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Term Effective:
Fall 2014
Description:
The Fashion Studies: Fashion Design Assistant Major is designed for students interested in careers in the fashion design field as deign assistants, pattern makers with large or small garment producers, or as a fashion entrepreneur who designs their own product. Students will learn about textiles and their manufacture, elements and principles of design as it relates to fashion and the figure, basic principles of fashion design and illustration. Students will develop patterns for original designs or from designer working sketches, execute those designs in fabric, and market the finished product.
This program will prepare students for a variety of occupations including: Production Manager's Assistant, Sample Room Coordinator, Production Pattern Maker, First Pattern Maker, Sample Maker, Sample Cutter, Fabric and Trim Buyer, Textile Design Assistant, Production Specification Illustrator, Assistant Designer/Seamstress, Shipping Clerk Specialist, Marker-Maker-Manual or Computer, Manufacturer's Merchandiser.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this major, the student will be able to:
- Design garments, using both flat pattern and draping methods, draft patterns from sketch, and select appropriate fabric and trims.
- Assemble a sample garment by cutting pattern pieces, and collecting appropriate findings according to specifications.
- Research and identify the cyclical fashion trends.
- Analyze garment features to interpret fit, line and design, color for individual figures.
- Analyze fashion styles and designs appropriate for knitted fabrics and incorporate construction techniques specifically used with knits.
- Prepare a business plan for a start-up fashion retail company.
- Use critical thinking skills to analyze fashion design methods and applications.
Recommended Sequence of Courses
Students interested in a suggested order for taking classes in this program, please view the recommended course sequence.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Fashion Studies: Fashion Design Assistant (AA) program are:
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Complete 21 units from
- Fashion Studies: Fashion Design Assistant Requirements
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
Fashion Studies: Fashion Design Assistant Requirements - complete 20.00 units |
FASH 8 | Introductory Textiles | 3.00 |
FASH 53 | Fashion Analysis | 3.00 |
FASH 56A | Fashion Design and Illustration | 3.00 |
FASH 60 | Draped Design | 2.00 |
FASH 62A | Flat Pattern Design 1 | 2.00 |
FASH 70A | Clothing Construction 1 | 1.50-3.00 |
FASH 70B | Clothing Construction 2 | 1.50-3.00 |
FASH 121A | Sewing with Knits: Basic Tee Shirts | 0.50 |
FASH 121B | Advanced Sewing with Knits | 0.50 |
FASH 139 | Fashion Entrepreneurship | 3.00 |
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Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
| Course | Description | Units |
LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
LIR 30 | Introduction to Information Literacy for Research Projects | 1.00 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2014
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.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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