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Course Sequence
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.
Details
Important information you’ll need when applying for admission:
- Field of Interest
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Type
- Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
- Academic Plan
- Fashion Design (DEG)
- Academic Plan Code
- 3355
- Total Credits Required
- 63-74
- Catalog Year
- 2024-2025
- Effective Term
- Fall 2023
- Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.
This program replaces: AAS/3260 Fashion Merchandising and Design
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.
Career Opportunities
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 Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. 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. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
$58,893 Show expanded career information for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Fashion Designers
$45,798 Show expanded career information for Fashion Designers
Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
$72,944 Show expanded career information for Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers
$72,944 Show expanded career information for Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers
Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
- Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.
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Course Area Key
Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.
Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.
- FYC = First Year Composition
- H = Historical Awareness
- HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
- L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
- MA = Mathematics
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
- SG = Natural Sciences General
- SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative
Disclaimer
Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.
Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.
At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, meet with an academic advisor to discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.
View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm13?id=175465).
Previous Catalog Years
The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. All previous catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.
Previous catalog years for Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fashion Design