Academy of Art University

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) pukusuunnittelussa

Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Research and Concept Development

• Produce creative and original designs
• Valitse asiakkaalle tai yleisölle sopivat suunnittelukonseptit
• Luo ideoita, jotka liittyvät johdonmukaisesti valittuun konseptiin
• Tee perusteellinen suunnittelututkimus
• Demonstrate evidence of trialing and self-editing designs
• Propose designs that are possible to translate from 2D to 3D

Visual Presentation Skills

• Create professional and organized presentations that reflect an individual/personal style
• Viesti tehokkaasti suunnittelukonsepteja ja filosofiaa kaksiulotteisesti

Technical Skills

• Work effectively with industry-standard software
• Osoita suunnitteluviestinnän teknistä osaamista

Verbal and Written Presentation Skills

• Ilmaise ajatuksia selkeästi alan sanastoa käyttäen

Professional Readiness

• Create a relevant and original portfolio and collateral materials that can be used to market themselves to the industry

Pukusuunnittelutaidot

• Osoita edistyneitä taitoja pukukappaleiden muuttamisessa, ahdistamisessa ja nopeassa taklaamisessa teatterituotantoa varten
• Dokumentoi ja käytä ohjaajan/näyttelijöiden/miehistön palautetta pukusuunnittelussa tehokkaasti
• Valmistele luettava, järjestetty tuotantoraamattu, joka sisältää kaikki asiaankuuluvat kaaviot, asiakirjat ja valokuvat
• Säilytä puvun ulkonäkö ja näyttelijöiden hiukset ja meikki yhtenäisyys koko tuotannon ajan

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

Academy of Art University offers some of the best training and hands-on experience to help accelerate your career. We pride ourselves in doing an exceptional job preparing you to excel in your future fashion careers. Our degree programs are designed to equip aspiring fashion professionals with a comprehensive toolbox of marketable skills that lead to success in the fashion industry.

Fashion Designer

Based on your conceptual vision, your grasp of fashion direction, and your ability to anticipate designs that will appeal to consumers, you will transform your fashion inspirations into original collections of clothing. Sketch, select colors and fabrics, and give direction to make the products you design.

Design Director

Oversee trends, color, and fabric direction for upcoming seasons across all product lines as a design director for a fashion label. You will manage design teams, oversee manufacturing and marketing, and set the direction for a brand voice to create the future of fashion.

Knitwear Designer

You will create ideas for a range of products including sweaters, cardigans, knit jackets and coats, knit dresses, and knit accessories. A wide variety of environments will be open to you - from retail brands to boutiques, to freelancing and will work with apparel manufacturers to create men's, women's, and children's fashions for the mass market.

Textile Designer

You will research, draw, and design seasonal prints for fashion, interiors, and other surfaces using both hand-drawing and computer skills. Design repeat patterns and graphic prints for the home and apparel. Create and inspire the next wave of textile designs.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• 1 Written Communication: Composition
• 1 Written Communication: Critical Thinking
• 1 Written Communication: Context & Style
• 2 Art Historical Awareness: Western Art
• 1 Taidehistoriallinen tietoisuus: Kyselyt
• 1 Historical Awareness
• 1 Muotihistoriallisen tietoisuuden kurssi
• 1 Quantitative Literacy
• 1 Cultural Ideas & Influences
• 1 Employment Communications & Practices

Curriculum

Semester 1

• FSH 100: Drawing for Fashion (Core)
• FSH 140: Johdatus pukusuunnitteluun (ydin)
• FSH 164: Fashion Sewing Techniques (Core)
• LA 101: Freshman Symposium: Artistic Resilience (Liberal Arts)

Semester 2

• FSH 102: Drawing for Fashion 2 (Core)
• FSH 120: Color Science and Fabric Technology (Core)
• FSH 161: Digitaaliset tekniikat muotiliiketoiminnalle (ydin)
  Suositellaan kesäksi
• FSH 181: Elokuvan pukusuunnittelu (ydin)
• LA 108: Composition for the Artist (Liberal Arts)
  Recommended for summer
• LA 244: Muotihistoria (liberaalit taiteet)

Semester 3

• FSH 241: Pukutuotanto elokuville (ydin)
• FSH 274: Applied Textiles 1 (Core)
• LA 120: Art History Through the 15th Century (Liberal Arts)
• LA 291: Designing Careers (Liberal Arts)

Semester 4

• FSH 182: Lavan pukusuunnittelu (ydin)
• FSH 184: Muotoilu (pääaine)
• FSH 220: Construction/Draping/Flat Pattern 1 (Core)
• FSH 311: Miljeeri (pääaine)
• LA 121: Art History Through the 19th Century (Liberal Arts)
  Recommended for summer
• LA 202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument (Liberal Arts)
  Recommended for summer

Semester 5

• FSH 230: Rakennus/verhoilu/tasainen kuvio 2 (pää)
• FSH 242: Pukutuotanto lavalle (pääaine)
• FSH 243: Pukusuunnittelu tanssiin (pääaine)
• LA 119: Kangas- ja kuituteknologia (vapaa taide)

Semester 6

• FSH 300: Tuotekehitys: Kenkäkokoelma (pääasiallinen)
• FSH 342: Pukusuunnittelutuotanto (pääaine)
• FSH 344: Kangas ja muoto (valinnainen)
• Recommended for summer
• LA 110: Writing the Short Story (Liberal Arts)
  Recommended for summer
• LA 171: Western Civilization (Liberal Arts)
• LA 292: Programming & Culture (Liberal Arts)

Semester 7

• FSH 240: Klassinen tutu: Johdanto (pääaine)
• FSH 390: Ammatilliset käytännöt ja portfolio muotiliiketoiminnalle (ydin)
• LA 124: Physics for Artists: Light, Sound, and Motion (Liberal Arts)
• LA 282: Elokuvahistoria 2: 1940-1974 (Liberal Arts)

Semester 8

• FSH 284: Valokuvaustuotanto stylisteille (valinnainen)
• FSH 441: Renessanssin pukurakennus (pääaine)
• FSH 500: Muotiharjoittelu (valinnainen)
  Suositellaan kesäksi
• JEM 110: Korut ja metallitaide 1 (pääaine)
• LA 154: Upeita esityksiä: Silver Screenin legendaariset näyttelijät (Liberal Arts)
  Suositellaan kesäksi
• MPT 301: Makeup: Street & Special Effects (suuret)