Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Fashion Design Technology
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 9.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 50.0407
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 27-1022
About the Program
The Fashion Design Technology certificate program provides students with an introduction to current fashion design technologies in Virtual 3D Design and Weft Knit Product Programming, and the design thinking needed to produce successful work in these areas. In the final quarter, students have the option to focus on an advanced, self-directed project to complete their studies. This certificate is suited to industry professionals looking to expand their skill set, as well as current students.
Admission Requirements
Requires a four-year bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or related field from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or an equivalent international institution. Students currently enrolled in a MS program at Drexel are also eligible for admission. Portfolio review should include evidence of basic Adobe Illustrator skills or comparable vector drawing software.
Degree Requirements
| FASH 519 | Fashion Design in 3-D Space | 3.0 |
| FASH 524 | Advanced Fashion Design in 3-D Space | 3.0 |
| or FASH 655 | Advanced Machine Knitting | |
| FASH 650 | Machine Knitting | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 9.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FASH 519 | 3.0 | FASH 650 | 3.0 | FASH 524 or 655 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total Credits 9 | |||||
Additional Information
For more information about this certificate please contact:
Jackie Kilmartin, Program Director Graduate Fashion Design, jk942@drexel.edu