Minor in Fashion Studies
Revised 2020-2021.
Students admitted before Fall 2020 may follow this curriculum or the one published in the 2020-2021 Calendar.
The Fashion Studies Minor will allow students to pursue a primarily lecture-based overview of the fashion industry, including history, design, textiles, and marketing. The Minor is of interest to students not enrolled in the School of Fashion who wish to understand the various components of the fashion industry.
Required courses include a focus on both design and commercial aspects which explores the use of trend information and appropriate material selection for different segments of the fashion marketplace.
Administered by: School of Fashion
Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:
- Fashion Communication
- Fashion Design
- Fashion (for students admitted Fall 2020 and after)
To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required courses (2):
Plus four (4) of the following:
FSN 101 | Discovering Textiles |
FFS 102 | Dress, the Body, and Identity |
FFS 110 | Art and Historical Change: Revival and Renewal |
FFS 402 | Fashion and Modernity |
FFS 511 | Fashion and the Abject Body |
FFS 710 | Post-Colonial Perspectives |
FSN 203 | History of Design |
FSN 224 | Fashion History in Context |
FSN 302 | History of Costume I |
FSN 503 | Design, Text and Ideas |
FSN 504 | Fashion Culture - Suffragettes to CEO's |
FSN 510 | Fashion Film, Cinema and New Media |
FSN 555 | History of Fashion Illustration |
FSN 704 | Dress-Cultural Transformation |
Please see (PDF file) Senate Policy 2, Section 7.4 for further information about Minors.