Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 59 courses 120 total credits
The Bachelor of Arts program in fashion with a concentration in apparel technical design is a distinctly professional, hands-on degree program that prepares you for a dynamic career in apparel technical design. You gain key skills sought across the fashion industry, such as flat and digital patternmaking and development, technical design, garment construction, technology for design, tech pack making and fit analysis. Studio and lecture courses guide you in developing a strong foundation of industry acumen, design aesthetics, and garment and pattern construction valuable for technical design career paths in the fashion industry. You also create digital capsule collections as part of your capstone experience, acquiring even more training in the technical design world. All courses are embedded within the principles of sustainability, producing the next generation of environmentally conscious industry leaders.
| Total Credits | 120 credits |
Fashion Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FSH 125 | Survey of the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| FSH 175 | Merchandising Essentials | 3 |
| FSH 200 | Textiles Science Lab | 1 |
| FSH 201 | Textiles Science | 3 |
| FSH 204 | Social Aspects of Fashion | 3 |
| FSH 208 | Creative Technology for Fashion | 3 |
| FSH 209 or CIS 105 | Fashion Analytics Tools or Computer Applications and Information Technology | 3 |
| FSH 300 | Global Fashion Industry | 3 |
| FSH 396 | Professional Practices for Fashion | 1 |
| FSH 435 | Contemporary Fashion | 3 |
| FSH 484 | Internship | 3 |
| FSH 485 | Reflections on Experiential Learning | 3 |
| Total Fashion Core | 29 credits | |
Fashion Core - Fashion History Related:
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Lower Division Apparel Technical Design
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FSH 158 | Fundamentals of Technical Flat Sketching | 3 |
| FSH 205 or FSH 206 | Fundamentals of Fashion Design or Flat Patternmaking I | 3 |
| FSH 122 or FSH 152 | Apparel Construction I or Apparel Construction and Finishing Techniques | 3 |
| FSH 155 | Product Development Fundamentals | 3 |
| FSH 256 | Digital Patternmaking and Fit Analysis I | 3 |
| FSH 258 | Technical Design I | 3 |
| Total Lower Division Apparel Technical Design | 18 credits | |
Lower Division Apparel Technical Design - Fashion Merchandising Elective:
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Upper Division Apparel Technical Design
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FSH 356 | Digital Patternmaking and Fit Analysis II | 3 |
| FSH 358 | Technical Design II | 3 |
| FSH 456 | Digital Patternmaking and Fit Analysis III | 3 |
| FSH 458 | Technical Design III | 3 |
| Total Upper Division Apparel Technical Design | 12 credits | |
Upper Division Apparel Technical Design - Technical Design Elective:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FSH 350 | Apparel Product and Design Development I | 3 |
| FSH 365 | Technical, Functional and Sustainable Textiles | 3 |
| FSH 370 | Graphic and Print Development for Apparel | 3 |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Upper Division Apparel Technical Design - Upper Division Fashion Merchandising Elective:
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Capstone
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FSH 481 | Senior Portfolio I | 3 |
| FSH 482 | Senior Portfolio II | 3 |
| FSH 495 | Fashion Capstone | 3 |
| FSH 496 | Fashion Capstone (proposed) | 3 |
| Total Capstone | 12 credits | |
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FSH 101 | The ASU FIDM Experience | 1 |
| Total ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | 1 credits | |
First-Year Composition
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 105 | Advanced First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition | |
| Total First-Year Composition | 6 credits | |
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