Fashion Studies - Certificate of Achievement

This program map only provides one possible pathway for degree and/or certificate obtainment and is for reference only. Please schedule an appointment with a counselor to develop your individualized Student Education Plan.

The associate degree and certificate program in fashion studies prepares students to transfer to universities and technical schools of fashion and costume design and merchandising. Students integrate fashion principles, textile characteristics and personal style with marketing strategies to create and present projects and a portfolio tailored to their chosen career. Job opportunities include working with the design, production and merchandising of clothing with large manufacturers or small specialty businesses.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program. Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway. It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Integrate fashion principles with respect to industry changes and marketing strategies and present project.

Apply design principles to fashion industry conditions to achieve personal style and present portfolio.

Analyze textile characteristics for sensory appeal and present project.

Apply clothing design principles to construct and present a fashion design.

Differentiate historic fashion concepts with current design trends and present portfolio.

Program Map

Requirement
GE General Education
E Elective

Fall Year 1

3 units
FASH 101
Fashion Industry and Marketing
Explores all levels of the fashion industry including marketing, job market analysis, and careers. Core components are the development of fashion goods; fashion meaning and terminology; primary markets of materials including textiles, trims, leather, and fur; secondary markets of design and production of apparel, accessories, and cosmetics. Retail market level including domestic, regional and foreign markets, global sourcing, strategies in fashion retailing; and the auxiliary level of supporting services. Course not open to students who enrolled in and received credit for FCS 137.

            Spring Year 1

            6 units
            FASH 102
            Fashion Design Analysis
            Apparel selection for the individual and society based on socio-psychological influences such as culture, history, design elements and principles, space and body analysis, coordination, and purchasing guidelines. Course not open to students who took and received credit for FCS 138.
            1. Advisories: ENGL C1000
                    FASH 110
                    Apparel Construction 1
                    An introduction to the fashion industry and potential employment opportunities. Presents processes, principles, and techniques for constructing woven garments with the single needle machine, industrial single needle machine, and overlock serger machine. Emphasizing current custom and industrial techniques, including fit and care. Course not open to students who enrolled in and received credit for FCS 140.
                    1. Advisories: BASK 7011
                    2. Advisories: HOEC 7100A

                            Fall Year 2

                            3 units
                            FASH 103
                            Textiles

                            A consumer-oriented analysis of textile products used in the apparel and interiors industries today, including fibers, yarn, construction, fabric construction, dyeing, finishing, and labeling. Emphasis is on selection, performance, suitability, and care of textiles. Career opportunities as well as environmental and legal issues are discussed.

                            1. Advisories: ENGL 100
                                    Core Elective - Fashion Studies (Cert.)
                                    An introduction to the visual elements and principles of design. This is a lecture/lab experience requiring specific materials.
                                    An introduction to the elements, principles, materials and techniques of drawing. Emphasis is placed on the practical skills of observation and their expansion, along with drawing as a form of visual communication.
                                    A survey in business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices with the U.S. and a global society. Demonstrates how these influences impact the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design, leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices, marketing, financial practices, the stock and securities market, and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals.
                                    The study of marketing channels and institutions; market structure, organizations, behavior, retail, wholesale and industrial marketing; and governmental regulations.

                                    Spring Year 2

                                    3 units
                                    FASH 104
                                    Historic Fashion/Costume

                                    A study of period costume, its relationship to the political and social conditions of the times, evolution from related arts, and influence on modern dress. Designed for students of fashion, theater arts, and merchandising. Course not open to students who took and received credit for FCS 144. 

                                          1. Category 3: Arts and Humanities
                                          1. 3B - Humanities