Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program student obtains a broad-based background in fashion design and merchandising. They may pursue a fashion merchandising or a fashion design option; both curricula consist of a minimum of 128 credit hours. Minors are available in areas such as business, advertising, foreign languages, public relations, communication studies, sociology, history, or art history. All FDM students are encouraged to seek summer employment in the textile, apparel, or retail fields in order to gain experience and integrate coursework into business professional settings. Fashion merchandising students are required to take a three-credit work practicum following their second year in the program. Both program options require an internship in which students apply textile, apparel, and/or merchandising subject matter in a professional setting. The practicum and internship are available during the summer and fall semesters only.

Modul program

The following are the modules: First Year: FDM 110 Introduction to Fashion Business, FDM 140 Introductory Textiles, FDM 135 Figure and Fabric Drawing, FDM Restricted Electives, DSM 293C SPTP: Intro. to Design, Second Year: FDM 210 Fashion and Dress Through History, FDM 251 Applied Fashion/History, FDM 230 Apparel Production and Fit Study Abroad-Optional, summer, FDM 250 Flat Pattern Design after 1st or 2nd yr, FDM Restricted Elective, Third Year: FDM 220 Fashion, the Body, and Culture, FDM 260 Visual Merchandising, FDM 350 Draping FDM Restricted Elective, FDM 360 Fashion Merchandising, Fourth Year: FDM 430 Fashion Design Portfolio, FDM 311 Fashion Study Tour, or spring, FDM 491 Professional Field Exp. of 3rd yr. elective, preferable previous summer FDM Restricted Elective, FDM 493H Special Topics, Couture Techniques.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants must possess the following high school credits: four units of English including courses in grammar, composition, and literature, three units in social studies including US history, three units in college preparatory mathematics including algebra I, algebra II, and geometry, three units in science - two of the three units must be laboratory science. Students are strongly recommended to complete a minimum of two consecutive units of a foreign language. International students must have an overall grade point average of 225 and either an ACT composite score of 20 or a total SAT score of 950. International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 61(IBT), 173 (CBT), 500 (PBT) or a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is also required.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

West Virginia University

Nama jurusan

Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Division of Design and Merchandising