“Each year I grow more and more impressed by the creative risks our students take. It’s not easy to put your talent out into the world, but it’s amazing to watch them work hard at doing just that.” — DONALD EARLEY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, FASHION
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOUNDATION, YEAR ONE Art History Survey I and II Drawing Studio Surface Research Space Research Time Studio Project x2 Focused Inquiry I and II Introduction to the University Introduction to Contemporary Math Social/Behavioral Science Elective 33 Credits
JUNIOR, YEAR THREE Textual Analysis Design Studio I and II Contemporary Fashion Fashion Promotion Design Theory and Illustration I and II Fashion Forecasting The Business of Design Writing in the Workplace Fashion Workshop: Fashion Show Production 31 Credits SENIOR, YEAR FOUR
SOPHOMORE, YEAR TWO Construction Techniques Patternmaking Fashion Drawing Textiles for the Fashion Industry Draping Computers for Fashion Writing and Rhetoric Workshop General Education Elective Fashion Workshop: Fashion Show Production Focused Inquiry II Social/Behavioral Science Elective 31 Credits
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Design II (Studio and Capstone) Design Theory and Illustration I and II Fashion Seminar (five weeks) Fashion Internship Natural/Physical Science Elective Open Elective General Education Elective Fashion Workshop: Fashion Show Production 25 – 27 Credits * Subject to changes. For up‑to‑date course requirements, please refer to the VCU Bulletin online (School of the Arts in Qatar).
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