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    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.

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