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Term Effective:
Fall 2010
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Description:
The Fashion Studies: Apparel Design and Production Certificate of Achievement is designed for students interested in careers as designers, pattern makers, and pattern graders with large or small garment producers, or in a company of the student's own. Students will learn the basic principles of fashion design and illustration, develop patterns for original designs, execute those designs in fabric, and grade patterns into multiple sizes.
This program will prepare students for a variety of occupations including: contract sewing, cutter and finisher, machine operator, sample cutter, sample maker, shipping clerk specialist, trim purchasing clerk, assistant designer/seamstress, first pattern maker, grader, layout worker, marker maker--manual or computer, piece goods buyer, production cutter, production pattern maker, and show room representative.
This program of study is also available as an Associate degree major option.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:
- Design garments, using both flat pattern and draping methods, draft and grade patterns from sketch, and select appropriate fabrics and trims;
- assemble a sample garment by cutting pattern pieces, and collecting appropriate findings according to specifications;
- research and identify the cyclical fashion trends;
- interpret and illustrate fashion apparel and accessories using editorial, high fashion retail and representational techniques, and
- interpret and illustrate fashion apparel and accessories using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop software.
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