Fashion Design
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Education and Human DevelopmentTextile and Apparel Studies
Fashion Design Emphasis
The apparel industry offers a wide range of opportunities for university graduates with high level technical skills to design products, develop patterns, monitor quality control and assurance and coordinate activities in the global production. The Textile and Apparel Studies Fashion Design emphasis is planned for persons interested in apparel and softgoods design and development.
Computer literacy and experience with CAD is essential for apparel designers. Students who are bilingual or have sufficient experience or academic background in a foreign language have an advantage because of the global nature of today's industrial complex.
Program guide
Textile and Apparel Studies: Fashion Design (TXDJ) Effective 2009
Fashion Design students study at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City or The American Intercontinental University in London, England during their junior or senior year. Fashion design courses completed at either of these schools will comprise a portion of the career emphasis for these students. The fashion design student's program must be carefully planned with an advisor. Graduates of the program have been employed by Disney, Evenflo, Target, Jockey International, Edwards Garment, Woolrich, Inc., J.C. Penney, Meijer, Inc., Sears, Kmart, and Uniforms to You.
To declare a Textile and Apparel Studies major or minor, visit the College of Education Office of Admissions and Advising, 2504 Sangren Hall.
Prospective students may arrange a department visit by contacting Dr. Barbara Frazier.