Fashion (Design) ,BA
Apparel, Art Director, Culture and History, Fabric Design, Fashion, Fashion Designer, Textile Designer
As an ASU FIDM student, you'll design and create the garments and accessories of your dreams. Learn to design, illustrate, construct, alter, show and market your fashion ideas, and prepare yourself for a fulfilling career.
The Bachelor of Arts program in fashion with a concentration in design is a transdisciplinary program that provides you with a foundation that enables you to work across many segments in the fashion design industry.
The program combines history, business practices and hands-on studio experience to prepare you for a variety of roles in this global industry. Gaining proficiency in illustration skills and fluency with materials, traditional techniques and digital technologies, you are prepared for interdisciplinary collaborations through coursework across design, construction, wearable technology, sustainability, management and leadership, international experience, and fashion and culture. In the design capstone experience, you develop a runway collection under the mentorship of experienced faculty and industry professionals. Opportunities for internships and study abroad further advance your professional goals.
Through the leadership of well-known industry professionals, you are connected globally to leaders in the industry and prepared to pursue a dynamic career in fashion.
- College/school:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Location: Downtown Phoenix, ASU at Los Angeles
- 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 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 design and commercial production techniques when creating final garments and fashion collections.
- Analyze the product development and supply chain functions of the Fashion Industry when preparing and presenting operational plans for these areas.
- Develop a comprehensive toolkit for self-promotion positioning them for success in the field of fashion.
More than 300 study abroad opportunities are available through the Global Education Office, giving students the ability to tailor their experience to their specific interests and skill sets. Students in this program can spend a summer session in France in the Exploration of French Fashion, Language and Culture program led by fashion faculty.
Graduates are prepared for a variety of roles within the fashion industry. Career examples include:
- design assistant
- fabric and apparel patternmaker
- fashion designer
- fashion illustrator
- seamstress or seamster
- tailor or dressmaker
- textile designer
- wholesale or retail buyer
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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4.2%
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$114,850
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1.5%
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$50,890
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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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ASU FIDM
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