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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Apparel Design B.S.
Sub-plan: Technical Design
Sample Plan: Technical Design
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
DES 2101 - Design and Visual Presentation : 3.0 cr
DES 2701 - Creative Design Methods : 3.0 cr
GDES 1311 - Foundations: Drawing and Design in Two and Three Dimensions : 4.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
ADES 1221 - Introduction to Soft Goods Fabrication : 3.0 cr
ADES 2221 - Design in 3 Dimensions : 4.0 cr
RM 1201 - Fashion, Ethics, and Consumption : 3.0 cr : CIV
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 2213 - Textile Product Analysis : 4.0 cr
ADES 2222 - Apparel Design Studio II : 4.0 cr
GDES 3312 - Color and Form in Surface Design : 4.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ADES 2211 - Fashion Illustration and Portfolio Development : 4.0 cr
ADES 2214 - Softlines Analysis : 3.0 cr
ADES 3217 - Fashion: Trends and Communication : 3.0 cr
ADES 3223 - Apparel Design Studio III : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 3227 - Design for Manufacturing : 4.0 cr
ADES 4218W - Fashion, Design, and the Global Industry : 3.0 cr : WI
DES 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation for Design : 1.0 cr
RM 2215 - Introduction to Retail Merchandising : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
ADES 3224W - Functional Clothing Design : 4.0 cr : WI
RM 3124 - Consumers of Design : 3.0 cr
RM 4217 - International Retail Markets : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Environment, Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
ADES 4215 - Product Development: Softlines : 4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives, Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ADES 4225 - Apparel Design Studio V : 4.0 cr
DES 5185 - Human Factors in Design : 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
DES 5188 - Anthropometrics, Sizing & Fit : 4.0 cr