This study aims to analyze how the curricula of fashion design departments in four-year Korean universities respond to structural changes in the fashion industry amid the accelerating 4th Industrial Revolution and digital transformation. The results s...
This study aims to analyze how the curricula of fashion design departments in four-year Korean universities respond to structural changes in the fashion industry amid the accelerating 4th Industrial Revolution and digital transformation. The results show that while the current curricula still heavily emphasize traditional practical skills, courses focusing on digital technologies and integration capabilities are gradually expanding. Specifically, digital competency enhancement courses utilizing advanced technologies such as AI, big data, and 3D simulation account for 11.6% of the curriculum, indicating an educational transition aligned with industry changes. Balanced course offerings are evident across fashion design, fashion business, and garment construction, with the introduction and operation of technology-based courses such as digital fashion design, 3D fashion design, pattern CAD, and AI-integrated capstone design strengthening industry relevance. Furthermore, courses leveraging big data, including fashion financial management data analysis, fashion retail and big data, and digital fashion communication, contribute to improving financial management efficiency, distribution innovation, and advanced personalized marketing in the fashion industry. These findings suggest a need for more flexible curriculum design that integrates practical digital technology education, sustainability, ethical production, and convergent creativity to proactively respond to industrial changes in future fashion design education.