Graduate degrees in the department are tailored to departmental areas of expertise, professional goals of the candidate and College of Human Environmental Sciences and Graduate College requirements. Graduate programs may focus on either merchandising or environmental design. The purpose of graduate education is to prepare students, through specialized and intensive study, for careers in the professions. The DHM department serves the larger community as a functional center of knowledge and expertise within the fields of apparel design and production, merchandising, and interior design. The DHM graduate faculty seek to introduce committed new scholars to this professional environment, which provides opportunities for the discovery, integration, application and dissemination of new knowledge.
Graduate work requires a high degree of student initiative and independence.
In graduate classes, assignments usually are presented in broad terms, thereby permitting an opportunity to exercise self-direction in the specific focus of an assignment. This emphasis upon personal initiative and responsibility enables students to acquire the maturity and working style necessary for professional success, as well as growth in knowledge and ability. Please contact our Webmaster with questions or comments. All rights reserved.