Students research and analyze trends, evaluate consumer markets, use technology to conceptualize, design and produce apparel products, and prepare promotional presentations. Both Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising students can study in Europe and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. The opportunity to double-major in Fashion Merchandising is an option for all majors. Early Childhood Development and Education . . . Students may receive certification as teachers of children from birth to kindergarten, or they may be certified in Early Childhood Special Education.
Students value the close faculty-student relationship and the varied field experiences.
Educational Studies . . . Course work provides students with knowledge about the fundamental structure of the educational process. Flexibility of requirements allows students to build a program based on their special interests and apply the study of education to careers in business, law, journalism, publishing, or similar fields. Most students complete a program of study that will allow them to become certified in more than one area thereby greatly increasing their employability. A rigorous liberal arts academic preparation, a strong foundation in the methodology of teaching, and participation in many varied field experiences working with children gives students the knowledge and competencies to enter the teaching profession well prepared.