Courses
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
(Dual-listed with AMD 4040).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Theories and principles of textile science. Textile product serviceability. Effect of fiber structure on properties and performance. New developments in textiles. Previous coursework in textile science and chemistry recommended.
(Dual-listed with AMD 3050).
Credits: 3.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Principles of product and materials evaluation and quality assurance. Developing specifications and using standard practices for evaluating materials, product characteristics, performance, and quality. Previous coursework in natural science and statistics recommended.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Overview of scholarship in apparel, merchandising, and design with emphasis on current and future directions. Fundamentals of writing literature reviews. Examination of ethical issues in scholarship and academic life. Introduction to creativity, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Digital technologies in textile and apparel design. Theories and practices connected to technology in apparel fields. Technologies explored in this class may include digital textile design and printing, 3D body scanning, avatar development for digital fitting or other advanced technologies used in the textile and apparel industries. Previous coursework in research methods recommended. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Credit or enrollment in AMD 5100
Research, analyze, and apply experimental patternmaking techniques to original garments suitable for entry into a juried competition/exhibitions. Compare, contrast, and organize a framework of research patternmaking principles through content analysis or other appropriate research techniques. Documentation of learning and design process. Previous coursework in apparel construction and patternmaking recommended. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Studio 6.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Focus on artisanal textile, apparel, or surface and structural design techniques. Design processes for specialty fabrics and markets. Topics vary by term. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Examination of hedonic nature of consumer experience and its application to experiential design and branding of retail/hospitality establishments. Emphasis on consumer behavior, environmental psychology, and marketing literature. Previous coursework in psychology, consumer behavior, or marketing recommended. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Using a variety of sources and methods of analysis, students will develop their ability to read and interpret primary and secondary sources and to understand the methodology underpinnings and process of constructing dress history.Anticipated Semesters Offered: Spring - Alternate offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with AMD 4580/ WGS 4580).
(Cross-listed with WGS 5580).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Focus on analyzing the dressed and undressed body of individuals in the queer and trans communities in various cultural contexts with a focus on material culture. Examine concepts related to gender and sexuality and the changing definitions and representations of individuals who identify in the queer and trans communities focusing on appearance, fashion, and the body. Historic and current representations of fashion, styles, and appearances will be analyzed and discussed. Attention to how sexuality and gender intersect with and shape other identities including race, ability, body size, and class. Examine the complex structures, systems, and ideologies that uphold discrimination and unequitable distribution of power and resources as related to the course material. Attention will mostly be given to North American perspectives. We will use material culture to explore how objects related to fashioning the body reveal lived experiences about the owners and consumers. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Analysis of fashion and cultural practices of historically marginalized communities with a focus on power, privilege, and social justice. Heightened attention towards the 20th and 21st centuries. Examination of the way the global fashion industry intersects with and is related to the communities and their dress practices under study. Emphasis on ethnographic research methods. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Overview of current sustainability theory, research, and methodology. Emphasis on the evaluation and discussion of current sustainability literature and sustainable practice of apparel, textiles, and related products and services through people, processes, and the environment. Development and presentation of original scholarly and creative design work under various sustainability frameworks. Previous knowledge in apparel industry and product development recommended. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Application of concepts and theories from the social sciences to the study of consumer behavior. Experience in conducting research; manuscript writing. Previous coursework in consumer behavior and statistics recommended. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Evaluation of textile and apparel industries in global markets considering ethical, economic, political, social, and professional implications. Sourcing strategies in a global environment. Corporate and consumer social responsibility and sustainability. Experience in conducting research using secondary data. Previous coursework in merchandising, marketing, or economics recommended. Offered odd-numbered years. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Using the case study method, students apply merchandising theory, principles, and practices to industry scenarios. Emphasis on problem solving, creative thinking, data analysis, and data interpretation involved in business operations. Focus on the development of leadership skills while functioning in small and large groups.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Analysis of technology and consumer trends, industry practices, and marketing strategies for e-commerce including big data, data mining, and social media. Evaluation and development of apparel or hospitality company websites. Theory application to the development of multi-channel business strategies. Previous coursework in marketing recommended. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to social network related theories, practices and analyses. Visualize and analyze social structures, formed from social relationships, interactions, communications, and social media activities. Explore methods for social network data collection and data management, including application on big data. Practical guidelines on conducting S research in social science contexts, including applying S with big data. Previous coursework in statistics recommended. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Individually designed AMD-related projects that reflect the special interests of the student.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with AMD 4950).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Studio 6.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Creation of an apparel line from target market research to prototypes through the use of manual techniques and CAD technologies. The line is to be included in a professional portfolio and pieces submitted to a juried exhibition. Previous coursework in apparel construction and design recommended.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Creative Component.
Courses for graduate students:
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Discussion of scholarship and current issues. Topics vary.
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 4.
Analysis and application of design theory and creative processes, including strategies for solving aesthetic, functional, and/or technology-focused design problems. Creation and dissemination of design scholarship. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring, Summer)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Analysis of cultural and social science theories, concepts, frameworks, and epistemologies applicable to how fashion products, management, and media are produced, distributed, consumed, regulated, and represented. Emphasis on qualitative research, theoretical interpretation, and theory development while centering justice and decolonizing theories. Example theories examined include Black feminist thought, critical race theory, feminist queer crip, tribalcrit, symbolic interaction, and semiotics. Collection, analysis, and interpretation of qualitative data. Offered odd-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Review of current merchandising theory, research, and methodology. Emphasis on the evaluation and discussion of current and seminal merchandising literature, understanding research processes, interpretation of findings, assessing implications of research for future directions in merchandising, and the development and presentation of original scholarly work. Previous coursework in statistics recommended. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Advanced Topcis.
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course