA 105 or CHOICE of another Fine Arts course

Students who successfully complete the Fashion Design AAS program will be able to:

  1. Apply comprehensive abilities in creating and presenting product for entry-level positions in the fashion industry.
  2. Work well together as emerging team players and innovative design thinkers.
  3. Understand and implement new technologies relative to design development, material choices, and the manufacture and distribution of fashion.
  4. Adapt their inspired knowledge and abilities to ongoing changes in global fashion and related creative industries.
  5. Bring their evolving design point-of-view and work aesthetics to various types of imaginative challenges.
  6. Explore sustainability in their design development.