Department of Textile Products Design and Marketing
School of Human Environmental Sciences

210 Stone Building
(336) 334-250
http://www.uncg.edu/tdm

Textile Products Design and Marketing Courses (TDM) | Textile Products Design and Marketing Major (BS) | Textile Products Design and Marketing Minor

Faculty

Carl Dyer, Professor and Chair of Department
Professors Cassill, Kim; Associate Professor Grasso; Assistant Professors Jones, Plumlee, Vass; Lecturer Gibson; Adjunct Associate Professors McEnally, Williamson

The Textile Products Design and Marketing program offers two concentrations for majors and minors: Textile Products Marketing and Textile Products Design. These concentrations prepare students for positions with companies who focus on the development, design or marketing strategies in the soft goods chain or textile related industries.

During the first two years of study, students will complete a majority of their general education requirements and begin introductory textile, design, and marketing courses. Since many students frequently change majors early in their academic careers, the majority of textile products design and marketing courses are offered during the junior and senior years.

Students begin in-depth study in either Textile Products Design or Textile Products Marketing in their junior year. All students take supporting courses in the Bryan School of Business and Economics, preferably during their sophomore and junior years. Marketing students can complete sufficient courses (21 hours) in the Bryan School to complete a minor in Business.

Internship experiences are completed between a student's junior and senior years. Students prepare for this opportunity by completing a pre-internship class. Internships are structured and supervised to ensure that students have a quality experience. Because of the proximity to North Carolina's textile and apparel industry, the majority of students have experiences within the state.

International exposure is built into the total curriculum beginning in the freshman year with a non-western course, "Culture, Human Behavior and Clothing", and continues throughout the program. Study of foreign languages is encouraged and international study experiences are possible.