The true strength of BJU?s fashion design program is its breadth. You will receive excellent preparation in a variety of subjects, including garment design, garment construction, home business and fashion/retail merchandising. This breadth provides you with valuable perspective on the diversity of the field. The program also allows you plenty of opportunity to specialize your study on the areas that interest you the most.

You?ll start the program by laying a solid foundation in art. You?ll learn how to design clothing using a variety of tools and techniques, including a basic sloper, dart manipulation, garment styling, and applying principles of fit to half-scale design and construction.

In addition, you?ll learn how to prepare your designs for presentation. You?ll study sketching three-dimensional forms using light and shade; create fashion plates that include apparel details, fashion silhouettes and fabric rendering; and develop your illustration skills in both monochromatic and color media. You?ll even study various retail merchandising concepts and methods, such as inventory control techniques, calculating markups and terms of sale.

The program culminates in an internship that?s designed to give you hands-on experience in a professional setting. And for your capstone project, you?ll showcase your work.