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  "college": "san-diego-mesa-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Fashion",
  "id": "fashion-technology-design-associate-of-science-degree",
  "name": "Fashion Technology: Design",
  "award": "Associate of Science Degree",
  "department": "fashion",
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      "markdown": "### Summary\n\nThe Fashion Technology: Design Associate Degree prepares students for employment in the Fashion Design field with an emphasis on technological training, or transfer to a university program. This degree provides students with a solid background that expands career options to include a growing number of fashion industry positions requiring strong computer and software skills. Students are trained to work with digital fashion design and illustration, computerized patternmaking, technical design, textile and graphic design.\n\nThe Fashion program offers a variety of courses that allow students to develop skills to pursue careers in fashion and costume design, fashion merchandising, fashion design technology, fashion merchandising technology, and related fashion careers.\n\nStudents planning to transfer to a four-year institution should consult the counseling department and a Fashion faculty advisor for assistance in program planning.\n\n**Award Note:**\nThe Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements"
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          "text": "COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:",
          "units": "35-39"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 105",
          "title": "Introduction to Fashion",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 116",
          "title": "Fashion Data Management",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 125",
          "title": "Fashion Selection",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 130",
          "title": "Apparel Construction I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 130L",
          "title": "Apparel Construction I Laboratory",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 140",
          "title": "Clothing Design and Flat Pattern I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 155",
          "title": "Fashion Field Studies",
          "units": "1-4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 156",
          "title": "International Fashion Field Studies: Overview",
          "units": "1-4",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 157",
          "title": "International Field Studies: Focused Study",
          "units": "1-4",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 158",
          "title": "Fashion Field Studies: Trade Shows/Markets",
          "units": "1-4",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 168",
          "title": "Textiles",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 171",
          "title": "Computer Flat Pattern Design I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 172",
          "title": "Computer Flat Pattern Design II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 173",
          "title": "Fashion Marketing on the Internet",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 175",
          "title": "Computer Fashion Design: Adobe PhotoShop",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 176",
          "title": "Computer Fashion Design: Adobe Illustrator",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 178",
          "title": "Computer Publishing and Portfolio",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FASH 270",
          "title": "Work Experience",
          "units": "1-2",
          "indent": false
        }
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    }
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