Fashion (Apparel Technical Design) ,BA
Apparel, Fabric Designer, Fashion, Fashion Designer, Manufacturing, Technology, design
Do you have a head for technology and a heart for fashion? At ASU FIDM, you can take the grand design concepts of fashion artists and translate them into production-ready prototypes. You'll use next-generation technology to convert your ideas into fashion realities.
The Bachelor of Arts program in fashion with a concentration in apparel technical design is a distinctly professional, hands-on degree program that prepares you for a dynamic career in apparel technical design. You gain key skills sought across the fashion industry, such as flat and digital patternmaking and development, technical design, garment construction, technology for design, tech pack making and fit analysis.
Studio and lecture courses guide you in developing a strong foundation of industry acumen, design aesthetics, and garment and pattern construction valuable for technical design career paths in the fashion industry. You also create digital capsule collections as part of your capstone experience, acquiring even more training in the technical design world. All courses are embedded within the principles of sustainability, producing the next generation of environmentally conscious industry leaders.
- College/school:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Location: Downtown Phoenix, ASU at Los Angeles or Online , ASU Local
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First required math course: MAT 114 - College Mathematics
- Math
intensity: General
What If: See how your courses can be applied to another major and find out how to change your major.
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
A current ASU student has no additional requirements for changing majors.
Students should visit the Change of Major form for information about how to change a major to this program.
ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program’s ASU Online page for program descriptions and to request more information.
It is now possible to earn an ASU degree with ASU Local, an integrated college experience in which students take advantage of in-person success coaching and programming experiences on site while completing one of 130+ undergraduate online degree programs, all of which come with online faculty interaction and tutoring support.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Apply technical design fundamentals including technical flat sketching, illustrating for tech packs, creating prototypes, and producing pattern corrections when creating final garments.
- Apply digital patternmaking and construction techniques to designs when creating a final digital capsule collections.
- Develop a comprehensive toolkit for self-promotion positioning them for success in the field of fashion.
Fashion varies from country to country, city to city and culture to culture. Studying abroad exposes students to distinct cultural environments and enables them to expand their fashion knowledge in diverse settings. Students are challenged to adapt and persevere under unfamiliar social and cultural circumstances, which allows them to grow and prosper in their professional and personal lives. Students have the opportunity to enhance their resume and portfolio with a global perspective gained by studying abroad.
Study abroad is available through the Global Education Office. Students have the opportunity to spend a summer session in France in the Exploration of French Fashion, Language and Culture program led by fashion faculty.
Graduates are prepared to enter the fashion industry in any of a number of roles. Some examples include:
- apparel designer
- design assistant
- fashion designer
- manufacturing professional
- product developer
- technical designer
Example job titles and salaries listed below are not necessarily entry level, and students should take into consideration how years of experience and geographical location may affect pay scales. Some jobs also may require advanced degrees, certifications or state-specific licensure.
| Career | *Growth | *Median salary |
|---|---|---|
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-10.2%
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$62,750
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2.0%
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$80,960
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4.9%
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$90,360
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ASU FIDM
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CCG 202
asufidm@asu.edu
602-496-5559
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