Explore the foundations of fashion retailing, fashion promotion, fashion forecasting, textiles, cultural perspectives of fashion and consumer behavior.
Why minor in Fashion Industry's Science & Technology?
The curriculum offers introductory courses in fashion forecasting and promotions, textiles, research, data analysis, economic management, and managing apparel productions and people. You will graduate with working knowledge of apparel product development, apparel manufacturing, textile application, and the ability to utilize technology for analysis and marketing. You will also understand market trends as well as popular styles in a specific location(s), culture, age, and economic groups.
Minor requirements
Discover where fashion meets business through six courses (18 units) that are offered in spring, summer and fall semesters. The Fashion Industry's Science & Technology minor is perfect for students who are interested in fashion and want a flexible schedule — you could complete this minor in two summers.
- 18 total units to complete
- Courses can be taken in any order
- Courses used in the minor may not be applied to your major or a second minor
Minor courses
You will take the following courses to complete the minor:
- FITS 204 - Consumers, Fashion, and the Economy
- FITS 215 - Mechanics of Fashion
- FITS 333 - Fashion Promotion
- FITS 335 - Fashion Forecasting and Research Trends
- FITS 345 - Science of Textiles
- FITS 435 - Society, Culture & Fashion