MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5941 Catalog Year: 2025-2026 Effective Term: 2020 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 26 CIP Code: 50.0407	Primary College: Phoenix College Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific: PC Field of Interest: Visual and Performing Arts Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 27-1022.00 Fashion Designers 27-1013.00 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Fashion Illustration includes an advanced study of proportion and techniques used in drawing fashion figures and flats. Various art supplies are used to illustrate fabrics, textures, and patterns. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fashion Design is also available.

Learning Outcomes
1. Create illustrations for fashion design using traditional and computer-assisted drawing methods. (TEC125, TEC134, TEC135, TEC136, TEC138, TEC139, TEC221) 2. Render intricate fabrics with specialty textures and patterns. (TEC136, TEC135, TEC138, TEC221, TEC222) 3. Develop portfolio illustrations with flats and fabric swatches, using a variety of art supplies. (TEC125, TEC135, TEC136, TEC138, TEC139) 4. Incorporate principles and elements of design in original illustrations. (TEC125, TEC221) 5. Complete a final rendering using course techniques including silhouette, exaggeration, and dramatic illustrative style. (TEC135, TEC136, TEC236) 6. Utilize technical and creative skills in portfolio development. (TEC135, TEC136, TEC138, TEC236) 7. Create hand-painted textile designs using fabric properties and illustration techniques. (TEC115, TEC136, TEC222)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Required Courses

TEC115 Textiles: Hand Painting 1
TEC125 Fashion Design 3
TEC134 Fashion Illustration I 3
+ TEC135 Fashion Illustration II 3
+ TEC136 Fashion Illustration III 3
TEC138 Fashion Illustration: Menswear 3
TEC139 Fashion Illustration: Children`s Wear 3
+ TEC221 Computer-Assisted Fashion Design 3
TEC222 Textiles 3
+ TEC236 Portfolio Development 1

Credits: 26

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2020

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