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Twin Cities Campus
Clothing Design B.S.
Design, Housing & Apparel
College of Design
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Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2008.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 77 to 81.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science.
Clothing design students learn to design, produce, and market clothing products by developing the creative thinking and technical expertise to address contemporary issues while using industry technologies, communicating design ideas, and gaining an understanding of the global apparel industry. The program incorporates custom design and industry production approaches and features projects that emphasize fashion and function. The program focuses on a research-based design process used by many design industries, and courses incorporate industry-sponsored projects and community service projects. Studio courses closely replicate the professional working methods of clothing designers. In addition to providing a strong liberal arts curriculum, courses offer essential background in costume history, consumer behavior, and social and cultural meanings of apparel. A required internship and mentor experience provides students with professional experience. An annual fashion show presents students' achievements to the professional community.
Students enter the program as pre-clothing design majors. To attain full major status, they must complete six required pre-clothing design courses with a grade of at least C-, maintain a 2.50 GPA, and pass a competitive portfolio review. Students entering the program should also have clothing construction/assembly competence and a working knowledge of microcomputers and software.
To complete the major, students must take six sequential clothing design studio courses. They are also encouraged to use the liberal education categories to explore multicultural themes and to strengthen knowledge that supports their major coursework.
Graduates of the program work in various settings, including product development and quality assurance for large retail companies, product design for small and large manufacturers, theater and film design, wearable art, and custom design.
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Admission Requirements
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Students must complete 6 courses before admission to the program.
Freshmen and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following:
2.5 for students already admitted to the degree-granting college.
2.5 for students transferring from another University of Minnesota college.
2.5 for students transferring from outside the University.
Admission to the pre-major status is done by a competitive holistic review. Students must maintain a GPA of 2.50 during pre-major coursework. In addition, students must receive a minimum grade of C- or better in the required pre-major courses before going through portfolio review (not just a 2.50 GPA). Once students have achieved major status, they must maintain a GPA of 2.00.
Students must pass a portfolio review to be admitted into the degree program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
Pre-Clothing Design Courses
Students must demonstrate competence in basic clothing construction skills by successfully completing DHA 1221 and passing the sewing proficiency exam.
Note: Students must be admitted to pre-major status to take most of these courses.
DHA 1101W - Introduction to Design Thinking, OH, WI (4.0 cr)
DHA 1201 - Clothing Design, Merchandising, and the Consumer, C/PE (3.0 cr)
DHA 1221 - Clothing Assembly Fundamentals (3.0 cr)
DHA 1311 - Foundations: Drawing and Design in Two and Three Dimensions (4.0 cr)
DHA 1312 - Foundations: Color and Design in Two and Three Dimensions (4.0 cr)
DHA 2221 - Clothing Design Studio I (4.0 cr)
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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All coursework in the major must be taken A-F (with the exception of the internship). Communication Courses
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3.0 cr)
or PSTL 1461 - Multicultural Perspectives in Public Speaking, C/PE (3.0 cr)
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing, WI (4.0 cr)
Major Courses
DHA 2211 - Illustration for Clothing Design (3.0 cr)
DHA 2213 - Textile Analysis (4.0 cr)
DHA 2222 - Clothing Design Studio II (4.0 cr)
DHA 3217 - Fashion Trends and Visual Analysis (3.0 cr)
DHA 3223 - Clothing Design Studio III (4.0 cr)
DHA 3224 - Clothing Design Studio IV (4.0 cr)
DHA 3225 - Clothing Design Research (1.0 cr)
DHA 3312 - Color and Form in Surface Design (3.0 cr)
DHA 4121 - History of Costume (4.0 cr)
DHA 4196 - Internship in DHA (1.0-4.0 cr)
DHA 4212W - Dress, Society, and Culture, CD, WI (3.0 cr)
DHA 4225 - Clothing Design Studio V (3.0 cr)
DHA 4226 - Clothing Design Studio VI (4.0 cr)
DHA 4215 - Product Development: Softlines (4.0 cr)
DHA 4330 - Surface Fabric Design Workshop (4.0 cr)
or DHA 4340 - Woven, Knit, and Non-Woven Fiber Design Workshop (4.0 cr)
DHA 2215 - Multichannel Retailing (3.0 cr)
or DHA 4217 - International Developments in Textiles and Apparel, IP (3.0 cr)
or DHA 4216 - Retail Promotion and Consumer Decision Making (4.0 cr)
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Program Sub-plans
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A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
College of Design students in honors programs complete sophisticated academic and creative projects that provide intensive learning experiences. In the final year, students must complete an honors project.
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