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ENGL 266 - Introduction to Literature and English Studies 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to the discipline of English and an exploration of how the skills in the English major can be applied to a variety of professional fields.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 268 - Research Methods in English Studies 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to models of criticism and methods of research in English.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent. Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 270 - The English Essay 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of the genre: its structure and the techniques used in development of the form from its beginnings to the present; application of various critical theories to individual essays.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 277 - Women, Gender, and Literature 3 Credit Hours
Exploration of the development of women’s writing and writings about women and gender through study and analysis of literary (narrative, poetry, drama) and nonliterary texts.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 282 - Reading Short Stories 3 Credit Hours
A survey of representative short fiction in English from the early 19th century to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 283 - The Novel 3 Credit Hours
Survey of the most important developments in the novel as a genre, from its beginnings to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 284 - The English Novel 3 Credit Hours
The development of the English novel from Defoe to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 285 - The American Novel 3 Credit Hours
Survey of the most important developments in the American novel from its beginnings to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 286 - American Short Story 3 Credit Hours
The rise and development of the American short story from its beginnings to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 287 - Contemporary Multiethnic U.S. Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of multiethnic U.S. literature with a particular emphasis on modern and contemporary U.S. writers. By examining a variety of texts by writers from diverse backgrounds, students will trace the ways in which U.S. writers have represented intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, language, class, and nation in literature.
Listed also as BWS 287
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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ENGL 288 - Asian American Literature 3 Credit Hours
This class is an introduction to Asian American literature and may include a focus on Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipinx, Indian, and Southeast Asian American experiences. We will discuss the development of Asian American literature in relation to Asian immigration to the US from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. Writers studied may include Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chang-rae Lee, Craig Santos Perez, Viet Nguyen, John Okada, Jessica Hagedorn, and David Henry Hwang.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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ENGL 289 - U.S. Latino/a Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of U.S. Latino/a literature. Literary texts may focus on the representation of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, and other Latino/a communities of the United States. The course examines the cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts of Latino/a literature. Texts are in English, although many authors mix English with different varieties of Spanish.
Listed also as BWS 290
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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ENGL 290 - Modern British Fiction: Diverse Voices from the United Kingdom 3 Credit Hours
Study of major trends and developments in British fiction since 1900. Writers include Conrad, Lawrence, Mansfield, Woolf, Barker, Orwell, and Ishiguro.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 291 - Modern American Fiction 3 Credit Hours
Study of major trends and developments in American fiction since World War I.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 292 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hours
Study of major trends and developments in drama, principally English and American.
Listed also as THEA 292 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 293 - Modern Poetry 3 Credit Hours
Study of major trends and developments in poetry, principally English and American.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 294 - Southern Literature 3 Credit Hours
Examination of modern Southern literature and what is often referred to as the Southern Renaissance (1920-1950), with an emphasis on authors such as William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, and Tennessee Williams.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 295 - The Chicago Tradition in Literature 3 Credit Hours
Fiction and poetry written by Chicago writers or by writers who have used the city as a background for their works. The course covers the period from the Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the present.
Listed also as AMST 305
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 297 - Postcolonial Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of a selection of writings by authors whose works reflect postcolonial conditions. These writers may inhabit a formerly colonized nation or describe cultural changes after the end of empires. Selected writers from the African, Caribbean, Indian, Irish, and American diasporas.
Listed also as BWS 297
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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ENGL 298 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of major African-American writers and the literary and historical movement to which these writers contributed.
Listed also as AMST 298 and BWS 298 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 or CRWS 101 or equivalent.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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ENGL 306 - Medieval Literature: Monsters, Mayhem, and Temptation 3 Credit Hours
A study of medieval genres ranging from Beowulf, the first medieval superhero, to the tempting of Gawain, King Arthur’s best knight of the Round Table. In understanding the history of the English language and the evolution of British literature, we better understand western culture with its politics and preoccupations. We will explore such ideas as true love, constructs of manhood, the “just war”/crusades, gender in/equalities, and class at a time when the modern formulations of these concepts were just evolving into being.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 310 - 16th Century English Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of a variety of genres written during the Renaissance in England. Special attention to works of Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, and the “new poetry” of humanism.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 316 - 17th Century English Literature 1600-1660 3 Credit Hours
Study of selected works of the pre-Restoration period with emphasis on works of Jonson, Milton, Donne, and Herbert.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 317 - Restoration and 18th Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of selected works of the period with emphasis on the works of Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 322 - 19th Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of the social and historical contexts of the romantic and Victorian periods, with a focus on major poets, novelists, and prose writers.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 326 - 20th and 21st Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of distinguishing features in modern and contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction with emphasis on Yeats, Joyce, the WWI and WWII poets, Lawrence, Woolf, Auden, Orwell, Gunn, Duffy, and Gardam.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 334 - Editing the Literary Magazine 3 Credit Hours
In this course, students will be involved in the creation of Dominican University’s literary magazine. Students will have the opportunity to solicit literary content and select pieces for publication. In addition, students will edit selections for the magazine and write blog posts about their process. This is a hands-on course and anyone interested in literary publishing will find the skills and experience integral to building and maintaining a literary community.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 211 or ENGL 212 or admission to the honors program, or instructor consent.
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ENGL 335 - Writing as Social Action 3 Credit Hours
Study of the theory and practice of writing as a social action. Students will read literary and nonliterary texts aimed at social transformation; meet with local social service organizations to study their mission, activities, and needs; and develop materials needed to promote and raise funds for one or more of these organizations. This course requires off-campus service hours.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 338 - Writing Fiction 3 Credit Hours
Study and analysis of effective short fiction by professional and student writers. Students will compose a portfolio of original short stories.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 211 or ENGL 212
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ENGL 339 - Writing Poetry 3 Credit Hours
Study and analysis of effective poetry by professional and student writers. Students will compose a portfolio of original poems.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 211 or ENGL 212
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ENGL 340 - Scriptwriting 3 Credit Hours
Study and analysis of effective drama by professional and student writers. Students will compose an original script for a one-act play.
Listed also as THEA 340
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 211 or ENGL 212
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ENGL 341 - Creative Non-Fiction 3 Credit Hours
In this course, students will review the history and traditions of nonfiction and explore the genre first-hand. We will read several forms, studying the techniques of travel writing, the profile, the memoir and the personal essay, among others. Student writing will be workshopped in class.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 211 or ENGL 212 orCAS 256
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ENGL 354 - Chaucer: A Reading of the Medieval World 3 Credit Hours
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote “The Canterbury Tales” as a pilgrimage story; each character tells a narrative that can be funny, bawdy, or deeply painful but it connects to her world and as it turns out, to ours. The 14th century is traumatized by plague, it sees a world that interrogates gender roles, even as they are normalizing them, and a world where questions of class and a church in crises are forcing their way into the spotlight. Chaucer’s use of Middle English in particular, allows us to examine language and the power of being multilingual.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent, or admission to the honors program, or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 356 - Major Authors 3 Credit Hours
This course will focus on the life and work of one or two highly influential authors each time it is offered. The featured authors will come from various periods, nations, and literary traditions. This course will explore in-depth modes of criticism and methods of research for studying how an individual author makes a significant literary impact.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 359 - Shakespeare and the History of the English Language 3 Credit Hours
Study of Shakespeare’s ideas and craftsmanship in a variety of his plays and of the critical response to his work.
Listed also as THEA 359 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 365 - Colonial American Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of chronicles of exploration and conquest by European colonial powers and narratives of interaction and resistance across the Americas.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 366 - Revolutionary and Early U.S. Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of U.S. literature from the mid-1700s to 1830 and the beginnings of a national literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 367 - Romantic and Realist U.S. Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of U.S. literature from 1830 to 1914, highlighting the Transcendentalists, American literary realists, regional writers, and literary naturalism.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 368 - Modern and Postmodern U.S. Literature 3 Credit Hours
Study of U.S. literature from 1914 to the present, highlighting the major movements of the 20th century, including modernism, the New Negro Renaissance, and postmodernism.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or CRWS 102 or equivalent.
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ENGL 375 - Dramaturgy 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEA 375
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in literature.
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ENGL 416 - Literary Theory and Youth Literature 3 Credit Hours
A survey of major schools of 20th-and-21st-century literary criticism with an emphasis on the most prominent theorists, texts, and ideas. Readings will cover key components of literary analysis such as feminist theory, structuralism, gender and queer studies, reader-response theory, race and ethnicity studies, post-colonial theory, and cultural studies, among others. These theoretical premises will be applied to selected literary selections for children and young adults, in an examination of how these theories apply in the context of youth literature. Ideological debates surrounding multiculturalism, cultural inclusivity, authenticity, and the literary canon will also be discussed.
Listed also as MAYL 816
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 266 and Junior or Senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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ENGL 450 - Independent Study 1-8 Credit Hours
With the consent of the cooperating professor and the department head, an advanced student may undertake a program of independent reading in a particular genre or period or writing of a particular type, if a comparable course is not offered in the same year. The work may extend beyond a semester if the cooperating professor approves.
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ENGL 455 - Internship 3-6 Credit Hours
Employment in an approved workplace for a designated number of hours a week under the guidance of a faculty member and workplace supervisor. The student will be given training and practice in writing tasks as agreed upon by the student, workplace supervisor, faculty member, and director of internships.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 266 or ENGL 268
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ENGL 466 - Independent Project Design 3 Credit Hours
This course prepares the student to complete and present in a significant scholarly and/or creative project (e.g., creative portfolio, creation of a curriculum guide, or research project) in the spring semester. It will also address professionalization; for example, students will complete assignments (e.g., letter of intent, CV/resume) that link their education and project with professional plans after graduation. Students will demonstrate accomplishment in adapting oral and written communication strategies to different contexts, purposes, and audiences; recognizing professional standards and expectations; recognizing the value of literary and language study in meeting the needs of diverse professions and communities; applying critical theories, methods, and concepts to interpretations of texts; and synthesizing primary and secondary sources in order to produce informed and insightful interpretations.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 266 , ENGL 268 , and major in English.
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ENGL 468 - Independent Research 3 Credit Hours
In this class, students will complete and make public their project. During spring, students work independently with a faculty advisor to complete their major project. They make their work “public” in some significant way (e.g., presenting at URSCI, publishing it on a website, etc.).
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 266 , ENGL 268 , and major in English.
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ENGL 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
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ENTR 297 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
This course considers the problems and policies that are unique to a small business. The course provides information on business startups, funding sources, issues related to growth, and the role of the small business in the economy. Students are strongly encouraged to complete MGMT 197 and ECON 101 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as BAD 275
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ENTR 330 - International Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a framework for formulating, building, managing, and growing a new business venture in an international context. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to assess what constitutes a feasible international entrepreneurial opportunity, develop production, operations or application activities in an international context and effectively plan/execute managerial functions in a multicultural environment. Students will end this course with a practical understanding of how to conduct business in a global economy. The course curriculum is practice-oriented and consists of class lectures, case study analysis, group projects and discussion sessions. Guest speakers from leading international companies are a key component of this class. Students are strongly encouraged to complete MGMT 197 before enrolling in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 297 and junior standing.
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ENTR 331 - Entrepreneurial Finance 3 Credit Hours
This course prepares students for the financial aspects of running a new business venture, such as inventory control, time value of money, working capital management, and developing and analyzing financial statements in relationship to the business plan. This course also emphasizes how to raise money for projects, techniques for maintaining cash flow, and how to leverage debt and equity capital. Technology and case study applications will be infused within this course. Students are strongly encouraged to complete MGMT 197 before enrolling in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 297
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ENTR 431 - Business Plan Development and Execution 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to allow students to integrate, synthesize, and apply what they have learned in prior courses (such as MGMT 197 and ENTR 297), and gain further insight into the process of launching a new venture as a startup, including further exploration of the problem and solutions, development of business models, validating financing and market needs as well as assessing the competitive environment and human resource talent. We will illustrate the concepts and techniques exploring new venture creation, including new venture business strategies, business model canvas development, field studies of incubators and small business simulation. Students will gain the insight of how to translate innovative ideas into detailed business plans and how to execute them. Students are strongly encouraged to complete MGMT 197 before enrolling in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 297 and junior standing.
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ENTR 490 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
This course will cover special topics in the area of entrepreneurship. Topics covered will be based on the research interests of the course instructor. This course may be repeated for credit if the content of each class is different.
Prerequisite(s): ENTR 297
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ENVS 185 - Marine Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as NSC 185
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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ENVS 200 - Our Dynamic Planet 3 or 4 Credit Hours
Listed also as GEOL 200, NSC 200
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural science.
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ENVS 221 - Environmental Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as CHEM 221 and NSC 221
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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ENVS 231 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as GEOL 231 and NSC 231
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ENVS 241 - Current Topics in Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
This advanced environmental topics course consists of exploring various current issues and trends in the current practice of environmental science. Students will examine the science and technologies that apply to modern environmental projects and programs. Areas of study will include environmental degradation and remediation, hazardous and solid waste issues, environmental regulations and laws, and environmental compliance. Written assignments, oral arguments and presentations will be emphasized.
Listed also as GEOL 241 and NSC 241
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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ENVS 251 - Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as GEOL 251 and NSC 251
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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ENVS 261 - Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as and NSC 261
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ENVS 292 - Environmental Biology 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as NSC 292 .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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ENVS 320 - Advanced Topics in Botany 4 Credit Hours
Listed also as Also listed as BIOL 320.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 , BIOL 112 , and consent of instructor.
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ENVS 325 - Climate Change and Sustainability: Imagining the Future 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as NSC 325
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in natural sciences.
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ENVS 362 - Theology and Ecology 3 Credit Hours
Both ecological crises and attempts to respond to these crises raise profound religious and theological issues this course seeks to address. Theological traditions to be considered during a particular semester might include Thomism, “Christian Realism,” liberation theology, feminism, and Catholic social thought.
Listed also as THEO 362 .
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in theology.
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ENVS 455 - Internship 1-8 Credit Hours
Training in an environmental organization.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.
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FASH 150 - Apparel Structure and Design 3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of apparel assembly with emphasis on construction techniques, fit, and quality analysis of the finished product. Introduction to apparel terminology.
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FASH 170 - Introduction to the Fashion World 3 Credit Hours
Overview of the fashion business structure. Topics include the origin of apparel design through manufacturing, marketing, merchandising, and retailing process. Career opportunities are highlighted.
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FASH 190 - Design Foundations and Visual Literacy 3 Credit Hours
Design extends across subject areas such as art, fashion, interiors, and contemporary culture. This course is an overview of varied ways of understanding visual messages sent through design. Students will be introduced to the theories, elements, and principles employed in the creation of visual images. Focus is placed on utilizing these foundations as tools for analyzing, interpreting, and appreciating design and visual imagery in a variety of settings.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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FASH 200 - Cultural Perspectives in Dress and Fashion 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of dress and fashion as an expression of beliefs and values, material culture, and normative behavior in selected world cultures with emphasis on case studies focused on non-Western traditions, aesthetics, politics, religions, and ritual usage of dress and textiles. Discussion of cultural appropriation in the fashion industry. With an intensification option, this course will contribute to the Black World Studies major.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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FASH 207 - Surface Design of Fabrics 3 Credit Hours
Survey of topics and hands-on processes for fabric coloration, manipulation, and embellishment, with emphasis on application to apparel design. Various techniques considered within cultural context. $50 course fee.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 150
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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FASH 230 - Jewelry Design 3 Credit Hours
This course introduces students to the fine art of design through the creation of traditional and avant-garde jewelry. Students will explore design concepts and color theory by creating original handcrafted and 3D-printed pieces. Emphasis is placed on investigation of three-dimensional design through a variety of materials and crafting techniques.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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FASH 256 - Textile Science 3 Credit Hours
Survey of textile fibers, fabrics, and finishes with application to appearance, performance, and maintenance of apparel products.
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FASH 260 - Fashion Styling 3 Credit Hours
Fashion Styling is a comprehensive course on establishing a successful career as a stylist. The course paints a realistic picture of the day-to-day activities of professional stylists and provides aspiring stylists with the tools and information needed to begin building a resume and portfolio. Topics covered include fashion styling for print and video, character styling for film and television, food styling, prop styling, and set styling.
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FASH 270 - Flat Pattern Design 3 Credit Hours
Theory and fundamentals of flat pattern drafting.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 150
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FASH 271 - Retail Promotion and Visual Merchandising 3 Credit Hours
Promotional strategies used in merchandising. Topics include identifying target markets and interpreting consumer demand; visual merchandising and store design; advertising strategies for retail. Students receive experience in merchandising windows at the university and area retailers.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 170 or consent of the instructor.
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FASH 290 - Sociological and Psychological Aspects of Dress and Fashion 3 Credit Hours
This course explores selected topics from the cross-disciplinary literature on dress (defined as presentation of self), including controversial questions about body image and apparel choices across diverse populations of women and men.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
This course will satisfy the core requirement in multicultural studies.
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FASH 305 - Costuming For Theatre 3 Credit Hours
Listed also as THEA 305
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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FASH 322 - Draping 3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the fundamentals of draping on the mannequin and body. Classic designer techniques will be investigated as 2D designs are transformed into 3D fashions.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 270 .
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FASH 330 - Special Topics In Fashion Design 3 Credit Hours
Fashion design electives in specialty topics offered on a rotating basis. This course may be taken for credit multiple times if in different content areas.
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FASH 340 - Special Topics in Fashion Merchandising 3 Credit Hours
Fashion merchandising electives in specialty topics offered on a rotating basis. This course may be taken for credit multiple times if in different content areas.
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FASH 345 - Sustainability and Social Change in Fashion 3 Credit Hours
Sustainability and Social Change in Fashion is an examination of concepts, applications, legal and regulatory issues, and tools available to professionals throughout the fashion industry. An overview of business model theories is discussed as essential tools in the shift towards a more sustainable, socially just, and diverse industry. The roles and responsibilities of fashion brands are explored, from adopting more diverse and sustainable ways of doing business to dealing with the demands of the industry. The specifics of supply chain transparencies are highlighted. The course emphasizes on students thinking about the overall challenges and potential solutions for businesses today and beyond. Sustainability and Social Change in Fashion contributes to the broader goals of the merchandising discipline by relating to the ability to use analytic methods, and critical thinking skills in the fashion supply chain cycle.
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FASH 360 - History of Dress and Fashion 3 Credit Hours
Survey of European and North American dress and fashion from ancient civilizations through the 19th century, with emphasis on dress as an expression of social, cultural, economic, aesthetic, religious, and technological change in the Western world. With an intensification option, this course will contribute to the medieval and Renaissance studies minor .
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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FASH 361 - Contemporary Dress and Fashion 3 Credit Hours
Survey of European and North American dress and fashion from the 20th century to the present. Students will analyze dress as an expression of social, cultural, economic, aesthetic, religious, and technological change and utilize this information to predict future and emerging trends.
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in fine arts.
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FASH 365 - Fashion Illustration 3 Credit Hours
Problems and exercises intended to stimulate design perception and creativity in sketching and rendering used by the fashion designer.
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FASH 366 - Couture Tailoring 3 Credit Hours
The principles and application of advanced techniques used in couture custom tailoring.
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FASH 371 - Retail Buying 3 Credit Hours
Application of effective strategies in retail buying; includes budgeting, merchandise planning, and inventory management. Computerized spreadsheets are used to perform related merchandising math operations.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of math foundation requirement.
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FASH 380 - Computer-Aided Design 3 Credit Hours
Design of apparel through the use of computer using PAD Systems technology, with emphasis on patternmaking, grading, marking, and 3-D applications.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 270 .
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FASH 381 - Retail Social Media and Branding 3 Credit Hours
Exploring the underlying principles of multichannel retailing and their relationship with brick-and-mortar stores, electronic retailing, and direct marketing methods. Emphasis on understanding retail branding and exploring techniques that are used to implement various forms of social media.
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FASH 395 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
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FASH 410 - Fashion Communication and Trend Forecasting 3 Credit Hours
Fashion communication involves every facet of written and visual information relating to fashion. From fashion editorials and social media to runway reviews and advertising campaigns, it encompasses printed, spoken, and electronic media. This course explores communications used to inform and inspire.
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FASH 440 - Specialty Markets 3 Credit Hours
Research of social, economics, and demographic aspects of the target market instrumental in the development of a consumer line. This project-based class encompasses the design and construction of a specialty market line including lingerie, menswear, children’s wear, petite, and plus-size clothing.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 270 and junior standing.
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FASH 442 - Fashion Markets 3 Credit Hours
Research of social, economic, and demographic aspects of the target market instrumental in the development of a retail outlet. This project-based class includes creating and planning a retail store from concept to implementation. By the end of this course, the student will have written a complete business plan.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 170
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FASH 445 - Collection Design 3 Credit Hours
Fashion forecasting; development of a cohesive collection of original designs.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 270 and senior standing.
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FASH 446 - Career Planning and Portfolio 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on strategies used to approach career and life decisions, including developing decision-making skills, networking, interviewing techniques, considering personal attributions, and investigating developments in the field. Portfolio development is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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FASH 447 - Design Studio 3-9 Credit Hours
This course examines fashion design as both a process and product. Students articulate their design voice and build their portfolios. Designers participate in critiques and evaluate design for artistic merit and market viability. With consent of the instructor, this course may be taken for credit multiple times.
Prerequisite(s): FASH 270
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FASH 448 - Event Planning and Fashion Show Production 3 Credit Hours
This course covers the many aspects of producing special events and fashion shows including market research, budget planning, promotion and marketing, writing commentary and press releases, and the various responsibilities of the members of the production team. It culminates with an annual fashion show.
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FASH 450 - Independent Study 1-4 Credit Hours
Content and credit tailored to the individual needs of the student.
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FASH 455 - Internship 2-8 Credit Hours
Training in a business establishment for a designated number of hours a week under the supervision of faculty member and the manager of the business establishment.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
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FASH 470 - International Sourcing and Brand Development 3 Credit Hours
An examination of the product development process and study of the roles of manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing and the interrelationship of allied industries; development of a comprehensive merchandise plan for a product line with perspectives on the consumer, manufacturer, retailer, and international sourcing. Emphasis on understanding the industry through global social responsibility.
Previously numbered as 370
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
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FASH 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
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FIN 301 - Corporate Finance 3 Credit Hours
This course examines important issues from the perspective of financial managers responsible for making investment and financing decisions. Students learn how to create a framework for understanding and addressing financial problems faced by corporate decision makers and then apply this framework to business situations. Topics in this course include time value of money, risk and return, valuation of debt and equity, capital budgeting, project risk analysis, and capital structure decisions. Students are strongly encouraged to complete QUAN 201 before enrolling in this course.
Previously numbered as BAD 350
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101
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