Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Minor in Fashion Design (Minors)
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements FSDSMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 21 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory Courses.
- SOAD Pathways. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 100 Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design and Merchandising
SOAD-A 100 Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design and Merchandising
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the fields of art, design, and merchandising within the contemporary landscape of creating and making. Identifies where these disciplines have mutually reinforcing values and opportunities for interdisciplinary study. Provides a common experience for art, design and merchandising students.
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- Materials. One (1) course:
- SOAD-F 203 Materials for Merchandising and Fashion Design
SOAD-F 203 Materials for Merchandising and Fashion Design
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-A 100, SOAD-M 109, SOAD-M 209, or AMID-R 100 with a grade of C- or higher
- Notes
- Lecture plus laboratory. Course fee required
- Description
- Textile fibers, yarns, fabrication, and finishes, textile processing and properties; selection and care of textiles for human use.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-F 203 or SOAD-F 203.
- Research and Illustration. One (1) course:
- SOAD-F 213 Fashion Design I: Research and Illustration
SOAD-F 213 Fashion Design I: Research and Illustration
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-A 100; and SOAD-F 203; and Fashion Design Major or Minor
- Notes
- Studio class. Course fee required
- Description
- Exploration of design inspiration and precedent research methods. Use of various media to communicate fashion design through technical drawing and illustration.
- Introductory Elective. One (1) course:
- SOAD-F 207 Fashion Studio I
SOAD-F 207 Fashion Studio I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- P or C: SOAD-F 203
- Description
- Introduction to pattern development, fitting, fabric manipulation, and construction of original fashion designs.
- SOAD Pathways. One (1) course:
- Advanced Courses.
- History of Fashion. One (1) course:
- SOAD-F 340 History of Fashion
SOAD-F 340 History of Fashion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-F 203 or AMID-F 203
- Description
- Dress in Western civilization relating to social, economic, political, and religious events in the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries; emphasis on the emergence and evolution of haute couture.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-F 340 or SOAD-F 340.
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- Design Studies Electives. Two (2) courses:
- SOAD-F 301 Fashion Studies: Topics in Cultural Analysis
- SOAD-F 311 History of Dress
- SOAD-F 312 Dress Studies: Autobiographies of Dress
- SOAD-F 328 Experimental Fashion Studio: Digital Applications
- SOAD-F 352 Fashion Studies: Aesthetic Analysis
- SOAD-F 401 Fashion Studies: Fashion and Social Issues
- SOAD-F 402 Collection Management for Historic Textiles and Costumes
- SOAD-F 406 Fashion Studies: Fashion Theory
- SOAD-F 411 Fashion Studies: Behavioral Analysis
- SOAD-F 485 Advanced Special Topics in Fashion Design
SOAD-F 301 Fashion Studies: Topics in Cultural Analysis
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Dress as a reflection of the physical, social, psychological, and aesthetic environment of various non-US cultures; responses to and uses of dress as an aspect of global culture and individual behavior. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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SOAD-F 311 History of Dress
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-F 203 or AMID-F 203
- Description
- Dress in Western civilization relating to social, economic, political, and religious events from early civilization through seventeenth century.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-F 311 or SOAD-F 311.
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SOAD-F 312 Dress Studies: Autobiographies of Dress
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- at least junior standing or consent of instructor
- Description
- Critical reading of autobiographies from diverse perspectives (race, class, gender, religion, disability, etc.) in order to develop empathy for the values and needs of diverse fashion consumers. Includes reflection/discussion about the practice of reading and writing autobiographies.
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SOAD-F 328 Experimental Fashion Studio: Digital Applications
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-F 213 or AMID-F 213
- Notes
- Course fee required
- Description
- CAD applications used to create digital fashion fabrics, fashion lines, and fashion portfolios for the apparel and textile industries. Studio class.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-F 328 or SOAD-F 328.
SOAD-F 352 Fashion Studies: Aesthetic Analysis
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Aesthetics of dress as a medium of visual communication. Considerations include aesthetic norms, color psychology, elements and principles of design, appearance management strategies, and design process.
SOAD-F 401 Fashion Studies: Fashion and Social Issues
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing
- Description
- Explores aspects of contemporary fashion and how societal issues manifest in fashion phenomena of the 20th and 21st centuries. Areas to be explored may include diversity and inclusivity, the effects of media on body image, the impact of new technologies on fashion and lifestyle trends, future fashion, and gender fluidity.
SOAD-F 402 Collection Management for Historic Textiles and Costumes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOAD-F 203 or AMID-F 203
- Description
- Curatorial methods and procedures in museum collection management specifically related to historic textiles and costumes. Topics may vary to include accessioning, cataloging, artifact research and identification, exhibition, conservation, computer utilization.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in AMID-F 402 and SOAD-F 402.
SOAD-F 406 Fashion Studies: Fashion Theory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Survey of methodologies and research techniques for analysis of fashion diffusion and change.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AMID-F 406 or SOAD-F 406.
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SOAD-F 411 Fashion Studies: Behavioral Analysis
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Basic concepts and theories from social psychology are used to study how clothing affects the self and others.
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SOAD-F 485 Advanced Special Topics in Fashion Design
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- Advanced selected topics in an area of fashion design. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in AMID-F 485, AMID-F 490, and SOAD-F 485.
- History of Fashion. One (1) course:
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.