Design, Housing & Merchandising: Apparel Design and Production, MS

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Research Thesis Option

Total Hours: 30

Core Courses
DHM 5001Orientation to Graduate Studies in Design, Housing and Merchandising1
DHM 5013Research Developments in Design, Housing and Merchandising3
DHM 5112Research Planning and Proposal Writing2
Required Non-Core Courses
DHM 5003Theoretical Perspectives for Design, Housing and Merchandising3
STAT 5013Statistics for Experimenters I3
DHM 5000Master's Thesis6
Hours Subtotal18
Electives
Select from any of the following (9 credits of which must be in DHM):12
Sustainable Design for Apparel and Interiors
Theories of Creative Process in Design and Merchandising
DHM 5233
Design Evaluation
Sociological, Psychological and Economic Aspects of Consumer Behavior
Applied Sensation, Perception and Behavioral Psychology in DHM
Career Internship
Theory and Design of Functional Apparel
Hours Subtotal12
Total Hours30

Design Thesis Option

Total Hours: 30

Core Courses
DHM 5001Orientation to Graduate Studies in Design, Housing and Merchandising1
DHM 5013Research Developments in Design, Housing and Merchandising3
DHM 5112Research Planning and Proposal Writing2
Required Non-Core Courses
DHM 5000Master's Thesis6
DHM 5003Theoretical Perspectives for Design, Housing and Merchandising3
DHM 5113Theories of Creative Process in Design and Merchandising3
DHM 5233 Design Evaluation3
Hours Subtotal21
Electives
Select from any of the following (6 credits of which must be in DHM):9
Sustainable Design for Apparel and Interiors
Sociological, Psychological and Economic Aspects of Consumer Behavior
Applied Sensation, Perception and Behavioral Psychology in DHM
Career Internship
Theory and Design of Functional Apparel
Statistics for Experimenters I
Hours Subtotal9
Total Hours30

Graduate College Master's Program Requirements

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