Apparel Design and Merchandising

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The mission of the apparel design and merchandising department is to provide students with an environment in which they can develop and nurture creativity, gain aesthetic, intellectual, and professional competence in both the knowledge and skills of the apparel field and cultivate a humanistic and ethical understanding of apparel as a business and as an art form.

The apparel program offers major and minor programs in apparel design and apparel merchandising. It is advisable for interested freshmen to consult with an advisor in the department prior to registration.
 

Programs

• Apparel Design - B.A.
• Apparel Merchandising - B.A.

• Apparel Design Minor
• Apparel Merchandising Minor

Courses

• APRL 150 - Apparel Structure and Design I
• APRL 151 - Apparel Structure and Design II
• APRL 170 - Introduction to the Fashion World
• APRL 190 - Design Foundations and Visual Literacy
• APRL 200 - Cultural Perspectives in Dress
• APRL 207 - Surface Design of Fabrics I
• APRL 209 - Surface Design of Fabrics II
• APRL 256 - Textile Science
• APRL 271 - Retail Promotion and Visual Merchandising
• APRL 281 - Social Media and Branding
• APRL 290 - Social Psychology of Dress
• APRL 305 - Costuming For Theatre
• APRL 320 - Flat Pattern Design and Draping
• APRL 322 - Apparel Design I
• APRL 330 - Special Topics In Fashion Design
• APRL 340 - Special Topics in Fashion Merchandising
• APRL 360 - History of Dress I
• APRL 361 - History of Dress II
• APRL 362 - Dress as Material Culture
• APRL 365 - Fashion Illustration
• APRL 366 - Couture Tailoring
• APRL 368 - Advanced Apparel Design
• APRL 370 - International Sourcing and Brand Development
• APRL 371 - Retail Buying
• APRL 380 - Computer-Aided Design
• APRL 440 - Specialty Markets
• APRL 442 - Fashion Markets
• APRL 445 - Senior Collection
• APRL 446 - Apparel Design and Merchandising Seminar
• APRL 447 - Senior Design Process and Critique
• APRL 450 - Independent Study
• APRL 455 - Internship

Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior Thesis Independent Research or Creative Investigation is a course in which students collaborate with faculty mentors on an ongoing faculty research project or conduct an independent project under the guidance of a faculty member. This directed undergraduate research or creative investigation culminates in a conference presentation, journal article, or other creative/scholarly project.

• APRL 395 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation
• APRL 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation

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