University of Wyoming - Textiles and Merchandising
University Studies requirements
CORE COMPONENTS
CREDITS
| Course | Cr. Hours | Course Description |
| Intellectual Community (I) | 1-3 | Provides the skills and philosophy necessary for success as a student and as a life-long learner. Academic, content-based courses are individually tailored to each discipline. May be taken for 1-3 Credit Hours |
| Writing 1 (WA) | 3 | College Composition and Rhetoric must be completed with grade of C or better. |
| Oral Communication (O) | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning 1 (QA) | 3 |
All students must fulfill the QA
requirement, either by placing into a QB course or through successfully completing a QA course. |
| Quantitative Reasoning 2 (QB) | 3 | Students are required to satisfy both QA and QB requirements. All QB courses have a QA prerequisite. |
| Science (S, SB, SP, SE) | 4-8 | Complete any two approved courses from the three categories: biological (SB), physical (SP) and earth sciences (SE). One of these courses must have a laboratory component. OR complete one approved integrated science course (S), which must have a laboratory component. |
| Cultural Context (C, CH, CS, CA) | 9 |
Complete nine approved credit
hours, three from each of the three
categories: humanities (CH), social and behavioral sciences (CS),
and the fine arts (CA). OR complete three
hours of approved integrated cultural
context coursework (C) plus three approved credit hours from two of
the three categories (CH, CS and CA).
Students who complete six hours of C coursework may fulfill the cultural context requirement by completing one of the remaining three categories. Students who complete nine hours of C coursework have fulfilled the cultural context requirement. |
| US and Wyoming Constitutions (V) | 3 | Approved V courses fulfill both US and Wyoming Constitutions requirements. |
| Physical Activity and Health (P) | 1 |
EMBEDDABLE
COMPONENTS
Embeddable components may be taught as part of another course. This
does not preclude those components being taught in courses dedicated
solely to that topic. Embeddable components will ordinarily be fulfilled in
the context of three credit courses.
| Course | Cr. Hours | Course Description |
| Information Literacy (L) | 1-3 | Usually met as an embedded component of a course taken during the freshman year. |
| Writing 2 (WB) | 3 | Successful completion of WA is required prior to enrolling in a WB course. |
| Writing 3 (WC) | 3 |
Successful completion of a WB is
required prior to enrolling in a WC course. |
| Global Awareness (G) | 3 | |
| Diversity in the US (D) | 3 |
The family and consumer sciences core consists of
the following courses:
| Course | Credit Hours |
| FCSC 1010 Perspectives in FCS | 2 |
| FCSC 1140 Nutrition or | 2 |
| FCSC 1141 Principles of Nutrition or | 3 |
| FCSC 1150 Scientific Study of Food | 3 |
| FCSC 2121 Child Development or | 4 |
| FCSC 2131 Family Relationships | 3 |
| FCSC 2170 Clothing in Modern Society or | 3 |
| FCSC 2180 Housing or | 3 |
| FCSC 3171 Introductory Textile Science | 3 |
| FCSC 4112 Family Decision Making or | 3 |
| FCSC 3110 Personal Finance or | 3 |
| FCSC 4113 Consumer Issues | 3 |
| FCSC 4010 Philosophical and Research Perspectives in FCS | 3 |
|
Total |
15-17 |
Textiles and
Merchandising Program
The objectives of the textiles and merchandising option is to prepare professionals for careers in
textiles, apparel, design, merchandising, and home-based small business ownership. Unlike most
urban-oriented fashion merchandising or interior design curricula, this option emphasizes
preparation for management or ownership of small apparel stores and other home-related
businesses in Wyoming and rural areas of the west.
**Indicates courses with prerequisites or instructor's permission required to enroll
Required Courses
| Course | Credit Hours |
| FCSC 1180 Applied Design | 3 |
| FCSC 2170 Clothing in Modern Society** | 3 |
| FCSC 2180 Housing | 3 |
| FCSC 2188 Interior Design I** | 3 |
| FCSC 3170 Fabric Construction Techniques | 4 |
| FCSC 3171 Introductory Textile Science | 3 |
| FCSC 3172 Introductory Textile Science Lab | 1 |
| FCSC 4113 Consumer Issues or | 3 |
| MKT 4240 Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| FCSC 4171 Advanced Textiles** | 3 |
| FCSC 3173 Visual Merchandising and Promotion | 3 |
| FCSC 4174 Foundations of Merchandising** | 3 |
| FCSC 4175 Textile Testing and Product Analysis** | 3 |
| FCSC 4176 Historic Clothing | 3 |
| FCSC 4181 Global Textile Marketplace** | 3 |
| FCSC 4182 Textile Industry and the Environment** | 3 |
Required Supporting Courses
| Course | Credit Hours |
| Science Elective | 3-4 |
| CHEM 1000 Introductory Chemistry or | 4 |
| PSYC 1000 General Psychology | 3 |
| COJO 1010 Public Speaking | 3 |
| AGRI 1010 Computers in Agriculture or | 2 |
| COSC 1200 Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| ECON 1010 Principles of Macroeconomics or | 3 |
| AGEC 1010 Principles of Macroeconomics or | 3 |
| SOC 1000 Sociological Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 1010 Principles of Accounting** | 3 |
| MKT 3210 Introduction to Marketing** | 3 |
| MGT 3210 Management and Organization | 3 |
A minor in Interior Design is sponsored jointly by the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences and Civil & Architectural Engineering. It is designed to enable students with career interests in this field to gain experience in the competency areas expected of interior designers. Students who hope to use this minor to prepare for professional certification examination following graduation should consult the sponsoring departments to receive an advisor for the minor.
Required Courses
**Indicates courses with prerequisites or instructor's permission required to enroll. |
Apparel Design Minor
A minor in apparel design is sponsored jointly by the departments of Family and Consumer Sciences and Art. It is designed to enable students with career interests in this field to gain experience in the competency areas expected of apparel designers. This minor blends functional, artistic, and fashion considerations in the design of body coverings. Students interested in this minor should consult the sponsoring departments to receive and adviser for the minor.
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