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The Art Institute of California, a college of Argosy University, San Francisco
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The Art Institute of California, a college of Argosy University, San Francisco Fashion Area of Study
Fashion Design -
A major focus of the apparel industry is fashion design. For students who seek an exciting career in a dynamic business, fashion design offers creative opportunities to transform design concepts into garments and accessories sold in retail outlets everywhere. Fashion Design students have the opportunity to study fashion trends of the past to create the exciting future of design. Likewise, learning garment construction and mechanics enables students to transform ideas into fashions that people will buy. Students have the opportunity to gain personal satisfaction from building their creative expressions into business reality.

The objective of the Fashion Design associate?s degree program is to provide students with a foundation of knowledge and skills together with performance standards of practices and applications found in the apparel and textile industries. Students can engage in both conceptual and applied coursework, as well as hands-on technological applications. The Fashion Design program is designed to prepare students to seek entry-level positions in the fashion design industry by providing a fundamental grounding in fashion design that includes: color theory, drawing, illustration, design, and an introduction to the theory and practice of tailoring, draping, pattern drafting, construction and sewing.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
To receive an Associate of Science degree in Fashion Design, students must: receive a passing grade or credit for all required coursework; earn a minimum of 90 quarter credits; achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; meet portfolio or other requirements as outlined by the program; and satisfy all financial obligations to The Art Institute.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates should be able to:
? Demonstrate skills in construction, draping, fitting, patternmaking as well as knowledge of textile basics.
? Apply common industry software used for patternmaking, grading, marker making, design software, and common office software.
? Explain connections between world events and trends in the apparel industry, as well as apply the implications of current events to business trends as they affect apparel design.
? Develop and present a concept line through which they will demonstrate their knowledge of historical fashion design, its impact on current trends; knowledge of textiles as well as their illustration and technical drawing abilities.
? Apply professional standards and business concepts related to apparel design.
? Seek an entry-level position as assistant designer, assistant pattern maker or grader, quality controller, assistant costume designer, sewing teacher, color consultant, or one of the assistant technical positions in the design or production departments.