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

CTD 102 Applied Design
CTD 217 Fashion Illustration
CTD 241 Apparel Construction
CTD 245 Apparel Production
CTD 261 Textiles 
CTD 281 Fashion Retailing
CTD 319 Textile Design 
CTD 349 Computer-Aided Apparel Design
CTD 350 Flat Pattern Design
CTD 351 Apparel Design through Draping
CTD 461 Quality Control for Textile Products
CTD 320 Visual Merchandising or
CTD 446 Cultural Dynamics of Apparel and Textiles
CTD 447 Textiles and Apparel in International Trade
CTD 415 History of Textile Design or CTD 448
CTD 448 History of Costume
CTD 450 Advanced Apparel Design
ART 110 Drawing I
Art History (FA)
MKT 300

hours

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
Total: 57 hours

Sample curriculum for apparel design concentration

Freshmen year

Courses

HES 100
EN 101 & EN 102 (or EN 103) (FC)
CTD 102
CTD 241
ART 110
History1 (HI) & Social/Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Mathematics (MATH)
CTD 261

hours

3
6
3
3
3
6
3
3
30

sophomore Year

courses

CTD 217
CTD 319
CTD 245
CTD 281
Art History (FA)
EC 110 (SB)
Humanities2 (HU), Fine Arts (FA), & Literature (L)
Natural Science

hours

3
3
3
3
6
3
6
4
31

Junior year

courses

CTD 320 or CTD 446
CTD 349
CTD 350
CTD 351
CTD 448 or CTD 415 (W)
Computer Science (C) or Foreign Language (FL)
Writing Course (W)
CTD 461

hours

3
3
3
3
3
6-8
3
3
27-29

Senior year

courses

CTD 447 (W)
CTD 450
HES 310
MKT 300
Natural Science (N)
History & Social/Behavioral Sciences
Senior Portfolio Review
Electives

hours

3
3
3
3
4
3
0
11-13
30-32
1 Each student must take either a 6-hour sequence in history or a 6-hour sequence in literature.

2 Each student who completes a 6-hour history sequence must take a 3-hour literature course.