FASHDM - Fashion Design and Merchandising Program, A.S.

Program Title

Fashion Design and Merchandising Program, A.S.

Program Code

FASHDM

Program Description

Students who wish to prepare for a career in the design or wholesale/retail fashion industry should select this program which combines fashion studies with business and general education courses. After graduation, students may choose to transfer to Bachelor degree programs in colleges which offer fashion design or merchandising degrees. Graduates of this program have been accepted with full credit to the'qpper division of four-year colleges which offer fashion-related Bachelor degrees.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the fashion industry from concept to consumer
- Compare and contrast historical costume dress to contemporary dress
- Apply appropriate visual merchandising and advertising techniques
- Demonstrate techniques and use of materials required to construct sewn products
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between the consumer and the primary, secondary, retailing and auxiliary segments of the fashion industry

Requirements

General Education: 30 Credits

As described in the General Education section of the catalog.

The following courses are required:
- course - Cultural Anthropology or course - Cultures of the World Credits: 3
- course - History of Art: Ancient Through Medieval Credits: 3
- course - Fundamentals of Programming Credits: 1
- course - Information Technology Credits: 3
- course - Micro Economics Credits: 3
- course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
- course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
- course - Environmental Science or course - Principles of Chemistry Credits: 4 *
- course - Statistics or course - Algebraic Modeling Credits: 4
- course - Public Speaking Credits: 3

General Education Note:

*Check transfer institution requirements

Career Studies: 21 Credits as Follows:

A grade of "C" or higher is required in all career studies courses.

course - Introduction to the Fashion Business Credits: 3
course - Textile Science Credits; 3 **
course - Sewing Techniques I Credits: 3
course - Visual Merchandising and Display Credits: 3
course - Case Studies and Executive Development In Fashion Merchandising Credits: 3
course - Survey of Historic Costume Credits: 3 *
course - Global Sourcing and Sustainability in Fashion Credits: 3

Career Studies: 9 Credits From Among One of the Following Concentrations:

A grade of "C" or higher is required in all career studies courses.

Fashion Design
- course - Color Theory Credits: 3
- course - Sewing Techniques II Credits: 3 **
- course - Fashion Illustration Credits: 3 *

Fashion Merchandising
- course - Buying and Merchandise Math Credits: 3
- course - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
- course - Fundamentals of Retailing Credits: 3

Total Credits Required for Program: 60

Notes:

*Offered Fall Term only

**Offered Spring Term only

Suggested Sequence

The following sequence is an example of how this degree can be completed in two years. This sequence is based on satisfaction of all Foundational Studies requirements and prerequisites and presumes a Fall Term start date. An individual’s program may vary depending on transfer institution, career objectives, or individual needs. See a counselor for other options and to monitor your progress.

Note: Students should refer to their concentration in either fashion design or fashion merchandising when selecting FASH/MRKT courses designated as “or” in the sequence.

Semester 1: Fall Term

course - Introduction to the Fashion Business Credits: 3
course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
course - History of Art: Ancient Through Medieval Credits: 3
course - Information Technology Credits: 3
course - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Semester 2: Spring Term

course - Textile Science Credits: 3
course - Sewing Techniques I Credits: 3
course - Introduction to Marketing or course - Color Theory Credits: 3
course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
course - Statistics or course - Algebraic Modeling Credits: 4

Total Credits: 16

Semester 3: Fall Term

course - Visual Merchandising and Display Credits: 3
course - Survey of Historic Costume Credits: 3
course - Environmental Science or course - Principles of Chemistry Credits: 4
course- Fundamentals of Retailing or course - Fashion Illustration Credits: 3
course - Fundamentals of Programming Credits: 1

Total Credits: 14

Semester 4: Spring Term

course - Case Studies and Executive Development in Fashion Merchandising Credits: 3
course - Global Sourcing and Sustainability in Fashion Credits: 3
course - Micro Economics Credits: 3
course - Buying and Merchandise Math or course - Sewing Techniques II Credits: 3
course - Cultural Anthropology or course - Cultures of the World Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15