Apparel Studies
Designed to add an international component to any major and expand career options by strengthening cultural awareness and knowledge of global issues. More >>
A bachelor's degree emphasizing Apparel Studies opens the door for your career in fashion merchandising, product development, brand management, quality assurance and general clothing and textiles. Our department routinely schedules guest lecturers from the apparel and textile industries to give you professional insight into today's career fields. This supplements a dynamic academic program that includes coursework in science, marketing, social science and liberal arts, as well as human environmental sciences and specialized areas of business and art.
Examples of Course Work
- Apparel Production
- Fashion Merchandising
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Textiles
- History & Contemporary Apparel
- Internship
Special Opportunities
Internships - Gain vital career skills during on-the-job training as a pre-professional by taking advantage of the internship program and working for a company suited to your degree training and career goals. You can even receive college credit at the same time!
Domestic and International Study - Summer study tours of European fashion centers are offered periodically. Tours of U.S. fashion centers are also available. Typically, domestic fashion center tours are available annually, and international tours are available semi-annually. The most recent tours have been to Dallas, France, and Italy.
Employment Opportunities
- Buyer
- Quality Assurance
- Retail or Wholesale Manager/Representative
- Fashion/Sales Consultant
- Textile Sales Representative
- Product Development
- Showroom or Department Manager
- Visual Display Artist credit at the same time!
- Walt Disney
- The Gap
- J.C. Penneys Company, Inc.
- Wal-Mart
- Dillard's