Fashion Design: Custom Apparel Design - Certificate of Achievement
Plan Code: 3323
This program prepares students for entry-level positions such as custom apparel designer, costume designer, samplemaker, seamstress, alterations specialist, and tailor. The certificate is designed to prepare students to apply aesthetic principles and technical skills to execute a design from concept to a finished garment. It focuses on custom design throughout the design process and provides the foundation for starting a small apparel business.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Apply design principles and creativity to select appropriate fabrics for the construction of garments that include proper supportive fabrics and linings.
- Develop garment construction and pattern manipulation skills to achieve proper fit in a garment.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| FASH 9 | Clothing Selection | 3 |
| FASH 10 | Textile Fibers and Fabrics | 3 |
| FASH 24 | Fundamentals of Apparel Construction | 3 |
| FASH 25 | Intermediate Apparel Construction | 3 |
| FASH 26 | Advanced Sewing and Tailoring Techniques | 2 |
| FASH 27 | Production Sewing | 1.5 |
| FASH 36 | Flat Pattern Drafting | 3 |
| FASH 37 | Pattern Draping | 3 |
| FASH 50 | Design Studio: Sportswear | 3 |
| FASH 51 | Design Studio: Special Occasion | 3 |
| Subtotal Units | 27.5 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete TWO to THREE (2-3) units from the following: | ||
| Quick Sketch Croquis Drawing (2) | ||
| Digital Fashion Illustration (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 2-3 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete a minimum of FIVE (5) units from the following: | ||
| Design Studio: Collections (3) | ||
| Textile Surface Design (1) | ||
| Swimwear (1) | ||
| Work Experience-Fashion Design (1-4) | ||
| Digital and Social Media (3) | ||
| Small Business Entrepreneurship (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 5 | |
| Total Units | 34.5-35.5 | |