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Why Attend Graduate School?

Whether you are a masters or a doctoral student, we hope to provide you with a unique opportunity to build upon your current academic achievements and personal experiences. It is our goal to help you achieve uncommon results in your intellectual development.

As a graduate student in this program, you will further develop your critical thinking skills, which will assist you to better define key issues and challenges within the industry. You will also acquire a competitive edge by developing a systematic approach, not only in thinking, but also in pinpointing the best solutions to challenges. As a result, you will realize the importance and satisfaction that comes from building new knowledge based on your own ability to evaluate the significance of the evidence presented to you.

The TAM program offers unique opportunities for working closely with faculty members and fellow students. You will gain insight regarding the textile/apparel industry as well as other valuable resources. As a member of a community of scholars in Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising and the School of Human Ecology, you will find that collaboration among scholars is encouraged.

Unique opportunities built on academic achievements and personal experiences
- Tailor program of study to individual needs
- Experiential learning opportunities s
Diversified textile/apparel industry with multiple opportunities
- Apparel Design – designer, product development, fit specialist
- Textile Science – research in textile technology, development of innovative fibers and fabrics
- Merchandising – buyer, manager, visual merchandise
Interesting and rewarding experience
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Interaction with scholars and other graduate students
Systematic approach to problem-solving
- Research methods
- Statistical methods
- Work on current research project
Develop critical thinking skills
- Writing and thinking skills
- Opportunities to problem solve
Define key issues and challenges in the textile/apparel industry
- Become familiar with the industry
- Identify challenges
- Research key issues
Work closely with faculty members and other students
- Work with a major professor
- Work with thesis or dissertation advisory committee
- Participate in research projects
Gain insight into textile/apparel complex
- Investigate research literature in the areas of textile science, apparel design, merchandising
- Write papers on key issues using critical thinking skills