Fashion Studies Certificate

Designed to provide foundation in construction and graphic skills needed to begin a career in fashion. The basic core class plus five electives include topics on form, color, the purpose of sewing, pattern drafting, fabric selection, model drawing, design sketching, history and trends. The standard completion time is one year. The certificate requires the completion of between 8 - 10 courses.

Requirements

Basic Core
or
Color Theory, Design Sketching, Construction Techniques I
and
Construction Techniques II
Fashion History elective

Plus three (3) elective courses

Fashion Design Basic Core

Construction Techniques I

Learn basic sewing, patternmaking and draping techniques. Modify commercial patterns and learn basic principles of design. Cover machine and hand sewing; cutting and zipper application; slopers, skirts, bodices, collars, sleeves and three-dimensional muslin interpretation. Students may elect to take this course along with Design Sketching and Color Theory in place of the Fashion Design Basic Core.

Color Theory

Discover the dynamic interaction of color and its implications for designers and artists. Study ideas of space and how color solves spatial problems. Look at color harmony, how color interacts, as well as qualities and possible combinations. Students may elect to take this course along with Design Sketching and Draping in place of the Fashion Design Basic Core.

Fashion History Elective

Select from a variety of fashion history courses, including: Fashion History: Antiquity through Renaissance, or Fashion History: Renaissance through the present, Costume Design and History, and Fashion Trends.

Three Elective Courses

Elective coursework is available covering a variety of fashion topics.