去国外的服装设计专业并不是我们想象中设计日常的服装，他们主要设计的潮流服装，在日常生活中我们基本穿不到的服装。
美国大学服装设计专业学以培养学生人文素质与表达服装设计创作之专业技术与能力为教育目标，透过作品竞赛、展演等创作验证发展个人特质与设计创作力，同时为服饰产业人才需求以及扩展学生就业空间，分别规划设计、经营企划、生产管理、织品设计等专业辅助选修课程，为服饰产业培育全方位之专业人才。目前中国的服装行业里，专门从事服装行业的人不在少数，但是懂服装行业的人却很少，普遍缺乏高素质的专业人才，是中国服装行业的'一个显着特点，同时也反映出了在这方面的专业教育资源的短缺。本文与大家一起分享的是去美国留学学服装设计专业情况。
一、美国大学服装设计专业课程设置
(U of Wisconsin-Madison)
Design: Sketching and Rendering.
Computer Aided Design
Textile Design
History of Fashion, 1400-Present.
American Decorative Arts and Interiors: 1620-1840
Economic, Social and Psychological Aspects of Housing
Twentieth Century Design
History of European Interiors
History of American Interiors, 1620-1950
Apparel Design
Textile Design
History of Textiles
Color Theory and Technology
Dimensions of Material Culture
Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts
Material Culture Analysis
Color Theory
Environmental Aesthetics
Lighting Design for Architecture
Textiles
Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts
Synthetic Fibers
Interior Design
Art and Clothing
Comparative World Costume
Literature of Design Theory
Seminar in Environment, Textiles, and Design
Seminar in Textile Arts
Seminar in Textile Science
Seminar in Clothing
(Drexel U)
Textile Design
CAD Patternmaking
CAD for Fashion Design
Princ Flat Pattern & Drap
Fashion Design A
Fashion Design B
Drawing for Industry
Fashion Design C
Fashion Design D
Machine Knitting
Accessory Design
Millinery Design
Advanced Fashion Drawing
Fashion Presentation
Fashion Business Topics
Spec Topics Fashion Desgn
Prob Fash Design Phase I
Prob Fash Design Phase II
Comp Exam - Fashion Design
二、美国大学服装设计专业就业前景
Fashion Design学生毕业后的就业，担任服装设计师;服装造型师;服装打版师;织品设计师;服装企划、陈列设计、经营企划人员;服装生产管理人员;国高中职校服装类家事类教师，以及在流行搭配、流行报导、国际贸易实务等领域一展长才，成为引领服饰流行风潮的先驱。
