Overview

Vision

To empower graduates to excel in a variety of careers such as design, product development, buying, retail management, and fashion promotion.

Learning Goals

Fashion Design program at Framingham State University has two concentrations: Apparel Design (UFDA) and Merchandising (UFDM). The first four learning goals apply to both concentrations; additional learning goals relate to each specific concentration.

Fashion Design and Retailing Students enrolled in the Apparel Design Concentration (UFDA) will:

Apply the principles of design, motives of dress, business cycles, and the soft goods chain to the overall fashion industry.

Investigate and evaluate the interrelationship of textile products, apparel production methods, and product life cycle.

Research the major factors that affect the design, purchase, and trade of apparel and textiles to create a well written research project.

Analyze the apparel design and retailing industry in the world marketplace.

Identify, describe, demonstrate and evaluate apparel construction and production methods.

Create and develop original apparel designs from initial concept to finished garment utilizing flat pattern, draping, tailoring, and couture techniques.

Draw fashion illustrations and flat sketches, by hand and on computerized systems to create an illustrated collection of designs and garment specification/product development materials.

Develop and present orally and visually a professional quality portfolio of original design ideas and concept boards to demonstrate product knowledge and terminology used in the apparel industry.

Fashion Design and Retailing students enrolled in the Merchandising Concentration (UFDM) will:

Apply the principles of design, motives of dress, business cycles, and the soft goods chain to the overall fashion industry.

Investigate and evaluate the interrelationship of textile products, apparel production methods, and product life cycle.

Research the major factors that affect the design, purchase, and trade of apparel and textiles to create a well written research project.

Analyze the apparel design and retailing industry in the world marketplace.

Identify and apply the principles of retailing to create a complete business plan including an assortment of merchandise to meet the needs of a specific target market.

Investigate the major strategies of the retailing industry in regards to location, sales, merchandise management, and promotion.

Integrate current technologies as they relate to business practices in fashion industries

Present information in an organized and effective manner incorporating written, oral, and visual components.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Apparel Construction
Fashion: Designer to Consumer
Consumer Textiles
History of Costume
History of Textiles
Research Methods for the Fashion Industry
Fashion Merchandising: Theory and Industry Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Framingham, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Application for Undergraduate Admission

Application Fee – $50

Official High School and/or College/University Transcripts or National Exam Scores

Official Course-by-Course Evaluation of High School and College/University Transcript(s) by one of the following providers: The Center for Educational Documentation (CED), World Education Services (WES), International Education Evaluations (IEE), SpanTran - The Evaluation Company

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Tuition Fees

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7050 USD / year

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Out-of-State

7050 USD / year

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In-State

970 USD / year

≈ 970 USD / year

Living costs

Framingham

United States

1322 - 2737 USD / month

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Learning Goals

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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