Rome, Paris, New York and Tokyo are centers of the fashion world. In today's fast-paced fashion market, these cities aren't that far ahead of your local shopping mall. Fashion is on the move -- in New York, Paris and Johnson County.

At JCCC, the fashion curriculum is designed to prepare you for a career in retail management, retail sales, apparel and textile design, promotion, display, illustration, and representative positions.

The program includes professional courses in merchandising, design, apparel construction, management, visual merchandising, creative selling and merchandise evaluation. To complement your education, you will also study important basic subjects such as business math, English, economics and marketing.

An associate of applied science degree is awarded after successful completion of the 65-credit-hour curriculum in fashion merchandising or fashion design. The program also offers an 18-credit-hour certificate in visual merchandising. Seminars in career options and industry topics are available. Required work-study internships in the fashion business of your choice will give you experience in technical, creative and merchandising skills and make you more marketable in the industry.

With an associate's degree or certificate, you'll be ready to apply your energy and creativity in an industry that rewards both. Or, if you prefer to continue your education, you can complete a bachelor's degree through a transfer program to a college or university.

(Major Code 2520; CIP Code 52.1902)

Fashion Merchandising and Design

Associate of Applied Science Degree

First Semester

FASH 277  Fashion Seminar: Career Options......................2
FASH 283  Fashion Internship I.................................1
FASH 121  Fashion Fundamentals.................................3
FASH 220  CAD Apparel Design...................................3
MKT  134  Professional Selling.................................3
ENGL 121  Composition I*.......................................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement
          test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117
FASH 135  Image Management.....................................1
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16

Second Semester

FASH 242  Consumer Product Evaluation..........................3
FASH 284  Fashion Internship II................................1
          Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
MATH 120  Business Math or higher*.............................3
          Prerequisite: MATH 111 with a grade of "C" or higher
          or appropriate score on the math assessment test
FASH 150  Textiles.............................................3
FASH 125  Visual Merchandising.................................3
BUS  150  Business Communications*.............................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 121
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................17

Third Semester

BUS  225  Human Relations......................................3
FASH 285  Fashion Internship III...............................1
FASH 132  Marketing Communications.............................3
MKT  121  Retail Management....................................3
ECON 132  Survey of Economics..................................3
          or
ECON 230  Economics I..........................................3
          Electives............................................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16

Fourth Semester

FASH 286  Fashion Internship IV*...............................1
          Prerequisites: FASH 283 and FASH 284 and FASH 285 and
          45 hours toward degree in Fashion Merchandising
BUS  230  Marketing............................................3
FASH 231  Merchandising Planning and Control*..................3
          Prerequisite: MATH 120
FASH 280  Capstone: Industry Topics*...........................3
          Prerequisites: FASH 283 and FASH 284
          Corequisite: FASH 231
          Humanities Elective..................................3
          Electives............................................2
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................15
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................64

Recommended Electives

FASH 123  Apparel Construction I...............................4
FASH 130  Fashion Illustration I...............................3
FASH 140  Garment Design I*....................................3
          Prerequisite: FASH 123
FASH 224  History of Costume...................................3
FASH 268  Field Study: The Market Center*......................3
          Prerequisite: FASH 121
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required