Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design
Website: https://twu.edu/fashion/degree-programs/ba-in-fashion-design/
The B.A. in Fashion Design (2022 - 2023) degree program prepares graduates to work in the apparel and accessory design and production components of the fashion industry to design and develop merchandise for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. The Degree Requirements and Plan of Study outlined in this catalog for this degree program are specific only to those students that enter the program in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, or Summer 2023.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
- Recognize key fashion and consumer trends, predict those trends based on historic and contemporary components of the fashion industry, and utilize current trend information to complete a market analysis and make product design decisions.
- Utilize the knowledge and values necessary to make sound decisions about the sourcing and production of fashion products, both domestically and globally, considering current laws and regulations, cultural ethics, trading barriers, global consumerism, and social responsibility.
- Develop and produce visual presentation boards to effectively communicate mood and/or product and marketplace trend information.
- Design and produce aesthetically pleasing apparel products and integrated fashion apparel collections utilizing basic and complex techniques for construction and fit while demonstrating knowledge of appropriate fabric selection, design principles, the design process, flat pattern making or draping, and line development for specific market segments and target customers.
- Develop and write product specification sheets that include accurate costing and production details for finished products.
- Create digital, integrated fashion apparel collections through the use of technical design and line drawings, color stories, line sheets, color and print developments, fashion illustrations and renderings, and computer-based technology.
- Utilize professional communication and presentation skills to sell designs and products using creative and independent problem solving and conceptual understanding.
Admissions
All applicants must meet the general undergraduate admission requirements.
- Admitted TWU students applying to the Fashion Design program will be admitted provisionally until the completion of FT 1013, FT 2013, and FT 2113 with a grade of “C” or higher during the first enrollment at TWU or any other collegiate program. The only exception to this requirement is withdrawal from FT 1013, FT 2013, or FT 2113 during the first enrollment for a serious issue that prohibits successful completion of the course. A second enrollment is allowed only if the issue had been documented by the student and submitted to the Division Head of Fashion Design and Merchandising prior to withdrawal from the course during the first enrollment. Possible approval for a second enrollment will be made by the Division Head after a face-to-face consultation with the student.
- Students transferring into TWU who previously completed any introductory sewing/apparel construction FT 1013, fashion sketching FT 2013, and/or flat pattern FT 2113 courses at another institution of higher education with grades less than “C” are not eligible for admission to the TWU Fashion Design program unless granted approval by the Division Head after a face-to-face consultation with the student prior to the first semester at TWU.
- Students will be granted full admission to the Fashion Design program once all provisional requirements are met.
- Students not given full admission to the Fashion Design program will be required to complete a change of major.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 120
Major: 66 SCH
Program Code: FASHDESGN.BA CIP Code: 50.0407.00
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| FT 1013 | Principles and Techniques of Design Construction | 3 |
| FT 1073 | Textiles | 3 |
| FT 1083 | Fashion Aesthetics, Products, and Industries | 3 |
| FT 2013 | Fundamentals of Fashion Sketching | 3 |
| FT 2033 | Principles of Fashion Marketing | 3 |
| FT 2113 | Techniques of Pattern Design | 3 |
| FT 2403 | Mass Production Techniques | 3 |
| FT 3013 | History of Costume | 3 |
| FT 3023 | Career Development Strategies | 3 |
| FT 3043 | Global Production and Trade | 3 |
| FT 3103 | Merchandise Planning and Control | 3 |
| FT 3113 | Advanced Techniques of Pattern Design | 3 |
| FT 3303 | Menswear Design and Production | 3 |
| FT 3403 | Draping and Couture Techniques | 3 |
| FT 4033 | Fashion Portfolio Development | 3 |
| FT 4083 | Global Perspectives of Dress and Adornment | 3 |
| or FT 3173 | Global Fashion Study | |
| FT 4213 | Collection Design and Development | 3 |
| FT 4303 | Computers in Fashion Design | 3 |
| FT 4403 | Contemporary Tailored Design | 3 |
| FT 4603 | Fashion Event Planning and Production | 3 |
| FT 4966 | Internship in Fashion Design | 6 |
| Total SCHs | 66 | |
Departmental Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ART 1303 | Drawing Foundations | 3 |
| ART 2223 | Digital Art Foundations | 3 |
| ART 2303 | Figure Drawing | 3 |
| CSCI 1203 | Computing Skills for a Digital World | 3 |
| The Additional Program Requirements listed below apply ONLY if not completed through program-suggested general core requirements. | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics (if not completed through general core requirements; the degree requires the completion of 3 hours of Economics from among ECO 1013 and ECO 1023; hours taken substitute for FT 4083 in major requirements) | ||
or ECO 1023 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Elementary Statistics I (if not completed through core requirements; the degree requires the completion of 6 hours of Math from among MATH 1013, 1303, and 1703; hours taken substitute for FT 4083 in major requirements) | ||
or MATH 1013 | Financial and Quantitative Literacy | |
| Total SCHs | 12 | |
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| FT 1013 | Principles and Techniques of Design Construction (This course MUST be taken in the first fall semester of enrollment, and completed with a grade of "C" or higher during the first enrollment.) | 3 | |
| FT 1083 | Fashion Aesthetics, Products, and Industries | 3 | |
| ART 1303 | Drawing Foundations (This course MUST be taken in the first fall semester of enrollment.) | ARTS 1316 | 3 |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| Wellness/Mathematics CAO Core (Fashion Program-suggested core course of MATH 1013, MATH 1303, or MATH 1703 is strongly advised) | 2 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| FT 1073 | Textiles | 3 | |
| FT 2013 | Fundamentals of Fashion Sketching (This course MUST be taken in the first academic year of enrollment, and completed with a grade of "C" or higher during the first enrollment.) | 3 | |
| FT 2113 | Techniques of Pattern Design (This course MUST be taken in the first spring semester of enrollment, and completed with a grade of "C" or higher during the first enrollment.) | 3 | |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| Mathematics Core (Fashion Program-suggested core course of MATH 1013, MATH 1303, or MATH 1703 is strongly advised) | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| FT 2033 | Principles of Fashion Marketing | 3 | |
| FT 2403 | Mass Production Techniques | 3 | |
| ART 2303 | Figure Drawing | ARTS 2323 | 3 |
| CSCI 1203 | Computing Skills for a Digital World | COSC 1301 | 3 |
| Life/Physical Science Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| FT 3103 | Merchandise Planning and Control | 3 | |
| FT 3403 | Draping and Couture Techniques | 3 | |
| ART 2223 | Digital Art Foundations | ARTS 2348 | 3 |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science Core (Fashion Program-suggested core courses of ECO 1013 or ECO 1023 are strongly advised to fulfill fashion course prerequisite requirements) | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| FT 3043 | Global Production and Trade | 3 | |
| FT 3303 | Menswear Design and Production | 3 | |
| FT 4303 | Computers in Fashion Design | 3 | |
| FT 4403 | Contemporary Tailored Design | 3 | |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| FT 3023 | Career Development Strategies | 3 | |
| FT 3113 | Advanced Techniques of Pattern Design | 3 | |
| FT 4603 | Fashion Event Planning and Production | 3 | |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Summer | TCCN | ||
| FT 4966 | Internship in Fashion Design | 6 | |
| SCHs | 6 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| FT 3013 | History of Costume | 3 | |
| FT 4033 | Fashion Portfolio Development | 3 | |
| FT 4083 or 3173 | Global Perspectives of Dress and Adornment or Global Fashion Study | 3 | |
| Multicultural Women's Studies CAO Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 12 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| FT 4213 | Collection Design and Development | 3 | |
| Creative Arts Core | 3 | ||
| Life/Physical Science Core | 3 | ||
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| SCHs | 12 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 120 | ||
