Fashion and Textile Design (BS): Fashion Design Concentration
Students in our B.S. in Fashion and Textile Design will choose to concentrate in either fashion or textile design.听听
In our , you鈥檒l spend hours in the studio learning pattern design and garment construction using our state-of-the-art technology and cutting edge processes. You鈥檒l also learn ways to push the industry towards a more sustainable future with design practices that minimize waste.听
In your senior year, you鈥檒l apply all of your experience to send a full collection down the runway.
Contact
For answers to questions about the admissions process, please contact:
Heather M. Lyerly
Senior Director of Academic Services
Wilson College of Textiles
鈥�919.515.1177
hemurphy@ncsu.edu
Meggie Metcalf
Associate Director of Academic Services
Wilson College of Textiles
919.515.0596
meggie_metcalf@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 | |
| Mathematics and Sciences | |||
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 | |
| 辞谤听惭础听141 | Calculus I | ||
| 惭础听231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 | |
| 辞谤听惭础听241 | Calculus II | ||
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 | |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 | |
| 辞谤听笔驰听205 &补尘辫;听笔驰听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | ||
| 罢惭厂听211 | Introduction to Fiber Science | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | |||
| 罢罢听105 | Introduction to Textile Technology | 3 | |
| 罢罢惭听106 | Yarn Formation, Classification and Numbering Systems | 1 | |
| 贵罢惭听217 | The Textile Industry | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听200 | Design Skills Workshop 1 | 3 | |
| 罢罢听252 | Formation and Structure of Textile Fabrics | 4 | |
| 贵罢顿听201 | Computer-Aided Textile Design and Color Studio 1 | 6 | |
| 贵罢惭听282 | Marketing and Brand Management Fundamentals in Textiles and Apparel | 3 | |
| 笔颁颁听302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | 4 | |
| 贵罢惭听310 | Entrepreneurship & New Product Development in Textiles | 3 | |
| 础顿狈听281 | Drawing I | 3 | |
| 顿听100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes | 3 | |
| 顿听101 | Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听104 | Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio I | 6 | |
| 贵罢顿听105 | Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio II | 6 | |
| Concentration Requirements | |||
| 贵罢顿听218 | Fashion Illustration | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听215 | Fashion Design 1 1 | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听216 | Fashion Workroom Practices 1 | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听317 | Computer Aided Fashion Design 1 | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听321 | Fashion Design by Draping 1 | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听419 | Fashion Design 2 | 3 | |
| 贵罢顿听498 | Senior Fashion Design Studio | 6 | |
| 18FTDFAS Advised Electives | |||
| 贵罢顿听420 | Fashion Collection Preparation (or FTDFAS Advised Elective) | 3 | |
| FTDFAS Advised Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| Acad Writing Research 2 | 4 | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
- 1
C or better
- 2
C- or better
FTDFAS Advised Elective
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 贵罢顿听420 | Fashion Collection Preparation | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听220 | Principles of Retailing and Supply Chain Management in Textiles | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听310 | Entrepreneurship & New Product Development in Textiles | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听315 | Fashion Product Design | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听317 | Computer Aided Fashion Design | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听318 | Fashion Development Processes | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听320 | Retail Merchandising in Fashion and Textiles | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听380 | Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听382 | Brand Management in Textiles and Apparel | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听384 | Visual Merchandising Principles and Management | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听385 | Fashion and the Consumer | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听387 | Textile Brand Communications & Promotions | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听400 | Major Fashion Designers | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听415 | Fashion Product Development | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听416 | The Fashion Industry | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听420 | Retail Buying in Fashion and Textiles | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听431 | Quality Management and Control In Textile Manufacturing | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听460 | Textile Market Research | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听480 | Operations Management Decisions for Textiles | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听481 | Product Costing in the Textile and Apparel Industry | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听482 | Global Brand Management in Textiles and Apparel | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听483 | Global Trade & Sourcing | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听484 | Strategic Planning and Decision Making in the Textile and Fashion Industries | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听485 | Textile Computer Integrated Enterprise | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听486 | Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industry | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听487 | Human Resource Management and Leadership in the Textile and Fashion Industries | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听490 | Development Projects in Textile and Apparel Management | 1-3 | |
| 贵罢惭听491 | Special Topics in Textile and Apparel Management | 1-4 | |
| 贵罢惭听494 | International Industrial Internship in Textile Management | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听497 | Senior Fashion Collection Studio | 6 | |
| 贵罢惭听499 | Textile Senior Project | 4 | |
| 笔颁颁听201 | Impact of Industry on the Environment and Society | 3 | |
| 罢罢听341 | Knitted Fabric Technology | 3 | |
| 罢罢听380 | Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems | 3 | |
| 罢罢听431 | Quality Management and Control In Textile Manufacturing | 3 | |
| 罢罢听451 | Advanced Woven Fabric Design | 3 | |
| 罢罢听480 | Operations Management Decisions for Textiles | 3 | |
| 罢罢听485 | Textile Computer Integrated Enterprise | 3 | |
| 罢罢听486 | Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industry | 3 | |
| 罢罢听499 | Textile Senior Project | 4 | |
| 罢罢听551 | Advanced Woven Fabric Design | 3 |
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| 奥尝贰狈听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| Transfer Sequence | |||
| 贰狈骋听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听1骋贰笔 | 3 | ||
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| 罢罢听105 | Introduction to Textile Technology | 3 |
| 顿听100 | Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| 贵罢顿听104 | Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio I | 6 |
| 罢听101 | Strategies for Success in the Wilson College of Textiles | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 顿听101 | Design Inquiry II: Methods and Processes | 3 |
| 贵罢顿听200 | Design Skills Workshop 2 | 3 |
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| 贵罢顿听105 | Fashion and Textile Design First Year Studio II | 6 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 贵罢顿听201 | Computer-Aided Textile Design and Color Studio 2 | 6 |
| 贵罢顿听215 | Fashion Design 1 2 | 3 |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| 罢罢惭听106 | Yarn Formation, Classification and Numbering Systems | 1 |
| 础顿狈听281 | Drawing I | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 贵罢顿听216 | Fashion Workroom Practices 2 | 3 |
| 贵罢惭听217 | The Textile Industry | 3 |
| 罢罢听252 | Formation and Structure of Textile Fabrics | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 贵罢顿听218 | Fashion Illustration | 3 |
| 贵罢惭听317 | Computer Aided Fashion Design 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 惭础听231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 |
| 罢惭厂听211 | Introduction to Fiber Science | 3 |
| 贵罢顿听321 | Fashion Design by Draping 2 | 3 |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FTD Advised Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 贵罢惭听282 | Marketing and Brand Management Fundamentals in Textiles and Apparel | 3 |
| FTD Advised Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 贵罢顿听419 | Fashion Design 2 | 3 |
| 贵罢惭听310 | Entrepreneurship & New Product Development in Textiles | 3 |
| 笔颁颁听302 | Technology of Textile Wet Processing | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 贵罢顿听498 | Senior Fashion Design Studio | 6 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
- 1
C- or better
- 2
C or better
Career Opportunities
Do you dream of creating your own fashion brand and becoming the next designer to capture the world鈥檚 attention? That鈥檚 certainly possible with our FTD degree, especially considering听.听
But you don鈥檛 have to strike out on your own to make your mark as a fashion designer. Our graduates also design for leading brands ranging from The North Face to Belk to Anthropologie.听
Other alumni even apply their fashion knowledge to become stylists or magazine editors. With a $3 trillion industry, the opportunities are endless.
Career Titles
- Creative Director:听Use trend and market research and creative vision to develop the amount and type of garment that will be designed as well as the aesthetic concepts that will drive that design.听
- Assistant/Associate Designer:听Develop patterns and sketches for garments that fit within the creative director鈥檚 vision.听
- 3D/CAD Artist:听Interpret inspiration and design sketches into computer-aided designs that can be used to help product development team in fit prototyping and maintain digital catalog of brand designs.听
- Costume Designer:听Design, develop garments for use in television, movie and stage productions.听
- Fashion Stylist:听Apply the creative process principles of market research to develop looks for their clients that are both on trend and fit within that public figure鈥檚 personal brand.听
- Fashion Editor:听Apply skills in market, trend research to develop, select looks for editorial photoshoots in fashion magazines.
- Fashion Influencer/Blogger
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