Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Styling
Academy of Art University
Key Information
Campus location
San Francisco, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Distance learning, On-Campus
Duration
8 semesters
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 1,156 *
Application deadline
Request Info
Earliest start date
Jun 2024
* per unit for international students | $1,072 per unit for domestic students. Additional fees apply
Introduction
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
Major Coursework | Units |
Major | 30 |
Liberal Arts | 45 |
Elective | 9 |
Core | 36 |
Total | 120 |
Degree Requirements
BFA Fashion Styling Degree Requirements
- A 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.
Program Outcome
Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:
Research and Concept Development
- Select concepts appropriate for the market and customer, building on the analysis of design and market research.
- Generate ideas that are coherently related to the chosen concept as well as to one another.
Visual Presentation Skills
- Create professional and organized presentations that reflect an individual/personal style.
Technical Skills
- Demonstrate advanced skills in pinning, steaming, folding, and propping fashion products
- Demonstrate basic skills in photography, composition, lighting, make-up artistry, and hairstyling
Verbal and Written Presentation Skills
- Clearly express their ideas utilizing fashion industry vocabulary.
- Competently pitch their ideas
Historical Knowledge
- Intelligently discuss major fashion movements and the work of key stylists, designers, photographers, and magazines
Art Direction
- Design the visual aesthetic of pictures for fashion photoshoots, including clothes, accessories, backdrops, props, photographic styles, location, hair, make-up, and models
Production
- Manage production for commercial or fashion editorial photo shoots: crew, contracts, permits, transportation, catering, equipment
- Assemble and coordinate creative teams for photoshoots, and conduct casting of models
Collaboration Skills
- Work effectively in a team
- Assemble a network of vendors and showrooms to source clothes, accessories, and props
Professional Readiness
- Create a relevant and original portfolio and collateral materials that can be used to market themselves to the industry
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.
Curriculum
Semester 1
- FSH 105: Introduction to the Fashion Business
- FSH 120: Color Science and Fabric Technology
- FSH 184: Styling
- FSH 188: Editorial Makeup & Hair Styling
Semester 2
- FSH 168: Digital Tools for Fashion Media
- FSH 252: Visual Merchandising 1
- LA 108: Composition for the Artist
- LA 120: Art History Through the 15th Century
- LA 244: History of Fashion
- PH 103: Digital Photography for Artists
Semester 3
- FSH 108: Foundations of Fashion Journalism
- FSH 145: Fashion Marketing 1
- FSH 280: Personal Styling
- LA 291: Designing Careers
Semester 4
- FSH 274: Applied Textiles 1
- FSH 297: Visual Merchandising: Tools & Materials
- FSH 391: Fashion Product Styling
- LA 121: Art History Through the 19th Century
- LA 202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument
- PH 145: Shot on Mobile
Semester 5
- FSH 284: Photo Shoot Production for Stylists
- FSH 352: Visual Merchandising: Space Planning and Directives
- LA 110: Writing the Short Story
- LA 147: History of Photography
Semester 6
- FSH 109: Introduction to Fashion Product Design
- FSH 308: Fashion Film Production
- FSH 377: Visual Merchandising 2
- FSH 384: Menswear Styling
- LA 233: Popular Topics in Health, Nutrition, & Physiology
- LA 245: History of Jewelry and Metal Arts from Around the World
Semester 7
- FSH 472: Visual Merchandising 3
- FSH 478: Editorial Styling
- LA 292: Programming & Culture
- LA 410: E-Commerce
Semester 8
- FSH 109: Introduction to Fashion Product Design
- FSH 484: Styling Portfolio & Promotional Strategies
- LA 218: Blogging: Content Creation & Promotion
- LA 359: Urban Sociology
- LA 382: Film History 3: Contemporary Cinema
English Language Requirements
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