Fashion Design

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fashion Design guides students in developing technical and creative design skills for employment opportunities in the fashion industry or self-employment in fashion design. The program includes training in multiple levels of apparel construction, design, fashion illustration, patternmaking, and draping, and supports students in building inspirational sources through analysis of cultural, historical, and contemporary works of fashion and design.

Details

Field of Interest

Visual and Performing Arts

Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Academic Plan

Fashion Design (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

3355

Total credits required

63-74

Catalog Year

2024-2025

Effective Term

Fall 2023

Notes

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

This program replaces: AAS/3260 Fashion Merchandising and Design

What You'll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

Utilize appropriate campus resources, tools, and opportunities to support building connections and achieving individual educational goals.
Analyze relationships among aesthetic, cultural, economic, historical, psychological, sociological and technological factors that affect trends in fashion.
Evaluate textile properties for performance and inspiration for fashion designs.
Design apparel using the principles and elements of design.
Construct apparel using sewing techniques, equipment and supplies required in the production process.
Apply flat pattern and draping techniques to produce original designs, patterns, and garments.
Create illustrations for fashion design using traditional and computer-assisted drawing methods.
Apply professional communication skills to collaborate in diverse business environments.
Analyze a wide range of challenges in the fashion industry to generate culturally responsive and sustainable solutions.
Utilize professional, ethical, and legal standards in the fashion industry.
Evaluate information gathered from industry sources for business application.
Utilize technical and creative skills in an internship experience or portfolio development.
Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Arizona-based annual median wages* for this program. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

$64,680 Show expanded career information for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

$64,740 Show expanded career information for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Fashion Designers

$53,500 Show expanded career information for Fashion Designers

There are additional career opportunities associated with this degree that do not have occupational data available for Arizona at this time. These occupations are listed below:

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

* Wage information sourced from the . Updated May 2022.

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in your to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
				HU	3
			OR Permission of Program Director		0–3
			Critical course Gateway course	HU	3
			Critical course		3
or	or	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
				SB	3
or	or				1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
					3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Critical course		3
					3
			OR Equivalent or higher level mathematics course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area	MA	3–6
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.			3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.			3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( or ) and ( or or or or or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	3
or or or or	or or or or		, , or recommended for transfer	HU or H, HU or H, HU or H, HU or HU	3
RE	Restricted Elective				4–6

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.		3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( and ) or permission of Instructor.		3
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( or ) or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( or ) or permission of Instructor.		3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.		3
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in and permission of Department or Division. is recommended. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. or Prerequisites: Completion of at least twelve (12) college credits, minimum 2.6 grade point average, and be able to obtain a position related to student's academic or career goals (student's present job may qualify); or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: Completion of at least twelve (12) college credits, minimum 2.6 grade point average, and be able to obtain a position related to student's academic or career goals (student's present job may qualify); or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.		1
or	or		SG or SQ	4

Restricted Electives

In consultation with the program director, select 4 to 6 credits from the following except courses used in the Required Courses area.

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
					3
					1–3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
				HU	3
			OR Permission of Program Director		0–3
or	or	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in or or ) or (B or better in ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ) or ( & Corequisites: or or or ).	Critical course	FYC or FYC	3
or	or				1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
			Critical course Gateway course	HU	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor.	Critical course		3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
					3
or or or	or or or	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
			Critical course		3
or	or	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in . or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in .		FYC or FYC	3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
			OR Equivalent or higher level mathematics course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area	MA	3–6
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.			3
or or or or	or or or or		, , or recommended for transfer	HU or H, HU or H, HU or H, HU or HU	3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
				SB	3
					3

Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( or ) and ( or or or or or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment	L	0–3
RE	Restricted Elective				4–6
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( and ) or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 9

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
or or or	or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( or ) or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ( or ) or permission of Instructor.			3
or	or			SG or SQ	4

Term 10

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.	3
		Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in , or , or permission of Instructor.	3
or or or or	or or or or	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in and permission of Department or Division. is recommended. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. or Prerequisites: Completion of at least twelve (12) college credits, minimum 2.6 grade point average, and be able to obtain a position related to student's academic or career goals (student's present job may qualify); or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: Completion of at least twelve (12) college credits, minimum 2.6 grade point average, and be able to obtain a position related to student's academic or career goals (student's present job may qualify); or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor.	1

Restricted Electives

In consultation with the program director, select 4 to 6 credits from the following except courses used in the Required Courses area.

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
					3
					1–3

Course Area Key

Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.

Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.

FYC = First Year Composition
H = Historical Awareness
HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry

MA = Mathematics
SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
SG = Natural Sciences General
SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

View MCCCD’s for additional details regarding the requirements of this award .

At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to meet with an advisor to discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.