Family and Consumer Sciences

Class: Fashion Analysis Weighted: No

Course Number: 1503 Credit: 0.5 Grade Level: 9-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): None Weighted: No Fashion, a multi-billion dollar industry, offers a wide range of career paths for you to explore. While exploring, you will develop an appreciation for how our economy and world events impact the garment industry and current fashions. Through creative projects, you will: Evaluate garments using the elements of design (line, color, texture and shape) Demonstrates how body type and face shape can be enhanced through garment selection Examine how you can project personality through clothing Evaluate (investigate) the relationship between the elements, construction and price See how the history of fashion has influenced today’s styles Explore career paths through professional speakers and our Michigan Avenue Trip in Chicago! Introduction to the Elements of Design in the FCS department is Class: Introduction to Elements of Design Course Number: 1502 Credit: 0.5 Grade Level: 9-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): None

strongly suggested. You have a lifetime of spending ahead of you, so why not back your purchases with some useful knowledge. Try to imagine all the money you will spend on clothing and home goods for you and your future family. Our goal is to empower you with the understanding on how line, color, texture and shape play specific roles in meeting your needs. We center our focus on fashion and personal living space. You will also create a professional portfolio to practice the skills related to presenting your work. This hands- on course is a suggested course for classes in the Family and Consumer Science department. It will give you a strong foundation for Fashion Analysis or Principles of Interior Design TC (transcripted college credit).

Class: Principles of Interior Design TC (Transcripted Credit) Course Number: 1504 Credit: 0.5 Grade Level: 11-12 Recommended Prerequisite(s): 11th - 12th grade standing or successful completion of Introduction to Elements of Design Weighted: No This transcripted credit course (WCTC) is an introduction to the world of interior design. This course is an opportunity to explore profitable career paths for the creative person in a growing industry. You will examine the needs and demands of living space for people of all ages, health conditions, preferences and to use the elements and principles of design to meet your client’s needs. Our capstone project provides students the opportunity to design a floor plan for a client and to create a presentation board to demonstrate what their new home could look like. You select the furniture, arrange the items, create a color scheme that includes walls, window treatments, flooring and all items. This hands on course applies the elements and principles of design. It is strongly recommended that a student taking this course has also taken Introduction to the Elements of Design in the Family and Consumer Science department.