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The Textiles and Apparel Merchandising major at WKU is comprised of 76 hours in the major. The following chart shows course requirements for this major:
PROGRAM FOCUS: The central purpose of this program is to prepare graduates who can successfully fulfill focal roles as managers, merchandisers, and problem solvers in the textile and apparel industry.
Comprehensive Major--No Minor Required
Textiles & Apparel Merchandising Specialization
DMT 110 Design Concepts
DMT 120 Design Studio I
DMT 131 Basic Apparel Construction
DMT 132 Perspectives of Dress
CFS 221 Creative Problem Solving in Design and Merchandising
CFS 222 CAD in Human Environment
OR AMS 202 CAD
DMT 223 Textiles
DMT 231 Textiles and Apparel Quality Analysis
CFS 310 Management of Family Resources
CFS 311 Family Relations
DMT 321 Professional Ethics and Issues Seminar
DMT 322 Merchandising I for DMT
DMT 332 History of Twentieth Century Fashion
DMT 333 Fashion Fundamentals
DMT 334 Apparel Design Management
CFS 410 Internship
DMT 421 Portfolio Design
DMT 422 Textile Design and Performance
DMT 431 Clothing and Human Behavior
DMT 432 Visual Merchandising & Promotion
DMT 433 Fashion Synthesis
DMT 435 Computer Applications in Textiles and Apparel Management
DMT (TAM Elective)
MGT 310 Organization and Management
MKT 320 Basic Marketing Concepts
EXAMPLES OF POSITIONS: buyer trainee; mid-level mall manager; multi-line manager for factory outlet(s); direct marketer; mid-level manager in textile and apparel merchandising; quality assurance director; product development manager; sales representative; museum curator; visual merchandiser; fashion consultant/coordinator; entrepreneur; and product merchandiser.
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