Fashion Design, BFA
The Fashion Design curriculum fosters development of individual identity within a collaborative environment, informed by self-reflection and engaged critique. A
professionally active and accomplished faculty challenges students to seek beyond the conventional. Students are prompted to have an ongoing dialog between sketch, flat 2-D patternmaking, and 3-D drape. They are expected to work consistently—executing the fashion idea through the making of innovative collections.
The Department of Fashion offers a wide variety of elective and advanced courses in topics such as accessory, NOSO technology, and advanced topical courses to complement the core curriculum. The department offers international exchange programs and intensives abroad.
INTERNSHIPS
Pratt students are required to complete three credits of internship during their senior year. Students have the opportunity to explore different aspects of the New York fashion design industry through their choice of internships. The internship experience provides them with job searching and interview skills, as well as practice in how to write a résumé and present their portfolio. A Pratt faculty adviser guides each student throughout the experience, making sure the students’ learning objectives are met.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FASD-110 | Fashion Studio:Concepts and Criteria | 3 |
| FASD-113 | Drawing:Figure and Form | 3 |
| FASD-121 | Drape & Construct I | 3 |
| HAD-111 | Themes in Art and Culture I | 3 |
| HMS-101A | Literary and Critical Studies I | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| FASD-114 | Fashion Illustration I | 3 |
| FASD-122 | Drape & Construct II | 3 |
| FASD-145 | Contextualizing Fashion I | 3 |
| HAD-112 | Themes in Art and Culture II | 3 |
| Social Science "Global" Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| FASD-210 | Design + Materiality | 3 |
| FASD-213 | 3 | |
| FASD-221 | Drape & Construct III | 3 |
| HAD-368 | History of Modern Fashion | 3 |
| Social Science "Thinking" Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| FASD-211 | Knit Structures | 3 |
| FASD-217 | Contextualizing Fashion II | 3 |
| FASD-222 | Drape & Construct IV | 3 |
| HMS-201A | Literary and Critical Studies II | 3 |
| Pratt Integrative Course | 3 | |
| Math/Science Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| FASD-317 | Contextualizing Fashion III | 3 |
| FASD-301 | Shape and Form I | 3 |
| FASD-333 | Methods in Fashion Construction | 3 |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| History of Art and Design Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| FASD-318 | Contextualizing Fashion !V | 3 |
| FASD-302 | Shape and Form II | 3 |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| FASD-401 | Collection I | 3 |
| FASD-441 | Portfolio:Development in Strategy and Identity | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Electives | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| FASD-402 | Collection II | 3 |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| FASH-94XX | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 126 | |
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FDC-140 | Visualization/Representation | 3 |
| FDC-160 | Light Color Design Lab | 3 |
| FASD-121 | Drape & Construct I | 3 |
| HAD-111 | Themes in Art and Culture I | 3 |
| HMS-101A | Literary and Critical Studies I | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| FDC-141 | Visualization/Representation/Concept | 3 |
| FDC-150 | Space, Form, Process | 3 |
| FASD-122 | Drape & Construct II | 3 |
| HAD-112 | Themes in Art and Culture II | 3 |
| Social Science "Global" Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| FASD-145 | Contextualizing Fashion I | 3 |
| FASD-210 | Design + Materiality | 3 |
| FASD-221 | Drape & Construct III | 3 |
| HAD-368 | History of Modern Fashion | 3 |
| Social Science "Thinking" Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| FASD-211 | Knit Structures | 3 |
| FASD-217 | Contextualizing Fashion II | 3 |
| FASD-222 | Drape & Construct IV | 3 |
| HMS-201A | Literary and Critical Studies II | 3 |
| Math/Science Core Elective | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| FASD-317 | Contextualizing Fashion III | 3 |
| FASD-301 | Shape and Form I | 3 |
| Department Required Elective (Materiality) | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| History of Art and Design Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| FASD-302 | Shape and Form II | 3 |
| FASD-318 | Contextualizing Fashion !V | 3 |
| Department Required Elective (Materiality) | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective | 3 | |
| Pratt Integrative Course (PIC) | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| FASD-401 | Collection I | 3 |
| Department Required Elective (Materiality) | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| FASD-402 | Collection II | 3 |
| FASD-9403 | Three Credit Fashion I | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 126 | |