一.美国大学服装设计专业介绍
服装设计专业以时尚设计师为职业导向，学生将会在时尚设计的各个方面得到系统训练，包括草图，创造性设计，电脑应用，打褶皱，服装结构等，并学会如何利用图版和T台来表达设计师的设计理念。
二.美国大学服装设计专业就业前景
中国最具有国际竞争力的产业之一，中国的服装业这几年正经历着由简单的加工仿制向开发创新的巨大转变。优秀的服装设计师成为各大服装企业争抢的对象，尤其是在现阶段，很多服装企业都感叹设计人才高薪也难求。所以具备国际背景的高质量服装设计师国内发展前景非常好。职业方向主要有服装设计师、服装陈列师、时尚买手、时尚顾问、造型师、制版师等。
三.美国大学服装设计专业申请要求
服装设计硕士专业倾向本科为服装设计、布料或其他设计专业的学生，但没有强烈限制，只要学生对服装设计充满热情，富有创新想法，能够做出优秀的服装设计作品集，就可以申请。未满足的前提课程可到学校后额外补修。服装设计专业申请中作品集是重中之重，期待作品集中体现申请者的创新想法，设计理念，扎实功底和高质量作品。
四.美国大学服装设计专业热门院校推荐
★ University 1：帕森斯艺术设计学院 PARSONS（纽约）
➤专业名称
FASHION DESIGN AND SOCIETY (MFA)（推荐）
FASHION STUDIES (MA)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Fashion Designand Society
2 years, 60 credits
Full-time graduate program
A highly selective program that combines intensive studio-basedprojects with research and artistic exploration. Applicants must have abachelor’s degree in fashion design and a substantial portfolio.
https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-fashion-design-society/?show=program-
admission-requirements
➤申请费
Application fees are $50 for U.S. domesticapplicants, and $75 for international applicants
➤截止日期
The application deadline is January 1
➤标化考试
TOEFL, IELTS, and PTE: All applicants whosefirst language is not English must submit valid TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores. The minimum score required for TOEFL (IBT) is 92, for IELTS is 7.0, andfor PTE is 63. Our TOEFL institution code is 2638.
➤备注说明
1.面试Interview:
All finalists for the Fashion Design and SocietyMFA program must be interviewed by the graduate faculty either in person or bySkype. All selected interviewees are expected to present full portfolios withevidence of process and design development work and examples of their 3D work(i.e., clothing).
2.邮寄地址MailingAddress for Supplemental Materials:
Parsons School of Design
Office of Admission (PS 300)
79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor
New York, NY 10003
3.作品集
Portfolio: The portfolio must be completed in SlideRoom only.Submit 25 to 40 images that provide a clear representation of your concepts andskills as a designer. Applicants can submit images of the following: pages fromsketchbooks (showing in-depth research and design development work), finalillustrations, technical drawings, artwork from various design projects,textile/knitwear work, fabric use, and/or photographs of clothing collectionsthat you have developed. If you would like to submit moving images such asinstallation, performance, or live fashion show work, please submit them usingSlideRoom.
4.学校介绍
帕森斯设计学院1896 年成立，是享誉世界的大师级设计学院，与中央圣马丁艺术与设计学院、法国ESMOD国际服装设计学院并称世界三大设计学院。众所周知，帕森斯有三大强势专业，服装设计专业、时尚管理专业、插画专业。其中服装设计专业更是常年位居全美的首位。著名校友包括Marc Jacobs、Anna Sui、Alexander Wang、Yohji Yamamoto等，每年学校都会为各大企业输送毕业人才，他们大都担任大型企业的重要设计职位，这里的毕业生把握着企业产品的设计风向标，并引领着美国时装界的潮流。学校为学生提供很多独一无二的实习机会，包括香奈儿公司、康泰纳仕集团、迪斯尼公司、梦工厂、谷歌、马克雅克布以及联合国总部等。
★ University 2：纽约时装学院FIT（纽约）
➤专业名称
Masterof Fine Arts Fashion Design
http://www.fitnyc.edu/fashion-design-mfa/index.php
➤申请费
application fee of $50
➤截止日期
The graduateapplication for admission will be available September 17, 2018.January 15, 2019，InternationalStudent Priority Deadline
➤标化考试
不需要GRE：GRE scores mustbe submitted in paper or electronically from Educational Testing Service toinstitution code 2257.Graduate RecordExamination (GRE) scores are recommended for the MA in Art MarketStudies, and required for the MA in Fashion & TextileStudies and the MPSin Global Fashion Management programs.
Official score reports must be sentto the graduate admissions office directly from the testing agency. Scores canbe sent by paper or electronically using FITs institution code of 2257, department code 99.
For all graduate programs, ourminimum score requirements are:
TOEFL (iBT) minimum is 85，IELTS (academic) minimum is 6.5
http://www.fitnyc.edu/graduate-studies/graduate-admissions/international-applicants.php
➤备注说明
1.邮寄地址Mailing Address
Fashion Institute of Technology
School ofGraduate Studies, Room E-316
227 West 27thStreet
New York, NY10001
2.作品集要求
Program Specific Admissions Requirements for Fashion Design MFA:
A:Proposal of Thesis Study - 1000 word max.
B:Minimum - 30 page PDF Portfolio of work showing 10 page- PAST, 10 page - PRESENT and 10 page - Future: Work that supports your Tow to submit your portfolio after your completedapplication is received )
C:Select applicants will be asked to complete a small project in preparationfor their interview.
3.学费Tuition
http://www.fitnyc.edu/bursar/tuition.php
4.学校介绍
成立于1944年的纽约时装学院，是国际著名的服装与艺术设计院校。纽约时装界约60%的专业人士曾在这里学习及进修，曾培养出Calvin Klein、Norma Kamail、David Chu等众多国际著名服装设计师。FIT的学术氛围相较于Parsons、RISD等学校，更偏实用性和商业化。学校常年和许多企业都保持着良好的合作关系，经常举办与时尚相关的展览和各种活动，为学生提供了充分的商业机会，因此FIT毕业生的就业率几乎接近100%，完胜其它院校，且相对于私立院校，FIT作为公立院校，费用要便宜很多。
★ University 3：芝加哥艺术学院SAIC（芝加哥）
➤专业名称
Master of Design in Fashion, Body andGarment
http://www.saic.edu/academics/departments/fashion-design/master-design-fashion-body-and-garment
➤申请费
Application fee: $90
➤截止日期
Application Deadline: January 15
➤标化考试
TOEFL: 85，IELTS:6.5，The TOEFLInstitution Code for SAIC is 1713
http://www.saic.edu/academics/departments/fashion-design/master-design-fashion-body-and-garment
➤备注说明
1.学校介绍
芝加哥艺术学院建校于1866年，是美国声望评价极高的艺术学院之一。学校位于芝加哥最繁华的Cook郡密歇根湖畔，风景优美，交通便利。学院的图书馆拥有丰富的艺术资源，收藏包罗万象，专门提供给芝加哥艺术学院的学者及学生作为研究参考。著名校友包括艺术大师乔治亚·欧姬芙、迪斯尼创始人华特·迪斯尼、闻一多、奥森·威尔士、乔·曼斯威托等。
2.邮寄地址
SAIC GraduateAdmissions
36 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 1201
Chicago, IL 60603
3.作品集/面试
ePortfolio：Applicants are required to submitan ePortfolio. You must submit a separate ePortfolio for each program or studiodepartment to which you apply. After you pay the application fee and submit theapplication form, an ePortfolio for each of the programs you selected in theapplication form will automatically appear in your SlideRoom dashboard.
Your portfolio should include a minimum of five different projects documentedin up to 20 images, or up to 10 minutes of time-based work, or a combination ofthe two in which one image is equivalent to approximately two minutes oftime-based work.
Images: .jpg, .gif, .pdf (up to 5MB each)
Videos: .flv, .wv, .mov (up to 60MB each)
Audio: .mp3 (up to 10 MB each)
Text documents: MUST be in .pdfformat (up to 10 MB each)
Interviews：The Fashion Design department conductsinterviews by invitation only. Applicants who pass the preliminary review willbe invited to schedule an on-campus interview in February. Notification will besent by late January.
其他院校推荐：加州艺术设计学院、萨凡纳艺术设计学院、旧金山艺术大学、肯特州立大学等。
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