37 courses with the subject FF, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FF 111Visual Design Concepts I2
4 lab hours This course teaches students to understand, analyze, and draw the female fashion figure, front, turned, and back views. Students learn how to communicate their design ideas in a fashion sketch through garment details, silhouettes, and color theory. Acquiring skills in design development sketching enables them to create simple design groups. 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog 357
2 lecture and 6 lab hours Students learn to sketch and render the contemporary fashion figure in order to create a fashion design collection. The course concentrates on proportion, fabric rendering, design details, garment silhouettes, and presentation techniques. Corequisite(s): FF 115.
2 lab hours Students learn to draw fashion figure proportion, movement, silhouettes, and details from the fashion model in a variety of poses. Emphasis is placed on experimenting with various media and techniques to render the different characteristics of fabric.
1 lecture and 2 lab hours Lectures sequentially cover ancient eras to the Industrial Revolution and the end of the 19th century. Emphasis is on women's wear silhouettes along with textile development, construction innovation, garment details, accessories and the arts and culture of each period will be studied. Historic inspiration as utilized by contemporary designers will be identified and analyzed. Prerequisite(s): FF 143.
RELATED AREA TS 131 - Textile Principles for the Fashion Designer 3 ART HISTORY choice - see Requirements 3 GENERAL EDUCATION choice - see Requirements 3 Semester 2 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 127 - Design Studio II - Soft Draping 3
RELATED AREA FA 105 - Life Drawing or any other FA course* 1.5 GENERAL EDUCATION choice - see Requirements 6 Semester 3 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 217 - Design Studio III - Structured Draping 3
4 lab hours Students prepare for their fourth-semester design collections by exploring the roles of research, design development, and editing in the fashion design process. Emphasis is placed on the application of design development to a variety of design groups in order to expand the students' knowledge of key fashion categories, markets, and price points. Prerequisite(s): FF 161. 358 Courses and Departments
2 lab hours Students learn how to develop a quick and accurate methodology of fashion design sketching from models. The course provides ideas, inspiration, and a variety of techniques used to solve fashion design challenges. Prerequisite(s): FF 113 or FF 211.
1 lecture and 2 lab hours Slide lectures concentrating on Western fashion cover the ancient eras to the 20th century, emphasizing silhouettes, fabrics, garment details, construction, and accessories. Design projects for a variety of current markets are created with historic inspiration from the periods and cultures explored in the slide lectures, utilizing research from the library, museum, internet, and other sources. Prerequisite(s): FF 112 or FF 113.
3 lab hours Students learn the fundamental to intermediate-level techniques specific to fashion design using Adobe Illustrator. The course covers all aspects of drawing, including working with images and color. Course assignments focus on establishing industry techniques and developing proficiency in creating fashion designs using Adobe Illustrator. Prerequisite(s): AR 213 or FF 141 or FF 241 or approval of Fashion Design-Art assistant chairperson.
3 lab hours Students learn to create garment specification sheets by integrating manual and digital skills. Digital design techniques and business practices are explored in order to create a presentation of a design collection. Prerequisite(s): FF 241 and FF 242, or FF 141.
4 lab hours Students develop design collection concepts for specific areas of the design market in a variety of presentation formats using digital and analog media. Using field trips, retail market research, and internet exploration as a springboard for design, students work with a guest critic from the fashion industry to create a design project for presentation. Prerequisite(s): FF 113 or FF 211.
ART HISTORY choice - see Requirements 3 GENERAL EDUCATION choice - see Requirements 3 Semester 4 Credits MAJOR AREA Apparel Specialization1 6.5 or Art Specialization2 GENERAL EDUCATION choice - see Requirements 6
3 lecture hours This is an interdisciplinary course cross-listed with EP 300. In this dynamic forum, students identify new opportunities in the fashion market and create innovative product concepts and business plans through cross disciplinary collaborative partnerships. Focus is placed on apparel and fashion products. Students develop skills and resources as both designers and entrepreneurs, culminating in product design, technical specification, business strategy and pitch for a Launchpad into the marketplace. Prerequisite(s): Must be in enrolled in the Fashion Design BFA Program.
1 lecture and 3 lab hours In this course, students design Active Sportswear, Intimate Apparel/Shapewear, and Knitwear using a range of innovative fabrications. Students will use all levels of research and inspiration appropriate to designing a fashion collection. They develop a "Creative Process Journal" to record each collection.
FF 312Advanced Model Drawing for Fashion Design1.5
3 lab hours Students advance their drawing ability and explore various materials and techniques through in- depth observations and weekly problem solving in fashion design. Focus is placed on continuing the development of students' ability to draw the fashion figure, while strengthening a personal drawing style. A specific theme is addressed through weekly course work.
FF 32220th Century Style for the 21st Century Aesthetic3
choice - see Requirements*: Major Area Elective(s) 2 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/World Languages 3 Semester 6 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 365 - Explorations in Children's Wear Design 2
1 lecture and 3 lab hours Students develop their aesthetic sense and personal style through research and development, study of historical references, fabrications and trims. They explore the relationship of anatomy to fashion silhouette, style exaggeration to the body, attitude and taste level. They create a visual collection of fashion sketches appropriate for their customer's lifestyle needs.
3 lab hours This course advances students' level of rendering techniques and figure drawing for fashion portfolio preparation. They target drawing and rendering challenges through experimentation with a variety of mediums, and focus on the medium that best expresses their personal style. Models are used periodically to emphasize design and composition. 360 Courses and Departments
1 lecture and 2 lab hours Students advance their creative drawing and presentation techniques through further development of their existing digital skills. They utilize software programs (such as Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Design) to digitally produce innovative, cohesive children's wear collections based on various product categories. They expand their knowledge of the children's wear market and develop well-designed digital children's wear presentations. Corequisite(s): FD 366.
choice - see Requirements*: Major Area Elective(s) 2 RELATED AREA choice - see Requirements*: Related Area Elective(s) 2 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/World Languages 3 Semester 7 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 467 - Children's Wear Niche Market 2
3 lab hours Students plan and create high caliber visual content and presentations for use over several digital platforms. Using their knowledge of output platforms to make informed choices, they create presentations that successfully support design point-of-view while effectively engaging their viewers.
1 lecture and 2 lab hours Students build on their existing digital skills as they develop advanced creative techniques using bitmap and vector software (including the Adobe Creative Cloud). Using apparel industry best practices, they focus on accurate and expressive communication of fashion design ideas with an individual voice.
choice - see Requirements*: Major Area Elective(s) 2 RELATED AREA TS 368 - Weft Knitting Principles 2.5 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/World Languages 3 Semester 7 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 356 - Fully Fashioned Knit Design: Stoll M1 Plus 2
choice - see Requirements*: Major Area Elective(s) 2 RELATED AREA choice - see Requirements*: Related Area Elective(s) 2 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/World Languages 3 Semester 7 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 462 - Designer Sportswear Incubator 2.5
RELATED AREA choice - see Related Area Electives* 4 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Liberal Arts/World Languages* 3 Semester 7 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 383 - Haute Couture Embellishments 2.5
RELATED AREA choice - see Related Area Electives* 4 LIBERAL ARTS choice - Liberal Arts/World Languages* 3 Semester 7 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 383 - Haute Couture Embellishments 2.5
FF 398Outerwear and Performance Apparel Design Portfolio2
4 lab hours Students become familiar with the current outerwear and performance apparel market. They forecast and track trends and create product, storyboards, and spec sheets for various segments of the women's outerwear and performance apparel industry. Sourcing trims such as hardware and closures is studied. Prerequisite(s): FF 243 or FF 245 or approval of Fashion Design-Art assistant chairperson.
choice - see Requirements*: Major Area Elective(s) 2 RELATED AREA choice - see Requirements*: Related Area Elective(s) 2 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts 3 choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/History of Art 3
RELATED AREA choice - see Requirements*: Related Area Elective(s) 2 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/History of Art 3 choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts 3 Semester 8 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 488 - Senior Thesis: Children's Wear Design 3
choice - see Major Area Electives* 1.5 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Liberal Arts/Art History* 3 choice - see Liberal Arts* 3 Semester 8 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 487 - Senior Thesis: Intimate Apparel Design 3
RELATED AREA TS 461 - Weft Knit Fabrication and Finishing Techniques 2.5 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/History of Art 3 choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts 3 Semester 8 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 489 - Senior Thesis: Knitwear Design 3
FF 496Senior Portfolio: Special Occasion Design2.5
RELATED AREA choice - see Related Area Electives* 2 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Liberal Arts/Art History 3 choice - see Liberal Arts 3 Semester 8 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 486 - Senior Thesis: Special Occasion Design 3
RELATED AREA choice - see Requirements*: Related Area Elective(s) 4 LIBERAL ARTS choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts/History of Art 3 choice - see Requirements*: Liberal Arts 3 Semester 8 Credits MAJOR AREA FD 485 - Senior Thesis: Sportswear Design 3
