Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Design

The School of Fashion offers ten BFA degree programs, each designed to prepare you for work in the fashion industry. They are Design, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Costume Design, Footwear & Accessory Design, Fashion Styling, Fashion Product Development, Fashion Visual Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising, and Fashion Marketing. Students in these BFA programs may choose an emphasis in Fashion Design or 3D Design Pattern Making. Coursework combines excellence in design, artistic production, and innovative technology to provide students with the skills necessary to fully realize their creative visions.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

BFA Fashion Degree Requirements

• Minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, and LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist or 108 Composition for the Artist

• Minimum 2.0 GPA and the following general education requirements:

• 1 Written Communication: Composition

• 1 Written Communication: Critical Thinking

• 1 Written Communication: Context & Style

• 2 Art Historical Awareness: Western Art

• 2 Art Historical Awareness: Surveys

• 1 Historical Awareness

• 1 Quantitative Literacy

• 1 Cultural Ideas & Influences

• 1 Employment Communications & Practices

After the above general education requirements are met, take Liberal Arts electives as needed to fulfill the Liberal Arts unit requirement.

About Academy of Art University

Academy of Art University aims to defy the ordinary and create the extraordinary. We offer over 120+ degree programs in art and design, and 29 degrees that intersect with the world of innovative technology qualifying for STEM OPT. Through our career-centered curriculum, award-winning faculty, and real-world projects, we prepare our talented students for exciting and rewarding creative careers.