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Costume and Fashion Design Minor (18 credits)

Using hand-on and computer-aided design & illustration techniques, students in this interdisciplinary minor will create garments and accessories and learn the basics of textile design and production as they prepare for careers in costume and fashion design.

The Costume & Fashion Design minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits, distributed among 4 core required courses (12 credits), and 2 electives (6 credits).

Required Courses (12 credits)


  • ART 202 Drawing I - 3 credits
  • ART 214 Fashion Design & Illustration - 3 credits
  • THE 278 Introduction to Costume Technology - 3 credits     
  • THE 279 Costume History - 3 credits   

Minor Electives (6 credits)

Choose two:

  • ART 122 Digital Illustration & Page Layout - 3 credits
  • THE 288 Stage Makeup - 3 credits     
  • ART 309 Figure Drawing - 3 credits
  • ART 322 Traditional Illustration - 3 credits
  • THE 368 Surface Design on Fabric - 3 credits
  • THE 378 Costume Design - 3 credits
  • THE 379 Pattern Making - 3 credits
  • THE 480 Independent Study - 3 credits