Experience fashion, home furnishings, and hospitality industries through visits to manufacturing facilities, retail establishments, museums, historical structures, hotels, restaurants, and industry support organizations.
Credit varies depending upon length of field study and destination.
Student may not use more than three hours of field study to fulfill degree requirements. Overview of textile and apparel industries with emphasis on international issues and factors affecting the production through distribution of textiles and apparel. Includes non-traditional merchandising formats. Fall semester offering only. Study and application of visual merchandising in a virtual format.