The Fashion Design major prepares students for positions in the fashion industry related to the roles of an assistant designer. The major courses, selected from offerings in Applied Arts and Fine Arts, assist the student in developing creative abilities and professional skills. Basic courses in pattern making and clothing construction are supplemented with courses in design, promotion, textiles, and illustration.
Students in Fashion Design plan and produce an annual fashion show featuring garments they have designed and constructed. A sense of professionalism is developed through participation in the Marymount Fashion Club and through affiliations with the Baltimore-Washington, DC, Fashion Group International, Inc.
Students are prepared to work in departments of product development.
Freshman students are required to complete 6 credits of design, 3 credits of drawing, and introductory courses in construction, textiles, and the survey of fashion. Advanced students produce a line of fashions and a portfolio, and all senior students are expected to complete an off-campus internship with a cooperating employer.
The program culminates in a noted designer's professional evaluation of the student's original designs.
Liberal Arts Core requirements: All Liberal Arts Core requirements must be fulfilled. It is recommended that students work with an advisor to ensure compliance.
Major requirements (63 credits): AA 151 Textiles; AA 250 Clothing Construction; AA 265 Fashion Illustration I; AA 270 Clothing Analysis; AA 272 Textile Design; AA 274 Fashion Industry and Its Promotion; AA 350, AA 385, and AA 415 Apparel Design I, II, and III; AA 361 Survey of Fashion; AA 365 Fashion Illustration II; AA 370 Tailored Garment Structures; AA 400 Internship; AA 407 Product Development; AA 418 and AA 420 Advanced Problems in Fashion Design I & II; AA 423 Senior Fashion Design Portfolio; FA 103-104 Design I & II; and FA 105 Drawing I.
Electives: to total 120 credits.
Minor requirements (21 credits from the following) AA 250, 265, 270, 272, 350, 365, 370, 372, 385, 407, 415, 418, 420, 423.