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May 04, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Sustainable Fashion and Social Entrepreneurship Occupational Skills Award
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The Sustainable Fashion and Social Entrepreneurship Occupational Skills Award prepares students with basic skills necessary to develop, design, source, and manufacture a socially and environmentally friendly line of clothing or accessories. Coursework covers developing a line and designing for a cause, ethics of fashion, sourcing and manufacturing in an environmentally and socially responsible way as well as marketing the line. Students will complete an internship and tour eco-friendly fashion industry leaders’ businesses.
After completion of the skills award students will be eligible for a position in the following areas: assistant fashion designer, assistant fashion designer of sustainable fashion, product developer for sustainable fashion, sourcing and manufacturer for sustainable fashion.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Produce a professional portfolio showcasing sustainable sourcing and construction skills.
- Develop an environmentally conscious apparel or accessory line from concept to creation.
- Create a sustainable manufacturing plan complete with sourcing for product, specification sheets, and cost analysis.
- Explore environmental and social impact, current and traditional manufacturing processes in fashion and textiles, and identify alternative solutions for sustainability.
- Successfully complete an environmentally and socially responsible industry internship in fashion.
REQUIRED CORE
Course ID |
Title |
Units |
FASH 31 |
Textiles |
3 |
FASH 132 * |
Draping Fashion Designs |
3 |
FASH 136 * or |
Apparel Design |
3 |
FASH 251 * |
Designing for a Cause and Sustainable Fashion |
3 |
FASH 240 |
Dye Processes on Fabrics |
3 |
FASH 145 *§ and |
Internship |
1 |
CWE 180 *† |
Co-Op-Ed Fashion |
1 |
FASH 207 or |
Eco-Friendly Fashion Tour |
1 |
FASH 254 |
Fashion in Southern California |
1 |
TOTAL UNITS FOR THE AWARD
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15
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* Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description. |
† Recommended to be taken in last semester of program. |
§ Must be taken concurrently with CWE 180* |
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