Fashion Design Core Courses
st
1
Year
Fall
AMID-R100
Introduction to Retail Design &
Merchandising
Spring
AMID-F203
Introductory Textile Science
AMID-F202
Introductory Textile Science: Laboratory
MATH-M 118 or M119 or equivalent
2nd
Year
AMID-F207
Fashion Studio I
FINA Studio Recommended
FINA History Recommended
AMID-F303
Fashion Studio II
AMID-F213
Fashion Design I: Research & Illustration
AMID-F217
Fashion Design II: Ideation
FINA Studio Recommended
3rd
Year
4th
Year
AMID-F 305
(prerequisite: MATH-M118 , M119 or
equivalent with a grade of C- or better)
Fashion Studio III
FINA History Recommended
AMID-F 340
offered spring only of even-numbered
years
History of Fashion
AMID-F Elective
*Fashion Studio/Dress Studies Elective
(from below)
AMID-F Elective
*Fashion Studio/Dress Studies Elective
(from below)
AMID-F 417
Fashion Design III: Presentation &
Analysis
AMID-F Elective
*Fashion Studio/Dress Studies Elective
(from below)
*Fashion Design Required Electives (Minimum 3 courses/9credits, at least one from each group)
Dress Studies
Experimental Fashion Studios
F306 Experimental Fashion Studio: Tailoring 3 cr.
F301 Dress Studies: Cultural Analysis 3 cr.
F325 Experimental Fashion Studio: Shape & Foundation 3 cr.
F311 History of Dress 3 cr.
F326 Experimental Fashion Studio: Accessories 3 cr.
F352 Dress Studies: Aesthetic Analysis 3 cr.
F328 Experimental Fashion Studio: Digital Applications 3 cr.
F402 Collection Mgmt. For Historic Textiles & Costume 3 cr.
F408 Experimental Fashion Studio: Draping 3 cr.
F406 Dress Studies: Theory & Analysis 3 cr.
F411 Dress Studies: Behavioral Analysis 3 cr.
Please Note:
ŸAdditional requirements include 6 credit hours in FINA studio art and 6 credit hours in FINA art history, as well as the successful
completion of MATH M118, M119, or equivalent (math required as prerequisite before F305).
ŸStudents must also meet the degree requirements for the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.
ŸOnly two courses for a maximum of 6 credit hours can be simultaneously counted toward both the Apparel Merchandising minor and
the Fashion Design BA.
ŸWe strongly recommend that students select courses in material culture, aesthetics, and dress offered by related departments, such
as Anthropology, Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Theatre and Drama and others to fulfill College
of Arts And Sciences Breadth of Inquiry and Intensive Writing requirements.