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Challenge yourself to create in a modern design studio.
Fashion student models her mylar jumpsuit.
Student drapes fabric on form
Student smiles while working on sewing machine
Student works on custom jacket
Professor discusses fashion with student in the Historic Costume Study Collection
Student works on drafting
Students and professor exam dress in Historic Costume Study Collection
Professor looks at hats in Historic Costume Study Collection
Students measure forms and drape fabric
Student works on computer
Drawers showing gloves and accessories in Historic Costume Study Collection
Student tries on jacket in Historic Costume Study Collection
Student and professor examine work designed in InDesign and Illustrator
Jewelry created in 3D printer
Necklace created in 3D printer
Student works on design
Students and professor pose with children's dresses
Students work on sewing machines
Student designs created in InDesign and Illustrator
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You love fashion and the statements that well-designed apparel communicates. In the undergraduate fashion design degree program at Ursuline, you'll learn and practice all the essential aspects of design, including:
You’ll learn business and technology skills, ensuring your success beyond Ursuline. And your fashion design skill-building will culminate in a final presentation of a designed collection at your Senior Innovations fashion show.
View the 2021 virtual Fashion Show here.
Our facilities include CAD, 3-D printing, work stations with color printers, scanners, Adobe Creative Cloud programs (Illustrator, Photoshop), and access to online fashion resources. You'll also work with sewing, industrial sewing, and cover stitch machines, multi-thread sergers, industry-standard pattern drafting tables, and standard Wolf dress forms. You'll also have rare, hands-on access to a 4,000-piece Historic Costume Study Collection, featuring apparel and accessories dating back to the Civil War.
Students in fashion design degree program may choose to spend their third year at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Students who choose this track receive an (AAS) Associate in Applied Science Degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology upon graduation from Ursuline College.
Ursuline also offers an undergraduate Fashion Merchandising program. Learn more.
The fashion industry offers graduates a variety of fashion design career options:
To teach at the university level, fashion design majors are strongly encouraged to pursue a master’s degree.
