The Fashion Department is dedicated to teaching the requisite skills needed for success in all aspects of the fashion industry. The curricula offer students interested in careers in fashion merchandising, design and image consulting, specialized programs and training for career advancement and employment.

Admission

Enrollment is open to all interested students.

Degree Curricula

Fashion Merchandising

Upon completion of the Curriculum in Fashion Merchandising, a two-year course of study, students will be qualified to work as sales associates, merchandise specialists, retail managers, retail buyers and assistant buyers, visual merchandisers, stylists, fashion show producers, special events consultants, fashion coordinators, fashion writers and publicists, fashion forecasters, show room assistants, and bookers in modeling agencies. All positions include working for department stores, specialty stores, boutiques, private companies, as well as working as entrepreneurs.
Classes include all areas of the fashion merchandising field and are designed to give students exposure to a variety of fashion experiences. A Major in Fashion Merchandising gives students improved job prospects.
Students who complete each of the following courses, and complete the Graduation requirements for the AA Degree, will satisfy the requirements of the Fashion Merchandising Major.

Courses Required for the Major in Fashion Merchandising  

Course                                                          Units
BSMA 66 or 68 Bus Math or Math of Bus....................... 4 or 3   
FASH 22 Textile Analysis ........................................ 3   
FASH 42 Fashion Survey .......................................... 3   
FASH 44 Fashion Retail Buying ................................... 3   
FASH 46 Fashion Merch ........................................... 3   
FASH 47 Fashion Coord ........................................... 3   
FASH 48 Fashion Show Prod ....................................... 3   
FASH 49 Fashion Display ......................................... 3   
FASH 50 Bus of Modeling ......................................... 3   
FASH 54A Fashion Styling ........................................ 3   
FASH 60 Field Work in Fash ...................................... 1   
FASH 60 Field Work .............................................. 1   
FASH 61 Work Experience ......................................... 3
   Additional graduation requirements 
     Total Units ............................................. 35-36 
 Recommended electives. ACCT  1, 50;  ART  101-108, 138;  BSEN  70, 74;  FASH  23, 9613;  MRKT  140, 170;  MABS  60, 63,  65A/B;  SPCH  11, 12;  SMBS  135; SMBU  9415, 9421;  SUPV  221  

Fashion Design

(PENDING STATE APPROVAL)
 

General Information. Students enrolled in the Fashion Department may obtain a Certificate of Accomplishment in Fashion Merchandising (37-38 units), Fashion Design (16 units), Fashion Technology (16 units) and Image Consulting (16 units) if the appropriate courses are completed with a final grade of C or higher.

Admission. Enrollment is open to all interested students who:

    1.   Want to add to their knowledge of and skills in fashion, and
    2.   Want to improve their competence in this field in order to prepare for advancement. However, students are required to satisfy prerequisites
          as well as complete the procedure for admission to the college.

Employment. The jobs that students receive upon graduation depend on their career goals and practical experiences. Fashion Merchandising graduates may accept positions as sales associates, retail buyers, managers, visual merchandisers, stylists, fashion show producers, special events consultants, fashion forecasters, and showroom assistants. Design training for Fashion Design and Technology graduates can lead to careers as fashion illustrators, designers, assistant designers, patternmakers, product developers and entrepreneurs

Fashion Design

Courses Required for the Certificate of Accomplishment in Fashion  Design


 Course                                                           Units
 FASH 52 Introduction to the Fashion Business...................... 3 
 FASH 36 Principles of Fashion Design ............................. 3 
 FASH 35 Fashion Illustration I ................................... 3 
 FASH 22 Textile Analysis ......................................... 3
 FASH 23 Fashion History .......................................... 3 
 FASH 33 Design Portfolio in Fashion .............................. 1
     Total Units ................................................. 16


 Recommended Electives: ART  101-109, 125A,125B,132A-B;FASH  34, 42,46,63;GRPH  98A, 98B 

Fashion Merchandising

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in Fashion  Merchandising  

Course                                                           Units
 BSMA 66 or 68 Bus Math or Math of Bus........................ 4 or 3 
 FASH 22 Textile Analysis ......................................... 3 
 FASH 42 Fash Survey .............................................. 3 
 FASH 44 Fash Retail Buying ....................................... 3 
 FASH 46 Fash Merch ............................................... 3 
 FASH 47 Fash Coordination ........................................ 3 
 FASH 48 Fash Show Prod ........................................... 3 
 FASH 49 Fash Display ............................................. 3 
 FASH 50 The Bus of Modeling ...................................... 3 
 FASH 53 Fashion Forecasting ...................................... 3 
 FASH 54A Fashion Styling ......................................... 3 
 FASH 60 Field Work ............................................... 1 
 FASH 61 Fash Work Exp ............................................ 3 
     Total Units .............................................. 37-38
 Recommended Electives: ACCT  50; ART  101-108; SMBS  135; SMBU  9415, 9467,9775,9777,9772,9461;FASH  23, 28,45;MRKT  122, 140,170;PSYC  26; SPCH  11 

Image Consulting

The Image Consulting Program is designed to prepare students for careers as image consultants, personal shoppers, stylists, sales associates. They can either work independently  or for a retailer. Coursework will incorporate skills such as color and wardrobe selection, figure analysis, and setting up a business.

Courses Required for the Certificate of Accomplishment in Image  Consulting
 
 Course                                                            Units
FASH 45A Image Consulting.......................................... 3 
FASH 45B Advanced Image Consulting................................. 3 
FASH 47 Fash Coordination.......................................... 3
FASH 54A Fashion Styling........................................... 3
FASH 60 Fashion Field Work......................................... 1
 FASH 62 Work  Experience in Image Consulting...................... 3  
 Total Units...................................................... 16

   Recommended Electives.  ART  125A, 125B,  126;  BSEN  70; BSEN  74; SMBS  135; MABS  60  

Noncredit Certificate Curriculum

Textile and Fabric Design

The fashion technology courses and certificates teach the skills needed in fashion sewing, alteration, textile and fabric design and formation, and upholstery.
 

Core Courses                                       Hours
 FASH 6006 Expanded Woven Design ..................... 72 
 FASH 6008 Weaving Tapestry .......................... 72
 
 Plus ONE elective course from the following:
 FASH 6005 Weaving-Beginning ......................... 70 
 FASH 6007 Art Weaving ............................... 70 
 FASH 6025 Quiltmaking ............................... 54 
 FASH 6027 Surface Design-3-dimensional .............. 54          
 Total Units ...........................198-214