Minor in Textile and Apparel Management
An undergraduate minor in Textile and Apparel Management is available for students pursuing a major in another department.
Requirements
A minimum of 18 credit hours is required with at least six hours at the 2000 level or above. At least 15 of the 18 total credit hours must be taken in residence at the University of Missouri. Prerequisites for all courses must be met, or the student must have the permission of the instructor.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
| Required Courses: | ||
| T_A_M 1200 | Basic Concepts of Apparel Design and Production | 3 |
| or T_A_M 1300 | Introduction to Fashion Retail Strategies | |
| T_A_M 2200 | Science of Textiles | 3 |
| Select 12 credits from any area listed below in consultation with a TAM Advisor. Credits may be taken in a variety of interest areas. | ||
| Apparel Industry Studies | ||
| T_A_M 2100 | Introduction to Digital Presentation Techniques | 3 |
| T_A_M 2120 | Professional Development Seminar | 3 |
| T_A_M 2400 | Global Consumers | 3 |
| T_A_M 2600W | Moral and Ethical Issues in the Global Fashion Supply Chain - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| or T_A_M 2600HW | Moral and Ethical Issues in the Global Fashion Supply Chain - Honors/Writing Intensive | |
| T_A_M 3010W | Think Global: Fundamentals of Globalization and Digital Technologies - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| or T_A_M 3010HW | Think Global: Fundamentals of Globalization and Digital Technologies - Honors/Writing Intensive | |
| T_A_M 3200 | Softgoods Quality Evaluation | 3 |
| T_A_M 4110 | Global Sourcing | 3 |
| T_A_M 4400 | The Retail Consumer: Advanced Data Analytics | 3 |
| T_A_M 4549 | International Experiential Learning in Textiles and Apparel | 1-3 |
| T_A_M 4810 | Case Studies in an Inter/Multicultural World | 3 |
| T_A_M 4949 | Field Training in Textiles and Apparel Management | 0-3 |
| T_A_M 4998 | Experiential Learning in Textiles and Apparel | 1-3 |
| Historical/Behavioral Studies in Dress | ||
| T_A_M 2500W | Social Appearance in Time and Space - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| T_A_M 2520W | History of Western Dress - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| T_A_M 3520W | 19th and 20th Century Western Dress - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| Apparel Retailing & Digital Merchandising | ||
| T_A_M 2300 | Retail Finance and Merchandise Control | 3 |
| T_A_M 3300 | Retail and Merchandising Analysis | 3 |
| T_A_M 3700 | Omnichannel Retailing in the Digital World | 3 |
| T_A_M 3800 | Retail Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| T_A_M 4000 | Digital Marketing Strategies for Fashion | 3 |
| T_A_M 4300 | Fashion Brand Management and Promotion | 3 |
| T_A_M 4600 | Digital Merchandising | 3 |
| T_A_M 4990 | Retail Marketing and Merchandising | 3 |
| Apparel Product Development | ||
| T_A_M 2280 | Apparel Production | 3 |
| T_A_M 2380 | Apparel Patternmaking | 3 |
| T_A_M 2580 | Apparel Computer Aided Design | 3 |
Students who wish to complete a minor should contact Bryn Chambers, bchambers@missouri.edu.