B.P.S. IN FASHION DESIGN
Studying fashion design also means heading down a path toward growth and self-awareness that leads to the ability to understand what exactly your strong points are and what your own role can be, not only in the fashion industry, but also in the world. The Marist-LdM fashion program begins with history of fashion, developing techniques for fashion figure drawing, then discovering how to bring these designs to reality through a variety of fashion techniques: paper models, draping, sewing, embroidery, knitwear, printing, designing accessories, and more.
The Marist-LdM faculty realizes that the world of fashion is a highly competitive field, and offer students the chance to learn by working with faculty who are not only teachers but well connected industry professionals. These teachers leverage their connections to help students develop a broad understanding of all aspects of the fashion industry. Therefore the Marist-LdM fashion program allows students to not only learn design but also to meet all the challenges of working in the real fashion world, such as collaborating with photographers, finding models, and organizing publicity. The final result is a picture of the unified techniques acquired through this educational process.
The Marist-LdM Fashion department is fully equipped for creative research; here you will find a library specifically focused on fashion and everything related to its research, in addition to a vast selection of printed resources available at the central LdM library. A sewing lab waits for you, equipped with mannequins and industrial sewing machines for learning all the necessary techniques used in realizing designed items. And, of course, there is also our computer lab equipped with constantly updated software. Providing students with all of the tools needed to guarantee educational standards that will produce the highest level of future fashion professionals.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN FASHION DESIGN
Portfolio Requirement : Students wishing to enter the Fashion Design major must submit a portfolio of original work.
Note: A minimum of 30 credits in Liberal Arts is required.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
FAS 100 Introduction to the Fashion Industry (M-FASH 100)
FAS 130 Fashion Figure Drawing (M-FASH 130)
FAS 160 Fashion Design I: Drawing and Color (M-FASH 140)
FAS 150 Design Studio Techniques (M-FASH 210)
FAS 250 Apparel Development II (M-FASH 220)
FAS 180 Apparel Development I (M-FASH 230)
FAS 195 Textiles: Studies and Applications (M-FASH 200)
FAS 245 Fashion Design II: Presentation (M-FASH 240)
FAS 200 Fashion CAD I (M-FASH 245)
FAS 370 Product Development (M-FASH 300)
FAS 410 Apparel Development III (M-FASH 310)
FAS 170 History of 20th Century Fashion (M-FASH 381)
FAS 335 Fashion CAD II (M-FASH 335)
FAS 330 Fashion Design III: Working Studio (M-FASH 345)
FAS 350 Runway Collection I (M-FASH 420)
FAS 415 Fashion Employment Seminar (M-FASH 400)
FAS 380 Portfolio (M-FASH 412)
FAS 400 Runway Collection II (M-FASH 430)
One of the following two courses: ART 180 Introduction to Art History (M-ART 160) or ART 250 History of Art from the Renaissance to the 19th C. (M-ART 180)
FAS 285 History of Costume (M-ART 281)
M-CSIS 103 Information & Computer Literacy
CORE/LIBERAL STUDIES & FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
Philosophy/Ethics (2 courses)
Writing (1-2 courses)
Natural Science (1 course)
Social Science (2 courses)
History (2 courses)
Literature (2 courses)
Mathematics (1 course)
Philosophy/Religious Studies (1 course)
Foreign Language (2 courses)
