Fashion Design

Associate of Arts Curriculum

Course Description Units
DESN 1150 Fashion Sketching for Design I 3
DESN 1250 Industry Sewing 3
DESN 1450 Draping & Garment Construction I 3
DESN 1550 Fashion Sketching for Design II 3
DESN 1650 Fashion Seminar 3
DESN 1700 Pattern Drafting Essentials (6 hours) 3
DESN 1750 Technical Sketching for Design 3
DESN 1850 The Business of Fashion 3
DESN 2260 Pattern Drafting Procedures (6 hours) 3
DESN 2280 Creative Design Applications 3
DESN 2460 Draping & Garment Construction II 3
DESN 2530 Computer-Aided Fashion Design I 3
DESN 2540 Computer Pattern Drafting I 3
DESN 2680 Creative Design Analysis & Collection Development 3
DESN 2980 Portfolio Preparation & Presentation –OR– 3
DESN 2685 Collection Brand Identity (with Dept. Chair approval)  
DESN 2700 Collection Development (6 hours) 3
DESN 2780 Industry Pattern Drafting –OR– 3
DESN 2785 Industry Production (with Dept. Chair approval) –OR–  
DESN 2960 Chairing Styles (with Dept. Chair approval)  
DESN 2830 Computer-Aided Fashion Design II 3
DESN 2840 Computer Pattern Drafting II 3
GNST 1040 English Composition 3
GNST 1170 History of Costume 3
GNST 1230 Color & Design Theory 3
GNST 1240 Textile Science for Fashion Design I 3
GNST 1600 Effective Speaking 3
GNST 1650 Critical Thinking 3
GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I 3
GNST 2420 Survey of Western Art II 3
GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History 3
GNST 2980 Professional Practices 3
MFTG 2330 Computer Grading, Marking & Cutting 3
  Total Units of Credit 90

Some programs offered may require completion of a second year at the Los Angeles or San Francisco campus.
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