Faculty
Charles Kim, Professor and Interim Chair of Department
Professors Dyer, Grasso; Assistant Professors Nelson, Vass, Yan; Visiting Assistant Professor Oh; Lecturers Collie, Lyon; Adjunct Associate Professors McEnally, Williamson

Textile Products Design & Marketing
Courses	Major-BS
Minor

The Textile Products Design and Marketing program offers two concentrations for majors and minors: Textile Products Design and Textile Products Marketing. These concentrations prepare students for positions with companies that 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.