MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3355 Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2023 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: AAS Total Credits: 63-74 CIP Code: 50.0407	Primary College: Phoenix College Initiating College: Phoenix College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: MC, PC Field of Interest: Visual and Performing Arts Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 27-1022.00 Fashion Designers 51-6092.00 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers Upon completion of a bachelor`s degree, students may pursue a career as: 25-1192.00 Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121.00 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Description: 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.

Learning Outcomes
1. Utilize appropriate campus resources, tools, and opportunities to support building connections and achieving individual educational goals. (FYE101, FYE103) 2. Analyze relationships among aesthetic, cultural, economic, historical, psychological, sociological and technological factors that affect trends in fashion. (TEC105, TEC106, TEC221, TEC236, (CRE), [HU], [SB]) 3. Evaluate textile properties for performance and inspiration for fashion designs. (TEC110, TEC111, TEC122, TEC124, TEC222, TEC223, TEC226, TEC227, TEC234, TEC270) 4. Design apparel using the principles and elements of design. (TEC105, TEC106, TEC122, TEC125, TEC221, TEC225, TEC226, TEC236, [HU]) 5. Construct apparel using sewing techniques, equipment and supplies required in the production process. (TEC110, TEC111, TEC122, TEC124, TEC223, TEC225, TEC226, TEC227, TEC234, TEC270) 6. Apply flat pattern and draping techniques to produce original designs, patterns, and garments. (TEC125, TEC225, TEC226, [MA]) 7. Create illustrations for fashion design using traditional and computer-assisted drawing methods. (TEC125, TEC134, TEC221, TEC225, TEC226) 8. Apply professional communication skills to collaborate in diverse business environments. (TEC105, TEC125, TEC222, TEC271AA, TEC277AA, TEC278AA, TEC298AA, (COM), (CRE), [FYC]) 9. Analyze a wide range of challenges in the fashion industry to generate culturally responsive and sustainable solutions. (TEC105, TEC125, TEC222, TEC226, [HU], [SB]) 10. Utilize professional, ethical, and legal standards in the fashion industry. (TEC125, TEC222, TEC225, TEC271AA, TEC277AA, TEC278AA, TEC298AA) 11. Evaluate information gathered from industry sources for business application. (TEC125, TEC222, TEC236, TEC271AA, TEC277AA, TEC278AA, TEC298AA) 12. Utilize technical and creative skills in an internship experience or portfolio development. (TEC236, TEC271AA, TEC277AA, TEC278AA, TEC298AA) 13. Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field. (FYE101, FYE103)

Program 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

Required Courses

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

TEC105 Cultural Aspects of Clothing 3
TEC106 History of Fashion 3

TEC110 Beginning Apparel Construction (3) OR
Permission of Program Director (0) 0-3

+ TEC111 Intermediate Apparel Construction 3
+ TEC122 Sewing with Knits 3
+ TEC124 Advanced Apparel Construction 3
TEC125 Fashion Design 3
TEC134 Fashion Illustration I 3
+ TEC221 Computer-Assisted Fashion Design 3
TEC222 Textiles 3

+ TEC223 Tailoring (3) OR
+ TEC227 Couture Sewing (3) OR
+ TEC234 Vintage Fashion Design (3) OR
+ TEC270 Design Studio (3) 3

+ TEC225 Pattern Design I 3
+ TEC226 Draping for Fashion Design 3

+ TEC236 Portfolio Development (1) OR
TEC271AA Fashion Design Internship (1) OR
TEC277AA Alteration Internship (1) OR
TEC278AA Costume Design and Production Internship (1) OR
+ TEC298AA Special Projects (1) 1

Credits: 38-43

Restricted Electives
In consultation with the program director, select four to six (4-6) credits from the following except courses used in the Required Courses area. ART113 Color 3 TEC+++++ Any TEC Textiles and Clothing course 1-6	Credits: 4-6

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-28

General Education Core	Credits: 12-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment (0) 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
+ MAT140 College Mathematics (5) OR + MAT141 College Mathematics (4) OR + MAT142 College Mathematics (3) OR MAT145 College Mathematics with Review (5) OR MAT146 College Mathematics with Review (6) OR Equivalent or higher level mathematics course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area. (3-6) 3-6

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
ARH100 Introduction to Art (3) OR ARH101 Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (3) OR ARH102 Art from Renaissance to Modernism (3) OR INT115 Historical Architecture and Furniture (3) OR INT120 Modern Architecture and Furniture (3) 3 ARH100, ARH101, or ARH102 Recommended for University Transfer

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area

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

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022

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