BFA, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Fashion Design

Woodbury University offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program with a major in Fashion Design. The program is tailored to meet the needs of students wishing to enter the challenging and exciting world of the fashion professional. The curriculum emphasizes research, critical and creative thinking, and strong technical skills. Freshman students may enter with no previous training; transfer students should submit samples of their work for placement evaluation.

Courses are taught by fashion design educators and industry professionals, and the curriculum is enhanced with internationally renowned visiting lecturers. Fundamental skill areas include drawing, pattern drafting, draping, apparel construction, as well as fashion history and textiles. Studio classes include leading categories of women’s wear, men’s wear, knitwear, active wear, and swimwear. Courses are offered in millinery, shoe design, costume design, textile design and weaving, and other specialized areas. Computer assisted design is integrated into the curriculum. The creative work of the fashion design students is showcased at the university’s annual Gala.

The Woodbury University Fashion Study Collection, consisting of over 6,000 garments and accessories which represent the clothing history of the past 200 years, is available as a hands-on resource to students and faculty. The Judith Tamkin Fashion Center houses rotating exhibitions of items from the Fashion Study Collection, as well as student work. Students may intern with the curator, working on displays and management of the collection.

Many students pursue the minor in costume design, which is located within the Fashion Design Department, while some choose a minor from Woodbury’s other departments such as Business, Fashion Marketing, or Graphic Design. Career options are many, including fashion design, manufacturing, production, fashion illustration, fashion styling, costume design and textile design. Woodbury’s location in the hub of the Southern California fashion and entertainment industries provides students with unique field trip, internship and work experience opportunities.