Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcomes are statements by faculty members that describe the most important things students will know and be able to do when they graduate from a program.

Learning Outcomes for Fashion Design AAS

Students who successfully complete the Fashion Design AAS program will be able to:

• Create garments that reflect creativity and innovation through the use of foundational techniques achieved through shape, color, silhouette, proportion and fabrication;
• Adapt and develop artistic abilities to form original fashion designs with understanding of diverse fashion proportions, utilizing hand and digital rendering techniques;
• Effectively use appropriate, innovative technologies to conceptualize, create, produce and communicate fashion design and related concepts;
• Develop an understanding of ethical and sustainable principles in fashion design considering environmental, social, economic, and political impacts of climate change;
• Recognize and apply foundational concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion in the fashion design development process that honor communities and people who have been marginalized and excluded from the dominant fashion discourse;
• Utilize information and communication technologies to research, evaluate, create, and communicate information as it relates to fashion design concepts at a foundational level.

Learning Outcomes for Fashion Design BFA

Students who successfully complete the Fashion Design BFA program will be able to:

• Create fashion collections that reflect creativity and innovation through the use of advanced techniques achieved through shape, color, silhouette, proportion and fabrication;
• Create original design collections for diverse fashion markets, demonstrating proficient artistic ability and utilizing advanced hand and digital rendering techniques;
• Independently select and apply appropriate, innovative technologies to conceptualize, create, produce and communicate fashion design and related concepts;
• Apply the knowledge of environmental, social, economic, and political impacts of climate change to design fashion using ethical and sustainable principles;
• Understand and apply advanced concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion in the fashion design development process that honor communities and people who have been marginalized and excluded from the dominant fashion discourse;
• Utilize information and communication technologies to research, evaluate, create, and communicate information as it relates to fashion design concepts at an advanced level.