Fashion Design (B.A.)
Fashion Design (Minor)
Fashion Merchandising (B.A.)
Fashion Merchandising (Minor)
The Fashion Design major prepares students for positions in the fashion industry related to the roles of an assistant designer.
Students in Fashion Design participate in an annual juried fashion show featuring garments they have designed and constructed. An opportunity to cultivate professional skills can be 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 for apparel manufacturers or in departments of product development. 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.
Course Enrollment Policy: Applied Arts courses are open only to declared majors and minors in the Fashion Design or Fashion Merchandising program.
Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C is required in any course within the Fashion Design major that serves as a prerequisite for a higher-numbered course.
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Course Enrollment Policy: Applied Arts courses are open only to declared majors and minors in the Fashion Design or Fashion Merchandising program.
21 credits from the following: AA 250 Clothing Construction, AA 265 Fashion Illustration I, AA 270 Clothing Analysis, AA 272 Textile Design I, AA 350 Apparel Design I, AA 365 Fashion Illustration II, AA 370 Tailored Garment Structures, AA 372 Textile Design II, AA 385 Apparel Design II, AA 407 Product Development, AA 415 Apparel Design III, AA 418/420 Advanced Problems in Fashion Design I & II, AA 423 Senior Fashion Design Portfolio
The major in Fashion Merchandising focuses on Business and Applied Arts courses. Graduates attain positions such as department manager, assistant manager, assistant buyer, and fashion events coordinator. Liberal Arts Core requirements sharpen communication and organization skills; ample provision for elective choices permits a variety of minors. Many students choose a minor in Business Administration, Communication, or Fashion Design.
The required internship in the senior year brings students valuable experience with DC-area department stores, retail shops, and clothing manufacturers and distributors.
Students in Fashion Merchandising participate in the Marymount Fashion Club, in activities sponsored by the Baltimore-Washington, DC, Fashion Group International, Inc., and in fashion shows on and off campus.
There is an opportunity to study product development related to prominent businesses, such as Nordstrom and L.L. Bean.
Fashion Merchandising students plan and produce the annual student fashion show.
Seniors complete a seminar in which merchandising problems are solved using the case method. The case analysis is evaluated by representatives from the industry.
Course Enrollment Policy: Applied Arts courses are open only to declared majors and minors in the Fashion Merchandising or Fashion Design program.
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Course Enrollment Policy: Applied Arts courses are open only to declared majors and minors in the Fashion Merchandising or Fashion Design program.