Fashion Design (AAS)

Description 

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fashion Design guides students in developing technical and creative design skills for employment opportunities in the fashion industry or self-employment in fashion design. The program includes training in multiple levels of apparel construction, design, fashion illustration, patternmaking, and draping, and supports students in building inspirational sources through analysis of cultural, historical, and contemporary works of fashion and design.

Notes

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

What You'll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

• Utilize appropriate campus resources, tools, and opportunities to support building connections and achieving individual educational goals.
• Analyze relationships among aesthetic, cultural, economic, historical, psychological, sociological and technological factors that affect trends in fashion.
• Evaluate textile properties for performance and inspiration for fashion designs.
• Design apparel using the principles and elements of design.
• Construct apparel using sewing techniques, equipment and supplies required in the production process.
• Apply flat pattern and draping techniques to produce original designs, patterns, and garments.
• Create illustrations for fashion design using traditional and computer-assisted drawing methods.
• Apply professional communication skills to collaborate in diverse business environments.
• Analyze a wide range of challenges in the fashion industry to generate culturally responsive and sustainable solutions.
• Utilize professional, ethical, and legal standards in the fashion industry.
• Evaluate information gathered from industry sources for business application.
• Utilize technical and creative skills in an internship experience or portfolio development.
• Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Arizona-based annual median wages* for this program. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information.