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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Fashion Design, (B.P.S)


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The Fashion Design program prepares students for careers in Fashion Design for the Apparel Industry. The curriculum fosters creative expression in all aspects of Fashion Design, including fashion sketching, creative design, computer applications, draping, and pattern drafting. With this, students learn to balance hand-making and digital skills with an integrated approach to design. The program is structured to challenge and inspire students by incorporating artistic, technical, and theoretical elements into a realistic approach to the Fashion Design Industry.

General Education (35-41 hours)


See University General Education Program  for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.

Coordinated Study (36 hours)


Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: http://www.memphis.edu/ugcatalog/coursedescrip/index.php.

Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. University College staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: 
https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/

Guided Electives (18 hours)


Choose any remaining courses not taken from Fashion Design Concentration or appropriate upper division courses from Art, Theater, etc. Courses from other departments should be discussed with your advisor/program coordinator before registering to determine appropriateness.

Senior Year Requirements (6 hours)


  • The senior collection is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior collection is intended to fuse all the academic areas that comprise the student’s understanding of developing a fashion collection into a relevant example of scholarship to be showcased down the runway. Students will complete a collection of their choice with approval of their senior collection instructor. The senior collection is completed during a student’s final semester.

College Requirements (9 hours)


Thematic Studies (6 hours)


University College thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Review a complete list of courses: http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/resources/thematic_studies.php

Senior Project (3 hours)


The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student’s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. ALL sections of UNIV 4995 are taught online. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on his or her concentration.

General Electives (10-16 hours)


Electives will be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.

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