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Fashion Design (B.A.)

The fashion design major prepares students for positions in the fashion industry related to the role of an assistant designer.

Students in fashion design participate in an annual juried fashion show, Portfolio in Motion, featuring garments they have designed and constructed. Opportunities to cultivate professional skills are developed through participation in the Marymount Fashion Club and the Patternmakers Club ; affiliations with the Fashion Group International of Greater Washington, DC, Inc.; and internships.

Students are prepared to work for apparel manufacturers or in departments of product development. Seniors produce an original line of fashions and a portfolio, and complete an internship with a cooperating employer. The program culminates in a noted designer’s professional evaluation of the student’s original designs.

Upon successful completion of the fashion design program, students will be able to

  • create garments of appropriate quality, function, and aesthetics;
  • design an aesthetically pleasing and functional line of apparel that is appropriate for a target market and visually expressed in a portfolio for entry into the industry;
  • make technical drawings of apparel (flats and specs), fashion illustrations, and fashion presentations; and
  • demonstrate competency in design research and its application to design problems.

Course Enrollment Policy: Applied arts courses are open only to declared majors and minors in the fashion design or fashion merchandising program.

Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C is required in any course within the fashion design major that serves as a prerequisite for a higher-numbered course.

Degree Requirements — Fashion Design

This degree requires a total of 120 credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details. Fashion design majors will satisfy the three-course university Writing-Intensive (WI) requirement in the following way: AA 320 Fashion Research and Communication (a major elective) and two other WI courses in the Liberal Arts Core or university electives.

Major Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core and/or University Requirements.

AA 151Textiles

3

AA 250Sample Room Techniques I

3

AA 260Sample Room Techniques II

3

AA 265Fashion Illustration I *

3

AA 272Textile Design I

3

AA 274The Fashion Industry and Promotion

3

AA 307Product Development I

3

AA 350Apparel Design I

3

AA 361Survey of Fashion

3

AA 365Fashion Illustration II

3

AA 385Apparel Design II *

3

AA 395Digital Presentation for Fashion

3

AA 400Internship *

3

AA 407Product Development II *

3

AA 415Apparel Design III

3

AA 418Advanced Problems in Fashion Design I

3

AA 420Advanced Problems in Fashion Design II

3

AA 423Senior Fashion Design Portfolio

3

FA 103Two-Dimensional Design *

3

FA 104Color Theory *

3

FA 105Drawing I *

3

Sample Degree Plan — Fashion Design

Please note that this is a sample plan; all students must consult with an advisor in making course selections.

Year One — Fall

AA 151Textiles

3

AA 250Sample Room Techniques I

3

FA 105Drawing I *

3

EN 101Composition I *

3

DSC 101DISCOVER First-Year Seminar *

3

EN 101: WR core course

Year One — Spring

AA 260Sample Room Techniques II

3

AA 274The Fashion Industry and Promotion

3

FA 103Two-Dimensional Design *

3

EN 102Composition II *

3

MA
Mathematics (MT) core course *

3-4

EN 102: WR core course

FA 103: FNA core course

Year Two — Fall

AA 265Fashion Illustration I *

3

AA 350Apparel Design I

3

FA 104Color Theory *

3

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course *

3

TRS 100Theological Inquiry *

3

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year Two — Spring

AA 307Product Development I

3

AA 361Survey of Fashion

3

PH 100Introduction to Philosophy *

3

HI
Introductory History (HI-1) core course *

3

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course *

3

PH 100: PH-1 core course

Year Three — Fall

AA 272Textile Design I

3

AA 385Apparel Design II *

3

EN
Introductory Literature (LT-1) core course *

3

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) or Natural Science (NS) core course *

Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *

3

Year Three — Spring

AA 365Fashion Illustration II

3

AA 395Digital Presentation for Fashion

3

AA 415Apparel Design III

3

Advanced Literature (LT-2) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *

3

Advanced Social Science (SS-2) core course *

Year Four — Fall

AA 407Product Development II *

3

AA 418Advanced Problems in Fashion Design I

3

PH
Advanced Philosophy (PH-2) or Philosophical Ethics (PH-E) core course *

3

Natural Science (NS) core course with lab *

One (1) elective

3

Year Four — Spring

AA 400Internship *

3

AA 420Advanced Problems in Fashion Design II

3

AA 423Senior Fashion Design Portfolio

3

Two (2) electives

* Fulfills Liberal Arts Core/University Requirements. See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core and the Course Descriptions for further information.