This course serves as an introduction to the study of fashion and human environment and how fashion is perceived, marketed, and internalized within individuals across Western and non-Western cultures. A focus on both internal factors such as psychological, aesthetic and self-image, and external factors such as social, economic, cultural and political experiences will be addressed.

Principles of fit and design. Applied basic construction with emphasis on standards and custom techniques. Characteristics of fabrics used; individual pattern adjustment. Lecture, discussion, demonstration one hour; laboratory four hours.

Prerequisite: You must be a FACS major or FASH major to enroll in this course.

Introduction to critical reasoning, evaluating, and thinking skills through the social, environmental, and economic issues in fashion sustainability. Students will use research, reflection, acquisition of information, structuring arguments, and other critical thinking processes to analyze individual decision making as consumers, and gain an understanding of the greater global impact in fashion sustainability.

A study of dress in Western civilization from ancient times through the present. An interdisciplinary approach is used to examine how clothing communicates values displayed by the individual and functions as a reflection of trends in technology, political events, social ideals, and cultural developments such as art and music. Emphasis on the contributions and perspectives of women as well as differing roles in the production, dissemination, and consumption of clothing in relation to socioeconomic groups. Lecture, discussion.

Analysis of apparel construction and production; current industrial and technological developments. Discussion of sizing and quality standards with emphasis on identification of fabrics, garment styles, finding and trims. Lecture, discussion, demonstration, field trips.

Prerequisite: FACS 31, FACS 32.

Designed to develop an awareness and understanding of the total fashion industry including past, present and future directions of costume design, manufacturing, textiles, retailers' publications, buying offices, advertising and the consumer.

A in-depth exploration of fashion retailing from different perspectives, including organizational structure, store location and image with a focus on visual merchandising techniques, and fashion advertising and promotion strategies. Lecture-discussion.

Prerequisite: FACS 134.

Study of the relationship of humans and clothing within their cultural and social environment. Introduction to the fundamentals of social psychology in the examination of clothing and appearance. Clothing and appearance are studied as forms of nonverbal communication and as devices for expressing cultural and social values.

Overview of global factors affecting the textiles and apparel industries and trade, the impact of textiles and apparel industries on the economy and consumers, the US textiles and apparel in the global economy, and strategies for balancing conflicting interest.

Prerequisite: FACS 134 or MKTG 101.

This is a Service Learning course addressing the essentials of entrepreneurship in the fashion industry, enabling students to learn effective entrepreneurial and general management practice through service learning. Emphasis is placed on the essentials of planning that are vital to entrepreneurial success, step by step guide for starting a fashion business and effective business models, which focus on problems, solutions, key metrics and competitive advantages that will assist in pitching the business. Students complete 45 hours of fieldwork.

Prerequisite: FASH 134.