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Department of Clothing, Textile, and Interior Design

Apparel design concentration for AT majors

The concentration in apparel design is planned for students interested in preparing for design, production, and management careers in the textile and apparel industry. Students may enhance their career preparation by choosing coursework from such areas as art, business, communication, and industrial engineering, and by completing an internship in textile/apparel production and/or design.

Required courses for apparel design concentration Hours
CTD 217 Fashion Illustration 3
CTD 219 Textile Design 3
CTD 245 Apparel Production 3
CTD 349 Computer-Aided Apparel Design 3
CTD 350 Flat Pattern Design 3
CTD 351 Apparel Design through Draping 3
CTD 461 Quality Control for Textile Products 3
CTD 320 Visual Merchandising or
 CTD 446 Cultural Dynamics of Apparel and Textiles
3
CTD 450 Advanced Apparel Design 3
ART 110 Drawing I 3
Art history (FA) 6
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  Total: 36 hours
SAMPLE CURRICULUM FOR THE APPAREL AND TEXTILES MAJOR WITH AN APPAREL DESIGN CONCENTRATION
FRESHMAN YEAR
Courses Hours
HES 100 3
EN 101 and EN 102 (or EN 103) (FC) 6
CTD 102 3
CTD 241 3
ART 110 3
History1 (HI) and social and behavioral sciences (SB) 6
Mathematics (MA) 3
CTD 261 3
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  30
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Courses Hours
CTD 217 3
CTD 219 3
CTD 245 3
CTD 281 3
Art history (FA) 6
EC 110 (SB) 3
Humanities2 (HU) and fine arts (FA) 6
Natural Science  4
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  31
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Courses Hours
CTD 320 or CTD 446 3
CTD 349 3
CTD 350 3
CTD 351 3
CTD 448 or CTD 415 (W) 3
Computer science (C) or foreign language (FL) 6-8
Writing course (W) 3
CTD 461 3
Junior Portfolio Review 0
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  27-29
 
SENIOR YEAR
Courses Hours
CTD 447 (W) 3
CTD 450 3
HES 310 3
MKT 300 3
Natural science (N) 4
History and Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Senior Portfolio Review 0
Electives 11-13
  30-32
1Each student must take either a 6-hour sequence in history or a 6-hour sequence in literature.
2Each student who completes a 6-hour history sequence must take a 3-hour literature course.

 

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