The Product Development concentration offers unique learning opportunities in developing and innovating consumer products. This concentration teaches students necessary skills and knowledge for product development, including market potential analysis, trend forecasting, technology and material research, concept development, product line development, computer-aided design, technical package, packaging/branding strategies, pricing and costing, product line management, quality assurance, sourcing, supply chain management, and new venture start-ups.
Students in this concentration gain competence to be successful industry professionals or entrepreneurs through market-driven, industry-sponsored projects, which allows them to develop further networks with the real world. Students graduating with this concentration often pursue careers in highly technical product development fields such as outdoor products or sportswear industries.
Effective Fall 2023
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AM 101 | Fashion Industries | 3 | |
| AM 110 | Apparel and Merchandising Digital Technology | 3 | |
| AM 130 | Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | 3 |
| AM 143 | Introduction to Apparel Design | 4 | |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| DM 192A | First Year Seminar: Apparel and Merchandising | 1 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| AM 220 | Textiles | 3 | |
| AM 250 | Dress and Human Behavior (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| AM 270 | Merchandising Processes | 3 | |
| AM 275 | Product Development I | 3 | |
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | 3 | |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Fundamentals of Accounting | |||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| AM 321 | Advanced Textiles | 3 | |
| AM 330 | Global Sourcing of Textiles and Apparel | 3 | |
| AM 335 | Textiles and Apparel Supply Chains | 3 | |
| AM 342 | Computer-Aided Textile Design | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Historic Costume | |||
| Historic Textiles | |||
| AM 375 | Product Development II | 4B | 3 |
| AM 376 | Prototyping Testing for Product Development | 3 | |
| AM 421 | Textiles Product Quality Assessment | 3 | |
| DM 492 | Professional Practice | 2 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Senior | |||
| AM 475 | Product Development III | 4A,4C | 3 |
| DM 487C1 | Internship: Product Development | 12 | |
| Upper-Division AM or DM Electives2 | 9 | ||
| Elective | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
Internship Alternative Courses1,3
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AM 342 | Computer-Aided Textile Design | 3 |
| AM 344 | Adobe Illustrator for Apparel Design | 3 |
| AM 364 | History of Fashion Designers/Manufacturers | 3 |
| AM 366 | Merchandising Promotion | 3 |
| AM 371 | Merchandise Planning and Control | 4 |
| AM 430 | International Retailing | 3 |
| AM 450 | Social-Psychological Aspects of Clothing | 3 |
| AM 466 | Retail Environment Design and Planning | 3 |
| ART 350 | Fibers II | 4 |
| ART 351 | Fibers III | 4 |
| ART 450 | Fibers IV | 4 |
| ART 451 | Fibers V | 4 |
| DM 360/MKT 360 | Retailing | 3 |
| DM 400 | U.S. Travel-New York City | 3 |
| DM 470A | International Design and Merchandising: Apparel | 2 |
| DM 470B | International Design and Merchandising: Interior Design | 2 |
| DM 474 | Fashion Show Production and Event Planning | 3 |
| DM 482 | Travel Abroad | 1 |
| JTC 301 | Corporate and Professional Communication (GT-CO3) | 3 |
| JTC 310 | Copy Editing | 3 |
| JTC 311 | History of Media | 3 |
| JTC 316 | Multiculturalism and the Media | 3 |
| JTC 320A | Reporting: General News | 3 |
| JTC 320B | Reporting: Sports | 3 |
| JTC 320C | Reporting: Business | 3 |
| JTC 320D | Reporting: Government and Political | 3 |
| JTC 320H | Reporting: Special Topics | 3 |
| JTC 326 | Online Storytelling and Audience Engagement | 3 |
| JTC 340 | Video Editing | 3 |
| JTC 342 | Writing for Visual Media | 3 |
| JTC 350 | Public Relations | 3 |
| JTC 361 | Writing for Specialized Magazines | 3 |
| JTC 372 | Web Design and Development | 3 |
| JTC 411 | Media Ethics and Issues | 3 |
| JTC 412 | International Mass Communication | 3 |
| JTC 413 | New Media Trends and Society | 3 |
| JTC 414 | Media Effects | 3 |
| JTC 415 | Communications Law | 3 |
| JTC 471 | Research for Public Communicators | 3 |
| MGT 320 | Contemporary Management Principles/Practices | 3 |
| MGT 330 | Creativity, Innovation, and Value Creation | 3 |
| MGT 340 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 410 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 420 | New Venture Creation | 3 |
| MGT 440 | New Venture Management | 3 |
| MGT 470 | Managerial Decisions-Issues and Analysis | 3 |
| MGT 475 | International Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 366 | Services Marketing | 3 |
| SOC 301 | Development of Sociological Thought | 3 |
| SOC 302 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 330 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 342 | Work and Leisure in Society | 3 |
| SOC 362 | Social Change | 3 |
| SOC 460 | Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology | 3 |
| TH 363 | Costume Design II | 3 |
- 1
Registration for DM 487C depends on acceptance by a cooperating company. Students not enrolled in an internship will select 12 credits from the department list of Internship Alternative Courses.
- 2
Select upper-division (300- to 400-level) AM or DM subject code courses ending in -00 to -79.
- 3
Courses used to fulfill upper-division AM or DM electives in the program cannot be used to fulfill course requirements for internship alternatives.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Minimum grade requirements for Apparel and Merchandising - Product Development concentration are as follows: AM 101, AM 130, DM 272, MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 124 with grades of C (2.000) or better.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 101 | Fashion Industries | X | 3 | ||
| AM 130 | Awareness and Appreciation of Design | X | 3B | 3 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
| DM 192A | First Year Seminar: Apparel and Merchandising | 1 | |||
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 110 | Apparel and Merchandising Digital Technology | X | 3 | ||
| AM 143 | Introduction to Apparel Design | 4 | |||
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 | ||
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 220 | Textiles | 3 | |||
| AM 250 | Dress and Human Behavior (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| AM 275 | Product Development I | 3 | |||
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | X | 3 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 270 | Merchandising Processes | X | 3 | ||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Fundamentals of Accounting | |||||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 330 | Global Sourcing of Textiles and Apparel | X | 3 | ||
| AM 342 | Computer-Aided Textile Design | X | 3 | ||
| AM 375 | Product Development II | X | 4B | 3 | |
| AM 421 | Textiles Product Quality Assessment | 3 | |||
| DM 492 | Professional Practice | 2 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 321 | Advanced Textiles | X | 3 | ||
| AM 335 | Textiles and Apparel Supply Chains | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Historic Costume | X | ||||
| Historic Textiles | |||||
| AM 376 | Prototyping Testing for Product Development | 3 | |||
| Advanced Writing | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 475 | Product Development III | X | 4A,4C | 3 | |
| Upper-Division AM/DM Electives | 9 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| DM 487C | Internship: Product Development | X | 12 | ||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 12 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||