THEA 265 - Fashion History and Design

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
Design and technical practices in fashion from conception to the runway. Developing concepts, color sketching, selecting fabric, and garment construction. How fashion adjusts to global society facing climate change and increasing concern for sustainability. Lecture Units: 2; Activity Units: 1.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

design and construct a fashionable piece of clothing.
communicate visually by drawing a fashion plate.
Identify historical dress and fashion designers.
explain the fundamental practices of the fashion industry.
recognize sustainable and organic fashion.

C2. Humanities Learning Outcomes

Show appreciation for the humanities using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
develop their affective and cognitive faculties through studying great works reflecting the rich diversity of human imagination and/or inquiry; and
engage in critical self-reflection relating themes in the humanities to the students’ own lives.