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2021-2022 General Catalog

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2021-2022 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising, B.S.

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Apparel Design
Merchandising
Textile Science

Areas of Concentration

Apparel Design

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 ; MATH 1029 .
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in TAM 2038 .
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in TAM 2040 ; TAM 3037 .
SEMESTER 4: ENGL 2000 .
SEMESTER 6: TAM 3030 , TAM 3040 , or TAM 4047 only offered in the summer.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 ; MATH 1029 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
AGRI 1001 First Year Seminar in Agriculture (1)
MATH 1029 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics (3)
TAM 2032 Introductory Apparel Design (3)
TAM 2037 Introductory Apparel Construction (3)
TAM 2045 The Fashion Industry (3) ¹

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in TAM 2038 .
CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
General Education course - Arts (3)
TAM 1100 Fashion and Society (3)
TAM 1232 Digital Illustration for the Apparel Industry (3)
TAM 2038 Intermediate Apparel Construction (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in TAM 2040 ; TAM 3037 .
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
MATH 1100 The Nature of Mathematics (3)
TAM 2040 Textile Science (3)
TAM 2041 Textile Science Laboratory (1)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)
TAM 3037 Flat Pattern Design (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 4

CRITICAL: ENGL 2000 .
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
TAM 3045 Visual Merchandising and Promotion Strategies (3)
TAM 3230 Pattern Design with Computer Application (3)
PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3)
General Education course- Natural Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

TAM 3022 Apparel Quality Analysis (3)
TAM 4037 Apparel Design Through Draping (3)
MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3) or
MKT 3401 Principles of Marketing (3)
General Education course- Natural Sciences (3)
General Education course- Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 6

CRITICAL: TAM 3030 , TAM 3040 , or TAM 4047 only offered in the summer.
TAM 3030 Field Study in Textiles, Apparel and Retailing (3) or
TAM 3040 International Field Study in Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising (3) or
TAM 4047 Internship in Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising (1-3)
TAM 4027 Couture Embellishment Techniques (3)
TAM 3032 Textile and Apparel Product Development (3)
TAM 3050 Sustainability for Apparel and Textiles (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 8

Total Semester Hours: 12

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹- Students must earn a grade of “C” or better.

Merchandising

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: MATH 1029 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: MATH 1100 ; “C” or better in TAM 2045 .
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in TAM 2040 .
SEMESTER 5: TAM 3022 /MKT 3401 .
SEMESTER 6: TAM 3030 , TAM 3040 , or TAM 4047 are only offered in the summer.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: MATH 1029 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
AGRI 1001 First Year Seminar in Agriculture (1)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1029 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics (3)
TAM 2045 The Fashion Industry (3)
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Physical or Life Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

CRITICAL: MATH 1100 ; “C” or better in TAM 2045 .
CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
MATH 1100 The Nature of Mathematics (3)
TAM 1100 Fashion and Society (3)
TAM 1232 Digital Illustration for the Apparel Industry (3)
General Education course - Physical or Life Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in TAM 2040 .
ACCT 2000 Survey of Accounting (3)
TAM 2032 Introductory Apparel Design (3)
TAM 2040 Textile Science (3)
TAM 2041 Textile Science Laboratory (1)
TAM 2042 Fashion: Trends, Analysis and Assortments (3)
PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 4

ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
MC 2035 Social Media and Digital Branding (3) or
MC 2040 Introduction to Advertising in the Digital Age (3)
TAM 3045 Visual Merchandising and Promotion Strategies (3)
TAM 3046 3D Visual Retailing Simulation (1)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 5

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 6

CRITICAL: TAM 3030 , TAM 3040 , or TAM 4047 are only offered in the summer.
TAM 3032 Textile and Apparel Product Development (3)
TAM 3030 Field Study in Textiles, Apparel and Retailing (3) or
TAM 3040 International Field Study in Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising (3) or
TAM 4047 Internship in Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising (1-3)
TAM 3043 Apparel Merchandising Strategies and Assortment Planning (3)
TAM 3050 Sustainability for Apparel and Textiles (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

TAM 4043 Advanced Textiles (3)
TAM 4044 Global Textile and Apparel Economics (3)
TAM 4046 Advanced Topics in Apparel Merchandising (3)
TAM 4071 History of Dress and Adornment Prior to 1800 (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8

Total Semester Hours: 12

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Textile Science

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 ; MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 2: MATH 1022 .
SEMESTER 3: TAM 2040 .
SEMESTER 4: MATH 1550
SEMESTER 5: ACCT 2000 ; TAM 3022 .

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 ; MATH 1021 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 3

CRITICAL: TAM 2040 .
CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
TAM 2040 Textile Science (3)
TAM 2041 Textile Science Laboratory (1)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: MATH 1550
CHEM 2001 Analytical Chemistry (3)
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
Elective (4)

Total Semester Hours: 17

Semester 5

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 7

CRITICAL: TAM 4047 is only offered in the summer.
TAM 4044 Global Textile and Apparel Economics (3)
TAM 4047 Internship in Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising (1-3)
TAM 4072 History of Dress and Adornment After 1800 (3)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)
Elective (3)