Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff Hall
Room 178
Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff
Hall is located in the center of campus on Centennial Boulevard and
is
connected to the east end of the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Family Life
Center
(Campus Map)
Apparel and Textiles/Apparel Studies
Students interested in the apparel and textiles industry find opportunities in design, product development, marketing, sales, product quality assurance, consulting, business ownership and research. Apparel studies graduates develop and deliver products to the global market place. They create innovative and sensitive solutions to meet consumer and societal needs. Apparel studies at North Dakota State University provides students a theoretically-based education with practical application.
Background Information
The world textile and apparel industries are made up of companies that produce fibers, yarns, textiles and apparel and accessory products for industrial, wholesale and individual consumers around the world. These industries are some of the largest and most productive in the world. Because of the size and nature of the industry, the career opportunities within the apparel and textile industries are nearly limitless.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are able to choose challenging careers that build on their particular interests. For example, graduates have accepted positions in production development and management, visual merchandising, technical design, fashion writing and editing, quality control, museum collection management, and theatrical costuming. Other graduates have used their skills to successfully run their own businesses.
The Program
An option in apparel studies focuses on developing, designing and marketing materials and products within the market and industry. The curriculum incorporates an international and historical focus. Students pursuing a B.S. degree in apparel and textiles with the apparel studies option have flexibility in their program of study. They combine apparel and textiles with a minor in communication, public history, visual arts, theater arts or other areas based on their planned career path. Those with well-defined career goals can combine an apparel studies major with a second minor or second major that builds upon their interests. (The apparel and textiles/retail merchandising focus allows students to prepare themselves for a career in retailing; see the Apparel and Textiles/Retail Merchandising Fact Sheet).
Our Contacts Beyond College Walls
The Department of Apparel, Design and Hospitality Management regularly plans travel and study programs to fashion, design and/or business centers. Off-campus study provides students contact with practicing professionals. Study tours to national and international destinations expose students to the fast pace of the changing global apparel textile industry and allow them to earn college credit. The department's affiliation with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City permits NDSU students who qualify to earn credits as visiting students and to gain experience in the heart of the fashion and textiles business world. Students study at NDSU for their first three years and attend FIT their fourth year of study, if accepted by FIT into the visiting student program, to earn an associate degree at FIT and bachelor's degree from NDSU. North Dakota students pay out of state tuition (based on FIT's tuition structure) for this program. Through the Tri-College University, students may take advantage of course offerings and facilities provided by Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College. In addition, NDSU offers many study abroad programs in which students are encouraged to participate.
The Facilities
The Department of Apparel, Design and Hospitality Management is housed in the Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff Hall and the Family Life Center on the NDSU campus. The Emily P. Reynolds Historic Costume Collection provides an excellent resource for students' projects and reports. Clusters of microcomputers are located in the Family Life Center and E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall for students' convenience. Wireless internet can be accessed throughout campus.
Co-Curricular Activities
The Fashion, Apparel and Business Organization (FABO) allows interested students additional contacts with professionals and opportunities for leadership. Other organizations in the college and University provide further opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Apparel and Textiles Research
Recent research of benefit to North Dakota and the region includes adolescent issues related to dress and consumer behavior, retail strategies for small retailers and factors relating to impulse buying and historic clothing as evidence of the social history of the Upper Great Plains. A computer-based cataloging system for historic apparel and material culture is available at NDSU for the historic clothing/textiles collection. A special focus of the collection includes items from the Germans from Russia ethnic group. Linkage with culturally diverse populations through exchanges of apparel and textiles information has been a recent theme of research.
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are designated for students majoring in the department; additional scholarships are available to all college majors. For further information on scholarships, contact the Director of Student Services and Development.
Transfer Students
A suggested curriculum is provided; other combinations are possible. Students who plan to transfer to NDSU should contact the Department of Apparel, Design and Hospitality Management for guidance in selecting courses before or during the first year.
Sample Curriculum
| First Year Experience | |
| HD&E 189 - Skills for Academic Success | 1 |
| Communication | |
| Comm. 110 -Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Engl. 110, 120 - College Composition I, II | 3, 3 |
| Engl. 320 - Business and Professional Writing | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Math. 104 - Finite Mathematics or Math. 146 - Applied Calculus I or Higher | 3 or 4 |
| Science & Technology | |
| CSci. 114 - Microcomputer Packages or CSci. 116 - Business Use of Computers | 3 or 4 |
| Science and Technology Electives | 7 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts | |
| ADHM 310 - History of Fashion | 3 |
| ADHM 410 - Dress and World Culture | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | |
| Econ. 105 - Elements of Economics | 3 |
| Psyc. 111 - Introduction to Psychology or Soc. 110 - Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| Wellnesss | 2 |
| Cultural Diversity | |
| ADHM 410 - Dress and World Culture | - |
| Global Perspective | |
| Econ. 105 - Elements of Economics | - |
| Total | 40 |
| HD&E 320 - Professional Issues | 1 |
| Totals | 1 |
| ADHM 150 - Design Fundamentals-Lecture | 1 |
| ADHM 155 - Apparel Construction and Fit or ADHM 370 - Sewn-Product Manufacturing and Analysis |
3 |
| ADHM 171 - Fashion Dynamics | 3 |
| ADHM 181 - Aesthetics and Visual Analysis of Apparel Products | 3 |
| ADHM 271 - Visual Merchandising and Promotion | 3 |
| ADHM 272 - Product Development | 3 |
| ADHM 366 - Textiles | 3 |
| ADHM 367 - Textiles Laboratory | 1 |
| ADHM 385 - Global Fashion Economics | 3 |
| ADHM 481 - Apparel and Textile Experience | 3 |
| ADHM 486 - Dress and Human Behavior | 3 |
| Comm. 216 - Intercultural Communication or Comm. 271 - Listening and Nonverbal Communication or Comm. 308 - Business and Professional Speaking or Comm. 315 - Small Group Communication or Comm. 383 - Organizational Communication I |
3 |
| Totals | 32 |
| Professional Electives | 19 |
| Minor and Elective Requirements | 30 |
| Totals | 49 |
| CURRICULUM TOTAL | 122 |
This sample curriculum is not intended to serve as a curriculum guide for current students, but rather an example of course offerings for prospective students. For the curriculum requirements in effect at the time of entrance into a program, consult with an academic adviser or with the Office of Registration and Records.
Contact Information
Connie Eggers, Academic Advisor
College of Human Development and Education
North Dakota State University
Dept #2600
Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff Hall 255D
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-9847
Fax: (701) 231-7174
Email:Connie.Eggers@ndsu.edu
Web: www.ndsu.edu/hde
or
Department of Apparel, Design, and Hospitality Management
College of Human Development and Education
North Dakota State University
Dept #2610
Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff Hall 178
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-8604 or 231-7351
Fax: (701) 231-5273
Email: Holly.Bastow-Shoop@ndsu.edu
Web: http://www.ndsu.edu/adhm/
Office of Admission
North Dakota State University
Ceres 114
Dept 5230, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-8643
Fax: (701) 231-8802
Email: NDSU.Admission@ndsu.edu
Web: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/prospective_students/
(02/10)