DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES
MAJOR: TEXTILES AND CLOTHING: MERCHANDISING (TC)
Both the APD and TC curricula consist of a core supplemented by
courses specific to each major, facilitating a double major or
transfer from either major to the other.
CORE CURRICULUM CREDITS*
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing ........................... 3 (1)
Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing ........ 3 (1-4)
multicultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related content.#
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
External to the College
Humanities
English Writing course ....................................... 3 (2)
COMM 255 Fundamentals of Communication ....................... 3 (3)
or
COMM 312 Oral Communication in Business ...................... 3 (3)
ART 129 Design in Visual Arts ................................ 3 (2)
or
ART 130 Drawing I: Tools and Techniques ...................... 3 (2)
Foreign Language##
Two foreign language courses ............................... 0-8 (1-4)
Sciences
CHEM 101 General Chemistry ................................... 4 (1)
CHEM 102 General Chemistry ................................... 4 (1)
BISC 106/116 Elementary Human Physiology/Lab ................. 4 (2)
Math 114 or 115, or higher level/equivalent** ................ 3 (1,2)
Social Sciences
ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics ...................... 3 (1,2)
PSYC 201 General Psychology .................................. 3 (1,2)
SOCI 201 Introduction to Sociology ........................... 3 (1,2)
History course ............................................... 3 (1,2)
Within the College
Human Resources (HDFS, HRIM, HURE, NTDT) courses from ........... 6 (1-4)
two departments other than TDCE
Within the Department
TDCE 114 Clothing in Contemporary Society ....................... 3 (1)
One beginning Textiles course ................................... 3 (2)
TDCE 211 Clothing A: Basic Processes### ......................... 3 (1)
or
TDCE 216 Clothing B: Advanced Processes ......................... 3
TDCE 218 Fashion Merchandising .................................. 3 (2)
Costume History course .......................................... 3
TDCE 365 Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design Seminar ....... 1
TDCE 419 Social-Psychological Aspects of Clothing ............... 3 (4)
TDCE 444 Fashion Presentation ................................... 1
TDCE 455 Textiles, Clothing and the Economy ..................... 3 (4)
Advanced Textiles course ........................................ 3 (2)
CORE CURRICULUM COURSE CREDITS TO TOTAL ........................ 79-82
ADDITIONAL TEXTILES AND CLOTHING:
MERCHANDISING CURRICULUM
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
External to the College
Business
ACCT 207 Accounting I ........................................ 3 (2)
or
TDCE 217 Accounting Practice for Merchandise ................. 3 (2)
ACCT 352 Law and Social Issues in Business ................... 3 (3)
ACCT 260 Introduction to Business Information Systems I ...... 3 (3)
BUAD 301 Introduction to Marketing ........................... 3 (3-4)
BUAD 309 Management and Organizational Behavior .............. 3 (3-4)
BUAD 471 Advertising Management .............................. 3 (4)
BUAD 474 Marketing Channels and Retailing .................... 3 (4)
ECON 152 Introduction to Macroeconomics ...................... 3 (1,2)
Within the Department
TDCE 318 Fashion Merchandising Products ......................... 3
TDCE 418 Advanced Fashion Merchandising ......................... 4 (3)
Additional TDCE courses ......................................... 6 (2-4)
ELECTIVES
Electives ...................................................... 10-24 (2-4)
May include Military Science, Music, or Physical Education
(Only two credits of activity-type Physical Education and four
credits of Music organization credits and four credits of 100-
and 200-level courses in Military Science/Air Force may be
counted toward the degree).
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF .................................... 129
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* Figures in parentheses indicate year or years in which the course is
normally taken, i.e. (1) freshman year, (2) sophmore year, etc.
# This requirement may be fulfilled through a course taken to complete
major, group, breadth, or elective requirements.
** ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics has MATH 114 or MATH 115 as a
corequisite.
## In general, students are required to take either a 105-106 or 106-107
sequence in a particular foreign language, for a total of eight credits.
Students with fewer than two high school years of a particular foreign
language will be placed in a 105 language course and will then take
105-106. Students with two or three years of a particular language will
be placed in a 106 language course and will then take 106-107. Students
with more than 3 years will be placed in a 107 language course and, upon
completing 107, will be advised, but not required, to take a 200 level
language course. Students with four or more high school years of a
foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement by taking an
exemption examination and will then be advised, but not required, to
take a 200 level course.
### APD students testing out of TDCE 211 will have additional FREE ELECTIVE
credits. In the TC major, students will be required to complete TDCE 211
or higher level TDCE 216