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Textiles and Clothing (TXCL)
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
TXCL 101 Introduction to Textiles and Clothing (2) Introduction
to the field of textiles and clothing. Standards, procedures,
competencies, and resources related to career and personal goals.
TXCL 111 Aesthetics of Clothing (3) Concepts
in dress and appearance and their application to individuals.
TXCL 200 Culture, Gender, and Appearance (3) Social
construction of gender within culture and its visual expression through
appearance. Analysis of role, identity, conformity, and deviance in
human appearance. Open to nonmajors. (Crosslisted as WS 200)
TXCL 201 Fashion Promotion (3) Concepts and
procedures in developing a retail fashion image through visual
merchandising and display, publicity, special events, and fashion
advertising. Careers in fashion promotion.
TXCL 205 Clothing Construction Methods (4) (3 Lec,
1 3-hr Lab) Principles, concepts, and procedures for quality
construction and custom fitting of clothing.
TXCL 215 Block Pattern Designing (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Principles of pattern making for women’s apparel through
manipulation of pattern blocks. Pre: 205 or consent.
TXCL 216 Fashion Design and Sketching (3) (2 Lec, 1
3-hr Lab) Principles and techniques of sketching the fashion figure
including garment details and fabric drape. Development of a personal
style of illustration. Pre: 111 or consent.
TXCL 221 Textile Fundamentals (4) (3 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Physical properties, structures, and finishes of textiles used
in apparel and home furnishings. Government and agency requirements
affecting textiles.
TXCL 237 Pattern Grading (3) Principles of
proportionally increasing or decreasing a master pattern according to a
prescribed set of body measurements. Application includes basic,
intermediate, and advanced designs. Use of computerized grading program.
Pre: 215.
TXCL 301 Fashion Theory and Marketing (3) Fashion
theories and concepts and their interrelationships with the design,
production, and distribution of fashion goods. Pre: either ECON 120,
ECON 130, or AREC 220; and consent.
TXCL 310 Costumes of the Western World (3) Chronological
study of costumes as related to culture and customs in socio-historical
and contemporary contexts. Emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries. Pre:
301, HIST 151, and HIST 152; or consent.
TXCL 315 Draping (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Principles
of pattern making through draping muslin models on standard garment
forms. Pre: 215 or consent.
TXCL 316 Advanced Pattern Design (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Further study of flat pattern methods and industrial practices
for fashion design majors. Use of CAD. Pre: 315.
TXCL 318 Fashion Illustration (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Advanced study in the illustration of the fashion figure.
Personal interpretation of the techniques of fashion illustration. Use
of CAD. Pre: 216 or life drawing.
TXCL 330 Advanced Construction Techniques (3) (2
Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Principles of advanced techniques for garment
construction with emphasis on new, difficult-to-handle fabrics. Pre: 205
or consent.
TXCL 337 Small Store Fashion Retailing (3) Principles,
procedures, and techniques of organizing a small fashion retail
enterprise. Application of decision-making inherent in small-store
merchandising. Students initiate, develop, implement, and evaluate
operations of a small fashion retail store. Pre: 371 and consent.
TXCL 350 Stitchery Design and Application (V) Emphasis
on design principles as applied to stitchery using a variety of
techniques and raw materials. Processes and problems experienced and
critiqued in a group environment. Repeatable. Pre: 205 or consent.
TXCL 370 Interior Design Fundamentals (3) Aesthetic,
social, and functional aspects of selection, layout, and furnishing of
home interiors; application of principles of design to family living
situations. Pre: ART 101 or consent.
TXCL 371 Fashion Buying and Merchandising (3) Theories
in buying and selling fashion and fashion-related merchandise. Types of
retail merchandising organizations, analysis of consumer demand,
selection of merchandise for resale, resident buying offices,
development of a fashion image. Pre: 301 and MKT 300; or consent.
TXCL 372 Case Studies in Merchandising (2) Analysis
of fashion merchandising problems, including the weighing of data,
disciplined thinking, and arriving at meaningful conclusions. Case study
method used. Co-requisite: 371.
TXCL 375 Merchandise Planning and Control (3) Theories,
problems, and procedures of financial and assortment planning and
control of merchandise inventories. Pre: 371, ACC 201, and MATH 100 (or
equivalent), and TXCL program math competency test.
TXCL 401 Clothing and Society (3) Seminar in
sociological, psychological, and economic implications of clothing and
adornment for the individual and society. Historic and contemporary
perspectives. Pre: 301 and consent.
TXCL 410 Ethnic Costumes of the World (3) Historical
development and characteristic features of ethnic costumes as found in
various cultures of the world. Repeatable once. Pre: 200 or consent.
TXCL 416 Costumes of East Asia (3) Historical
development and characteristic features of traditional and folk costumes
and fabrics of China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Okinawa, and Vietnam.
Relation to customs and culture. Pre: 216, 301, HIST 151, and HIST 152;
or consent.
TXCL 418 Costumes of South and Southeast Asia (3) Historical
development and characteristic features of traditional costumes and
fabrics of India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore,
Philippines; customs and culture. Pre: 216, 301, HIST 151, and HIST 152;
or consent.
TXCL 419 Apparel Design Studio I (3) Development
of independent expression through creative designing for a ready-to-wear
collection. Problem solving in the design process; includes sketching,
draping, blocking, muslin proofs, complete garments, and portfolio.
Studio courses must be taken in sequence. Pre: 301, 310, 316, 320, 330,
and either 416 or 418; or consent.
TXCL 420 Apparel Design Studio II (V) Continuation
of 419.
TXCL 430 Fashion Promotion Studio (V) Application
of principles and procedures related to the promotion of fashion
apparel. Preparation and presentation of fashion information through
shows, displays, media, and written communications. Repeatable. Pre:
consent.
TXCL 471 Textiles and Apparel in International
Market (3) Theories, concepts, problems relevant to international
trade of textiles and apparel products. Defines scope and challenge of
international market with regard to textile and apparel products. Pre:
371 or consent.
TXCL 491 Topics in Textiles and Clothing (V) Study
and discussion of special topics, problems. Offered by staff and
visiting faculty. Repeatable.
TXCL 492 Internship (4) Integration and
application of academic knowledge and critical skills emphasizing
professional development. Placement with an approved cooperating
supervisor/employer. Pre: senior standing and consent.
TXCL 496 Fashion Field Study (V) Study tours to
various centers of the world to examine historical and modern apparel
and textiles. Merchandising and design methods and operations examined.
Repeatable. Pre: consent.
TXCL 499 Directed Reading and Research (V) Pre:
consent.
TXCL 699 Directed Reading and Research (V) Pre:
consent and graduate standing.
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