Fashion
Requirements
Description
With strong industry connections, excellent facilities and a world-class program of study, ASU's fashion program is one of the best in the nation.
The concentration in fashion offers grounding in the history, social context and economics of the contemporary fashion industry. Students also have the option of pursuing more focused classes designed to introduce them to a variety of roles in this important industry: fashion history, fashion industry business practices, and fashion production. Opportunities for study abroad could further advance students' professional goals.
Taught by well-known fashion industry professionals, students enrolled in the concentration in fashion at ASU develop connections to leaders in the field.
Program Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 19 credit hours including 9 upper division hours for this concentration.
- All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
Required Introductory Courses - 4 credit hours
FSH 200 Textiles Survey Lab
FSH 201 Textiles Survey (3)
Fashion Theme Area Courses - 15 Credit Hours
Students complete 15 credit hours (nine must be upper division) selecting courses across the theme areas below. Students may wish to determine which upper-division (300/400-level) courses they are interested in to ensure needed lower-division (100/200-level) prerequisite courses are taken.
Theme Area (6)
Upper Division Theme Area (9)
Fashion Apparel Design Theme
FSH 122 Apparel Construction I
FSH 203 Fashion Illustration I
FSH 206 Fashion Design I or FSH 294 Fundamentals of Fashion Design
FSH 208 Fashion Technology I
FSH 222 Apparel Construction II
FSH 224 Introduction to Accessory Design
FSH 303 Fashion Illustration II
FSH 306 Fashion Design II
FSH 308 Fashion Technology II
FSH 394 Draping for Fashion Design
FSH 394 Fashion design & Wearable technology
FSH 394 Materials and Techniques
FSH 394 sustainable Design Studio
FSH 412 Power Play
FSH 494 Paris Fashion and Culture Experience
Fashion Business and Merchandising Theme
FSH 175 Merchandising Essentials
FSH 275 Merchandising Applications
FSH 280/MKT 280 Fashion Merchandising
FSH 300 Global Fashion Industry
FSH 325 Personal Style and Wardrobe
FSH 326 Fashion Styling
FSH 375 Marketing Strategies
FSH 380 Fashion Forecasting
FSH 385 Fashion Visual Merchandising
FSH 394 Fashion Retail Management
FSH 475 Communication Strategies for Fashion
Fashion Culture, Criticism and Curation Theme
ARS 394: 20th Century American & European Jewelry Design
FSH 204 Social Aspects of Fashion
FSH 304 Equity and Inclusion in Fashion
FSH 331/ARS 331: 18th- and 19th- Century European Jewelry Design
FSH 360 Sustainable Systems in Fashion
FSH 435 Contemporary Fashion
FSH 494 Paris Fashion and Culture Experience
THE 430 History of Fashion I
THE 431 History of Fashion II: 20th-Century Fashion
IDS Core Course Information
All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.
Required Courses (9 credit hours):
- IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None
OR
- IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
- IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
Context courses (6 credit hours)
Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
Application courses (3 credit hours)
Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
- IDS 302: Integration Skills
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
- IDS 484: Elective Internship
Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu
- How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
- How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa
- Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
- MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
- Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.
YEAR
2023-24
CAMPUS
Tempe
ADVISING
Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464
Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380
Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall
Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering
Online
480-965-4464
DARS CODE
HIFSHEMPH
COLLEGE/SCHOOL
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
CONCENTRATION CONTACT
480‐965‐8521
Find your Herberger Lead Advisor at: http://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/students/undergrad/advising.php
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