Fashion Design - BS

St. Kate’s fashion design majors have small classes with one-on-one mentorship from expert faculty, learn to transform inspiration into innovative design and make clothes for real bodies — while balancing sustainable, socially responsible practices.

Students are prepared for a career in creative design, fashion entrepreneurship, historical costuming, patternmaking, styling, technical design, and CAD. During both junior and senior year, you will present a collection at St. Kate's annual Katwalk fashion show, recognized in Twin Cities fashion circles as an event to spot rising stars. A required internship and real-world course projects provide hands-on rich experiences. Students can take advantage of the opportunity to study for a semester or year at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, London College of Fashion, Acadia Fashion Institute in Florence, or other approved off-campus study programs.

See also: Fashion Merchandising.

This major is offered in the College for Women only.

Curriculum

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 Second degree students are only required to complete a minimum of four courses from this list of required supporting courses.

Fashion design majors satisfy the Writing Requirement for Majors by completing FASH 2150W Sociocultural Aspects of Dress. They complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Writing Requirement with three other writing intensive courses (CORE 1000W The Reflective Woman,  CORE 3990W Global Search for Justice, and one other writing intensive course in this or another department).

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Offered every other year.

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FASH 4602 can be taken any term during the junior or senior year.