Master of Arts in Fashion Journalism

Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

ビジュアルコミュニケーションとデジタルツール

• Apply basic design principles to creative work
• Work effectively with industry-standard software

口頭および書面によるコミュニケーション

• 印刷物、オンライン、放送メディア向けの魅力的な資料を作成する
• ファッション業界の専門用語を使ってアイデアやコンセプトを明確に伝える
• アイデアを効果的に提案する
• Conduct effective interviews
• 個人的な声と、さまざまな印刷物やオンライン出版物に合わせて声を適応させる能力の両方を開発します。

研究とコンセプト開発

• 徹底的な調査を実施して、印刷、オンライン、または放送メディア向けの素材を作成します。
• さまざまなジャーナリズムの特徴を組み合わせた編集「パッケージ」を実行する能力を実証する

ソーシャルメディアとブログ

• ソーシャルメディアでターゲット層にストーリーを公開、共有、宣伝する
• ソーシャルメディアチャネル全体でコンテンツを概念化し、制作し、パッケージ化する

Collaborative Skills

• Collaborate effectively to produce creative projects

Professional Practices

• Create a relevant and original portfolio and collateral materials that can be used to market themselves to the industry

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

Academy of Art University offers some of the best training and hands-on experience to help accelerate your career. We pride ourselves in doing an exceptional job preparing you to excel in your future fashion careers. Our degree programs are designed to equip aspiring fashion professionals with a comprehensive toolbox of marketable skills that lead to success in the fashion industry.

Fashion Designer

Based on your conceptual vision, your grasp of fashion direction, and your ability to anticipate designs that will appeal to consumers, you will transform your fashion inspirations into original collections of clothing. Sketch, select colors and fabrics, and give direction to make the products you design.

Design Director

Oversee trends, color, and fabric direction for upcoming seasons across all product lines as a design director for a fashion label. You will manage design teams, oversee manufacturing and marketing, and set the direction for a brand voice to create the future of fashion.

Executive Editor

Responsible for overseeing, planning, and directing all editorial content, the executive editor is the voice of any fashion publication. You will develop budgets, manage staff and contractors, oversee quality control, and innovate in the print and digital spaces in this fast-paced industry.

Fashion Editor

Supervise the process of creating, developing, and presenting content for a fashion magazine as a fashion editor. You will supervise teams, conceptualize, and style photo shoots, curate photography, research industry trends, and choose items for publication in this fast-paced and exciting career.

Patternmaker

Turn a designer’s vision into a finished garment as a pattern maker. You will break down garment designs into workable patterns, transfer them onto fabric, and create the design blueprints for manufacturing.

Stylist

As a fashion stylist, you will provide on-set art direction for editorial and catalog fashion shoots and support merchandising strategy with the brand and theme-based shoots.

Knitwear Designer

You will create ideas for a range of products, including sweaters, cardigans, knit jackets and coats, knit dresses, and knit accessories. A wide variety of environments will be open to you - from retail brands to boutiques to freelancing and you will work with apparel manufacturers to create men's, women's, and children's fashions for the mass market.

Textile Designer

You will research, draw, and design seasonal prints for fashion, interiors, and other surfaces using both hand-drawing and computer skills. Design repeat patterns and graphic prints for the home and apparel. Create and inspire the next wave of textile designs.

Visual Merchandising Director

As a visual merchandising director, you will help promote the image, products, and services of retail and wholesale businesses. You’ll create eye-catching displays using visual and graphic elements and organize brand-related special events.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Successful completion of Final Portfolio Review
• 必要な42単位すべてにおいて最低Cの成績
• Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and the following Academic Study requirements:
• 1 Art Historical Awareness & Aesthetic course
  • 1 Art Historical Awareness & Aesthetic course

Curriculum

Semester 1

• FSH 617: ファッションジャーナリズムの基礎（専攻）
• FSH 619: ファッションジャーナリズムの発展と現在の議論（専攻）
• GLA 613: ファッション、芸術、影響力（大学院教養学）

Semester 2

• COM 602: ビジュアルストーリーテリング: 短編ビデオコンテンツの編集 (専攻)
• FSH 627: ファッションリサーチ＆レポート（専攻）
• FSH 628: モバイル & ソーシャル メディア ジャーナリズム (専攻)
• FSH 629: ファッションスタイリング（専攻）
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• FSH 630: ファッションマーケティング戦略（専攻）
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Semester 3

• FSH 626: デジタルおよび印刷雑誌出版（専攻）
• FSH 700: ファッションの専門実践とポートフォリオ (専攻)
• FSH 800: 指導研究 (指導研究)

Semester 4

• FSH 648: 持続可能性と社会 (選択科目)
• FSH 800: 指導研究 (指導研究)
• FSH 900: インターンシップ: ファッション ジャーナリズム (選択科目)