Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising, B.S.

Program Overview

This program offers three concentrations: Apparel Design, Merchandising, and Textile Science. Students in Apparel Design focus on design, draping, and pattern making. Merchandising students study retail buying, visual merchandising, and supply chain management. Textile Science students explore the chemical and physical properties of textiles, as well as their production and testing.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Apparel Design
• Semester 1:
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3), AGRI 1001 First Year Seminar in Agriculture (1), MATH 1029 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics (3), TAM 2032 Fashion Fundamentals (3), TAM 2037 Introductory Apparel Design Studio (3), TAM 2045 The Fashion Industry (3)
• Semester 2:
CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3), General Education course - Arts (3), TAM 1100 Fashion and Society (3), TAM 1232 CAD for the Apparel Industry (3), TAM 2038 Intermediate Apparel Design Studio (3)
• Semester 3:
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3), MATH 1100 The Nature of Mathematics (3), TAM 2040 Textile Science (3), TAM 2041 Textile Science Laboratory (1), General Education course - Natural Sciences (3), TAM 3037 Flat Pattern Design (3)
• Semester 4:
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3), TAM 3045 Visual Merchandising and Promotion Strategies (3), TAM 3230 Pattern Design with Computer Application (3), PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3), General Education course- Natural Sciences (3)
• Semester 5:
TAM 3022 Apparel Quality Analysis (3), TAM 4037 Apparel Design Through Draping (3), MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3) or MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3), General Education course- Natural Sciences (3), General Education course- Humanities (3)
• Semester 6:
TAM 3030 Domestic Field Study in the Fashion Industry (3) or TAM 3040 International Field Study in the Fashion Industry (3) or TAM 4047 Internship in Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising (3), TAM 4027 Couture Embellishment Techniques (3), TAM 3032 Textile and Apparel Product Development (3), TAM 3050 Sustainability for Apparel and Textiles (3), General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Semester 7:
TAM 4028 Advanced Apparel Design Studio (3), TAM 3430 Emerging Technologies in Apparel Design (3), TAM 4043 Advanced Textiles (3), TAM 4044 Global Textile and Apparel Economics (3), TAM 4071 History of Fashion: Ancient World to 1850 (3), TAM 4040 Collection & Portfolio Development (1)
• Semester 8:
TAM 4034 Textile and Apparel Product Evaluation (3), TAM 4045 Senior Collection for Apparel Design (3), TAM 4072 History of Modern Fashion (3), TAM 2042 Trend Forecasting and Analysis (3) or TAM 4070 Fashion Entrepreneurship (3)
• Merchandising
• Semester 1:
AGRI 1001 First Year Seminar in Agriculture (1), ENGL 1001 English Composition (3), MATH 1029 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics (3), TAM 2045 The Fashion Industry (3), General Education course - Arts (3), General Education course - Physical or Life Sciences (3)
• Semester 2:
CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3), MATH 1100 The Nature of Mathematics (3), TAM 1100 Fashion and Society (3), TAM 1232 CAD for the Apparel Industry (3), General Education course - Physical or Life Sciences (3)
• Semester 3:
ACCT 2000 Survey of Accounting (3), TAM 2032 Fashion Fundamentals (3), TAM 2040 Textile Science (3), TAM 2041 Textile Science Laboratory (1), TAM 2042 Trend Forecasting and Analysis (3), PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3)
• Semester 4:
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3), ENGL 2000 English Composition (3), MC 2035 Social Media and Digital Branding (3) or MC 2040 Introduction to Advertising in the Digital Age (3), TAM 3045 Visual Merchandising and Promotion Strategies (3), TAM 3046 3D Visual Retail Simulation (1), General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)
• Semester 5:
TAM 3022 Apparel Quality Analysis (3), TAM 3042 Retail Buying and Merchandise Management (3), TAM 3027 Supply Chain Management in the Fashion Sector (3), MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3), MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3)
• Semester 6:
TAM 3032 Textile and Apparel Product Development (3), TAM 3030 Domestic Field Study in the Fashion Industry (3) or TAM 3040 International Field Study in the Fashion Industry (3) or TAM 4047 Internship in Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising (3), TAM 3043 Retail Mathematics (3), TAM 3050 Sustainability for Apparel and Textiles (3), General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Semester 7:
TAM 4043 Advanced Textiles (3), TAM 4044 Global Textile and Apparel Economics (3), TAM 4046 Advanced Topics in Fashion Merchandising (3), TAM 4071 History of Fashion: Ancient World to 1850 (3), General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Semester 8:
TAM 4034 Textile and Apparel Product Evaluation (3), TAM 4070 Fashion Entrepreneurship (3), TAM 4072 History of Modern Fashion (3), MGT 3320 Strategic Human Resource Management (3) or PSYC 3050 Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3)
• Textile Science
• Semester 1:
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3), MATH 1021 College Algebra (3), CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3), General Education course - Arts (3), General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
• Semester 2:
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry II (3), CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2), EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4), MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3), TAM 2045 The Fashion Industry (3)
• Semester 3:
CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry I (3), TAM 2040 Textile Science (3), TAM 2041 Textile Science Laboratory (1), MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5), General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Semester 4:
CHEM 2001 Analytical Chemistry (3), ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3), ENGL 2000 English Composition (3), MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4), Elective (4)
• Semester 5:
ACCT 2000 Survey of Accounting (3), TAM 3022 Apparel Quality Analysis (3), CHEM 2002 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1), TAM 4043 Advanced Textiles (3), TAM 3045 Visual Merchandising and Promotion Strategies (3), MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
• Semester 6:
TAM 3032 Textile and Apparel Product Development (3), CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3), MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3), PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)