The Sam Fox School of Design at Washington University of St. Louis offers an undergraduate degree program in fashion design. Students take courses in various textile-production strategies, pattern design, draping, presentation and fashion illustration techniques. Industry production standards and mass-production mechanisms are also surveyed. By the time students reach their senior year, they have assembled a collection that is presented in a runway show.
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Washington University in St. Louis
1 Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130
314-935-9300
samfoxschool.wustl.edu
The College of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue University offers an undergraduate degree program in apparel design and technology. The program prepares students for careers in fashion illustration, merchandising, pattern-making and quality assurance. Students have the option of spending one year of the program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Coursework includes historic costuming, marketing, textile science, computer-aided-design for apparel and business.
Purdue University
College of Consumer and Family Sciences
700 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-8533
cfs.purdue.edu
The University of Delaware offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fashion. The school's undergraduate coursework is grounded in foundation courses related to textile pre-production processes, design planning and distribution of completed materials. The program places emphasis on technological integration, as well as international industry trends and historical analysis of the industry. Purdue's Master of Science in Fashion Studies program includes coursework in consumer research, merchandising, sourcing and presentation.
University of Delaware
College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-8714
udel.edu