 | | Course ID: | TXMI 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Creativity in Fashion and Interiors | Course
Description: | An introduction to the creative process working through inspiration, identification, conceptualization, exploration and refinement, definition, communication, and finally production. Throughout the semester, students will articulate, reflect, and apply design concepts and sustainable practices to problem solve real-world challenges that are impacting local businesses or community organizations. | | Athena Title: | Creativity Fashion Interiors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Textiles for Consumers | Course
Description: | Textile study with emphasis on selection, use, performance, and care of textile products in the consumer's environment. | | Athena Title: | Textiles for Consumers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 2100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Textiles for Consumers | Course
Description: | Textile study with emphasis on selection, use, performance, and
care of textile products in the consumer's environment. | | Athena Title: | Textiles for Consumers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 2100 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Design Fundamentals for Interiors | Course
Description: | Introduction to elements and principles of design,
environmental psychology, color theory, design process, and
space planning techniques. Emphasis is placed on creativity
and application of design fundamentals to residential design. | | Athena Title: | Design Fundamentals Interiors | | Corequisite: | (TXMI 2360 or TXMI 2360S) and TXMI 2380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2360. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Residential Interior Design Core Studio | Course
Description: | Introduction to residential interior design elements and
principles through innovation and conceptualization projects. | | Athena Title: | Studio I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 2360S | | Corequisite: | TXMI 2350 and TXMI 2380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2360S. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Residential Interior Design Core Studio - Service Learning | Course
Description: | Introduction to residential interior design elements and
principles through innovation and conceptualization projects. | | Athena Title: | Studio I Service Learning | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 2360 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Student engagement in the service-learning component will be up
to 25% of overall instruction time. | | Corequisite: | TXMI 2350 and TXMI 2380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2370. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Studio II: Introduction to Space Planning and Layout for Residential Design | Course
Description: | Introduction to traditional residential design. Projects focus
on small and medium-sized traditional home types. Emphasis is
placed on establishing conventional process and practice methods.
Concentration is placed on the design process, space planning
techniques, design/process documentation, hand rendering skills,
and presentation techniques. | | Athena Title: | Studio II | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 2360 | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 2380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 2380. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Presentation Methods and Media | Course
Description: | Techniques for conceptualizing three-dimensional spaces and
presentation methods. Topics include hand drafting construction
documents, perspective and axonometric drawings, free-hand
sketching of three-dimensional spaces, model building, and
materials boards. Emphasis on visual and oral presentation
skills. | | Athena Title: | Presentation Methods and Media | | Corequisite: | TXMI 2350 and (TXMI 2360 or TXMI 2360S) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3010. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Research | Course
Description: | Designed for the senior major to permit independent study and research. | | Athena Title: | DIRECT RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Fashion Merchandising | Course
Description: | Introduction to the trends and influence of fashion in society
and review of the international and domestic fashion resources.
Identifies the various product categories in fashion
merchandising and discusses the innovative processes that
sustain the fashion business. Analysis of how fashion
is conceived, marketed, and sold. | | Athena Title: | Fundamen Fashion Merchandising | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3210E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3210E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Fashion Merchandising | Course
Description: | Introduction to the trends and influence of fashion in society
and review of the international and domestic fashion resources.
Identifies the various product categories in fashion
merchandising and discusses the innovative processes that
sustain the fashion business. Analysis of how fashion is
conceived, marketed, and sold. | | Athena Title: | Fundamen Fashion Merchandising | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3210 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Popular Culture and Fashion | Course
Description: | The interrelationship of popular culture and fashion considering
media, technology, significant designs and designers, social
movements and subculture, and the fashion cycle. | | Athena Title: | Pop Culture and Fashion | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Retail Planning and Buying | Course
Description: | Accounting concepts in relation to specific applications in merchandising; use of computers in merchandising. | | Athena Title: | Retail Planning and Buying | | Prerequisite: | ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 1160 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Residential Building Construction and Materials | Course
Description: | Selection and specification of interior and exterior building
materials and finishes, study of residential construction
technology. Includes sustainable building construction
principles and materials. | | Athena Title: | Construction and Materials | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3320S | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 2380 | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 2370 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3320S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Residential Building Construction and Materials with Service Learning | Course
Description: | A problem-based learning approach to understanding residential
construction technology. Learning through service and engaging
with adults and non-profit organizations is required. Students
are presented with open-ended, real-life problems for analysis.
Topics explored range from sustainable building construction
principles and materials to selection and specification of
interior and exterior building materials and finishes. | | Athena Title: | Res Bldg Constr Serv Learning | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3320 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course includes a service-learning project during the
semester that employs skills and knowledge learned in the course
related to course objectives. Student engagement in the service-
learning component will be up to 25% of overall instruction time. | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 2380 | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 2370 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3330. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Computer-Aided Residential Design | Course
Description: | Creation, modification, and management of two- and three-
dimensional drawings using computer-aided design. | | Athena Title: | COMP AID RES DES | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 2380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3370. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Residential Building Systems and Lighting Design | Course
Description: | Principles of building systems, including lighting, electrical,
HVAC, plumbing, and acoustical. Includes lighting design and
sustainable systems principles. | | Athena Title: | BUILD SYS | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3320 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Studio III: Kitchen and Bath Design | Course
Description: | Methods for design communication through manipulation of two- and three-dimensional drawings. | | Athena Title: | STUDIO III | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 2370 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3390. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Studio IV: Universal and Sustainable Residential Design | Course
Description: | Evaluation, design, and advanced space planning of residential
environments with consideration for sustainability,
accessibility, adaptation, safety, and support of the user and
environmental psychology. Evaluation and understanding of
non-traditional application of sustainable design intended to
advance health (physical, mental, emotional), safety and
welfare. Study and application of these topics to
comprehensive studio projects for residential interiors. | | Athena Title: | Studio IV | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3390S | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Textiles | Course
Description: | Production and properties of textile fibers, yarns, and fabrics; study of dyeing and finishing processes. | | Athena Title: | Textiles | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 1110 or PHYS 1010 or BIOL 1103 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3520. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Textile Testing | Course
Description: | Basic textile testing for end-use performance. | | Athena Title: | Textile Testing | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3500 and (STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H) | | Corequisite: | TXMI 3520L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3520L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Textile Testing Laboratory | Course
Description: | Basic textile testing for end-use performance. | | Athena Title: | Textile Testing Laboratory | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3500 and (STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H) | | Corequisite: | TXMI 3520 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3530E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Apparel Quality Analysis | Course
Description: | Structural approach to evaluating apparel quality.
Identification of components in apparel structures. | | Athena Title: | Apparel Quality Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3530 | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3520 or TXMI 3520S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Apparel Quality Analysis | Course
Description: | Structural approach to evaluating apparel quality. Identification of components in apparel structures. | | Athena Title: | Apparel Quality Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 3530E | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3520 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | CAD for Apparel Design and Production | Course
Description: | Introduction to the general knowledge and basic skills in using
CAD systems for apparel design and production. Learn to grade
patterns and prepare markers for the best fabric utilization. | | Athena Title: | CAD for App Des | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 3910. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Practicum in Fashion Merchandising | Course
Description: | Supervised field experience in the fashion industry or related
fields. | | Athena Title: | PRAC FASHION | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4100/6100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Polymers and Fibers | Course
Description: | Polymers, fibers, and finishes; emphasis on man-made fibers, new
fibers, and finishing developments and technology. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Polymers and Fibers | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | TXMI 3500 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | TXMI 3500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4150/6150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nonwovens Science and Technology | Course
Description: | Manufacture and conversion of nonwoven webs with examination of interrelationships involving raw materials, bonding systems, manufacturing processes, product properties, and end uses. | | Athena Title: | NONWOVEN SCI/TECH | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | TXMI 3500 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | TXMI 3500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4160/6160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Product Development in the Textile and Apparel Industries | Course
Description: | Study of product development methods and core functions of this
process. The principles discussed in this course can be used in
the development of all types of products. This course is
specifically designed to focus on products that utilize
textiles. | | Athena Title: | Prod Dev in Tex Apparel Indus | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Trend Analysis and Forecasting | Course
Description: | An overview of forecasting in the apparel, textiles, and home
interiors industries at the design and merchandising level.
Students critically analyze color, fabric, and trend
forecasting, and design and research concepts using multi-media
and observational primary research. | | Athena Title: | Trend Analysis and Forecasting | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4230/6230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Dress, Society, and Culture | Course
Description: | Interdisciplinary course taught from cultural studies and
anthropological perspective that offers a global framework for
analyzing the significance, meaning, and use of dress. Builds
on the latest research results in Dress Studies and uses race,
class, and gender as critical lenses to study dress practices
world wide. | | Athena Title: | Dress, Society, and Culture | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H) and (TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E) | | Graduate Prerequisite: | [(PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H) and (TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4240/6240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fashion Promotion and Visual Merchandising | Course
Description: | For both promotion and visual merchandising protocols as it relates to retail, business practices, interior environments, planning, special event organization, public relations, and fashion show production. Visual merchandising focusing on the various problem-solving processes for projects that involve spatial constraints by relating interiors, displays, space planning, fixturing, and merchandising. | | Athena Title: | Fashion Promo and Visual Merch | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4240S or TXMI 6240S | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or TXMI 2350 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4240S/6240S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fashion Promotion and Visual Merchandising | Course
Description: | For both promotion and visual merchandising protocols as it relates to retail, business practices, interior environments, planning, special event organization, public relations, and fashion show production. Visual merchandising focusing on the various problem-solving processes for projects that involve spatial constraints by relating interiors, displays, space planning, fixturing, and merchandising. | | Athena Title: | Fashion Promo and Visual Merch | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4240 or TXMI 6240 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or TXMI 2350 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey of Apparel and Soft Goods Manufacturing | Course
Description: | The equipment, construction types, operating and inventory
planning, quality systems, production systems, and
costing/pricing involved with apparel and soft goods manufacturing. | | Athena Title: | Apparel and Soft Goods Manufac | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Sourcing and Logistics of Textile Products and Apparel | Course
Description: | The theory and practice of the global sourcing, manufacturing,
and distribution of apparel and textile products. | | Athena Title: | GLOBAL SOURCING APP | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI(THEA) 4270/6270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Dress: Antiquity to Nineteenth Century | Course
Description: | Dress and textiles as reflections of social, cultural,
political, and economic environments as well as art, customs,
religion, and technological developments from the beginning of
recorded history to the nineteenth century, through those areas
of the world having major influence on the development of
Western dress. | | Athena Title: | HIS DRESS AN 19TH | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4280/6280. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Apparel Design Studio | Course
Description: | Students learn skills such as patternmaking, draping, sewing,
and other means of garment construction in a critical and
creative context. These skills are presented as creative design
tools to be utilized in open, iterative processes, and as a
means to realizing and executing solutions to design problems. | | Athena Title: | Apparel Design Studio | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 2010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4290/6290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Dress and Fashion: Nineteenth Century to the Present | Course
Description: | Interrelationship of costume and social, cultural, political, and economic environments from the nineteenth century to present day. | | Athena Title: | Hist Dress Fash 19C to Pres | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4290E | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4290E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Dress and Fashion: Nineteenth Century to the Present | Course
Description: | Study of the relationship between dress and fashion and the
social, economic, political, religious, cultural events, and
artistic movements of the period ranging from 1790 to the early
2000s. | | Athena Title: | HIS DRESS 19 PRES | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4290/6290 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4300. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Studio V: Innovative Residential Interior Design | Course
Description: | Evaluation, design, and advanced space planning of residential
environments with consideration of new and current architectural
and interior design industry trends, including sustainability,
prefabricated, temporary, and multifamily. | | Athena Title: | STUDIO V | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3390 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4320/6320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Professional Practices in Residential Design | Course
Description: | Explore relationships between the designer, wholesaler, and
retailer in the home furnishing industry. Particularly, designer
and client relationships that emphasize retailing practices and
economic resources in the residential design firm. Additionally,
introduce business concepts, models and professional skills
associated with furnishings and interiors. Students furthermore
will develop a professional portfolio. | | Athena Title: | Prof Pract in Resident Design | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4330/6330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Historic House Museums | Course
Description: | In-depth study of the history of and relevant issues related to
historic house museums in America. Small- and large-scale,
privately and publicly owned, non- and for-profit house museums
will be covered. Restoration practices for historic interiors
and homes will also be applied into several projects. | | Athena Title: | AMER HS MUSEUMS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4350/6350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Design, Interiors, and Furnishings | Course
Description: | The architecture, interiors, and furnishings in the western
world from the ancient Egyptian era to present day. | | Athena Title: | Hist of Design Interiors Furn | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4360/6360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Decorative Arts and Antiques | Course
Description: | Historical and cultural development of accessories used in the home including ceramics, metals, and textiles. Design and characteristics of materials in these accessories will be covered. | | Athena Title: | DECOR ARTS & ANTIQU | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 4370/6370 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4380/6380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interior Fabrics and Materials: Specifications and Estimations | Course
Description: | Construction, fibers, and finishes for fabrics with emphasis on quality, durability, and utilization of current materials for soft floor coverings, window treatments, and upholstery. Estimations and specifications. | | Athena Title: | INTERIOR FABRICS | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | TXMI 3520 or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | TXMI 3520 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4390. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Studio VI: Advanced Residential Design Method | Course
Description: | In-depth study of the design process as it applies to the design
of residential spaces, advanced space planning techniques,
analysis/synthesis methods used in designing interiors, and
designing within specified economic constraints. Application of
this knowledge to comprehensive studio projects. | | Athena Title: | Studio VI | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4390S | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3390 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4390S. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Studio VI: Advanced Universal and Sustainable Residential Design with Service Learning | Course
Description: | Students will apply program of study and course knowledge/skills
to service projects to solve real-world problems. Over half of
assignments will pertain to service learning to enhance
students' practical design experiences working with real
clients. Topics explored range from sustainability to adaptive
reuse and aging-in-place to cultural adaptation. | | Athena Title: | Adv Res Design Serv Learning | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4390 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3380 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4520/6520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Apparel and Textile Economics | Course
Description: | A study of the various segments of the textile and apparel
industry, including analysis of the market structure and how each
segment functions. Also includes factors currently affecting the
industry. | | Athena Title: | Apparel and Textile Economics | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H) and (TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E) | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4900/6900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors | Course
Description: | Special topics in textiles, merchandising and interiors. The
content will vary from year to year. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in TXMI | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4900E or TXMI 6900E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4900E/6900E. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors | Course
Description: | Special topics in textiles, merchandising and interiors. The content will vary from year to year. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in TXMI | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4900 or TXMI 6900 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5210/7210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Digital Apparel Design and Development Applications | Course
Description: | Introduction to the creation of work within a design and
technology context. Designed as a stepping stone to a student's
own investigations, interest, and professional goals, as well as
a space for exploration and experimentation with alternative
design processes and methodologies. | | Athena Title: | Digital Apparel Design | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 2010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5220E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fashion Product and Brand Management | Course
Description: | An overview of the fashion product development process and brand
management tactics used in fashion industry. Integrating hands-on
activities and projects, methods by which apparel companies create
and manage their fashion products for the target customers will be
discussed. | | Athena Title: | Fashion Product and Brand Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 5220 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fashion Product and Brand Management | Course
Description: | An overview of the fashion product development process and brand
management tactics used in fashion industry. Integrating hands-on
activities and projects, methods by which apparel companies
create and manage their fashion products for the target customers
will be discussed. | | Athena Title: | Fashion Product and Brand Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 5220E | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5240/7240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Retailing Apparel and Textiles | Course
Description: | Retailing, retail organizational structures, merchandising, and
organization of market resources from national and global
perspectives. Emphasizes concepts applicable to the apparel and
textile industry. | | Athena Title: | Retailing Apparel and Textiles | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 5240E or TXMI 7240E | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5240E/7240E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Retailing Apparel and Textiles | Course
Description: | Retailing, retail organizational structures, merchandising, and
organization of market resources from national and global
perspectives. Emphasizes concepts applicable to the apparel and
textile industry. | | Athena Title: | Retailing Apparel and Textiles | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 5240 or TXMI 7240 | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5260E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Case Studies in the Retail Industry | Course
Description: | Retail cases and issues; emphasizes concepts applicable to the retail industry. | | Athena Title: | Retail Case Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 5260 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Case Studies in the Retail Industry | Course
Description: | Retail cases and issues; emphasizes concepts applicable to the retail industry. | | Athena Title: | Retail Case Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 5260E | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5270/7270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | E-tailing in Apparel and Textiles | Course
Description: | Various issues in e-commerce and e-tailing; emphasizes concepts
applicable to the apparel and textile industry. | | Athena Title: | E-tailing Apparel and Textiles | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5280. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Retail Entrepreneurship | Course
Description: | Targeted to students interested in creating and growing their own
retail business. This course is approached from a business
perspective by combining the practical realities of creating and
running a retail business through the operation of Couture a la
Cart with the imaginative process that only successful
entrepreneurs can cultivate. | | Athena Title: | Retail Entrepreneurship | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 5240/7240 or TXMI 5240E/7240E or TXMI 5250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5310/7310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Studio VII: Residential Interior Design for the Community | Course
Description: | A comprehensive design studio aimed at applying design knowledge
and problem solving techniques to special interest projects in
the local and university populations. In-depth study of the
design process as it applies to the design of residential
spaces, advanced space planning techniques, analysis/synthesis
methods used in designing interiors, and designing within
specified economic constraints. Application of this knowledge to
comprehensive studio projects. | | Athena Title: | STUDIO VII | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 4390 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Computer-Aided Residential Design | Course
Description: | Creation of three-dimensional drawings, objects, and rendering
using CAD software. Utilization of graphic software for
presentation methods. | | Athena Title: | ADV COM AID RES DES | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 3330 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5710/7710. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Study Tour in Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors | Course
Description: | An on-location study of clothing, textiles, fashion merchandising, and residential interiors and furnishings. Includes lectures by recognized leaders in the fields; meetings with designers, manufacturers, merchants and field trips to designers' showrooms or studios, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, retail stores, and museums. | | Athena Title: | Study Tour in TXMI | | Nontraditional Format: | Lecture, tour, and other activities for the length of the program. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5720/7720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Entrepreneurship and Product Development in Ghana | Course
Description: | An introduction to entrepreneurship and product development
through a retailing perspective of apparel and textile products
made by entrepreneurs in Ghana, West Africa. | | Athena Title: | Soc Entr and Prod Dev in Ghana | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5850/7850. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Museum Introduction in Clothing and Textiles | Course
Description: | Learn about and explore issues concerning preservation, accession/de-accession, databases, and display of historic clothing and textiles in museums and galleries. Introduction to collection management, exhibitions, educational use, funding, and publicity. The class will do research in the Historic Clothing and Textiles collection that is housed in the Special Collections Library. | | Athena Title: | Museum Intro Clothing and Text | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5900. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Professional Development for the Fashion Industry | Course
Description: | Professional development for careers in the fashion industry,
including tailored resumes and cover letters, etiquette and
dress in the workplace, speaking with industry professionals
about the fashion industry major, interviewing and securing
positions, and networking opportunities with multiple industry
leaders and past interns. | | Athena Title: | Prof Devel for Fashion Indust | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 5910/7910. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors Internship | Course
Description: | Supervised work experience in textiles, clothing, interiors, and furnishings in a business firm off campus. | | Athena Title: | TMI Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | To earn 6 credit hours, students must work 300 internship hours
during the summer. This averages 30 hours per week for 10 weeks. | | Prerequisite: | (TXMI 5900 or TXMI 5901) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 7000. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 33 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 7010. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Supervised Research Project | Course
Description: | Independent research and/or project under the supervision of an instructor. | | Athena Title: | Supervised Research Project | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and/or project under the supervision of an instructor. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 7300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 33 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors Research Methods | Course
Description: | The philosophy of research applicable to clothing, textile, and interiors studies; methodology and interpretation of research literature. | | Athena Title: | TMI RESEARCH METH | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Retailing | Course
Description: | Classical and contemporary readings related to retail
management; emphasizes topics applicable to the apparel and
textile industry. | | Athena Title: | ADVANCED RETAILING | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 6250 or TXMI 8050 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Consumer Behavior | Course
Description: | Classical and contemporary readings related to consumer
behavior issues; emphasizes topics applicable to the apparel
and textile industry. | | Athena Title: | ADV CONS BEHAVIOR | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 8050 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Merchandising Theories and Methodologies | Course
Description: | Advanced survey of classical and contemporary theories and
methodologies in the study of retailing and international trade. | | Athena Title: | MERCH THEORIES METH | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in TXMI 6250 | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 8050 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Museum Issues in Clothing and Textiles | Course
Description: | Issues concerning preservation, accession/deaccession, databases,
and display of historic clothing and textiles in museums and
galleries. Introduction to collection management, exhibitions,
educational use, funding, and publicity. The class will also
participate in projects specific to the Historic Clothing and
Textiles collection that is housed in the Special Collections
Library. | | Athena Title: | Museum Clothing and Textiles | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fashion Theory | Course
Description: | Study of relevant writings in fashion theory from disciplines
including cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, literary
theory, and art criticism. Discussion of issues such as clothes
and the body, fashion as communication, fashion and identity,
Modern and Post-Modern fashion, politics of fashion, fashion and
art, and fashion and history. | | Athena Title: | FASHION THEORY | | Prerequisite: | TXMI 4290/6290 or TXMI 4230/6230 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biomaterials Based on Polymers, Fibers, and Textiles | Course
Description: | Chemistry and properties of materials made of synthetic and
natural polymers; fibers and textiles for biotechnology and
biomedical applications, including biointerfaces, biocatalysis,
drug delivery, cell culture, biosensors, diagnostics, and other
emerging applications of biomaterials. | | Athena Title: | Biomaterials Polymers Fib Text | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 3110 or CHEM 2211 or CHEM 2300 or TXMI 8120 or BIOE(CHEM) 4615/6615 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Polymer Science I | Course
Description: | The physics and chemistry of polymeric materials, including
polymer property-structure relationships, polymer solution and
rheology, polymerization, polymer reactions, and polymer
characterization. | | Athena Title: | Polymer Science I | | Pre or Corequisite: | TXMI 4100/6100 or CHEM 2212 or CHEM 2300 or BIOE(CHEM) 4615/6615 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Chemical and Instrumental Analysis of Nanostructured Polymer Materials | Course
Description: | The principles and instrumentations for the analysis and
characterization of nanostructured materials and biomaterials,
including thin films, particulates, fibers, and textiles. | | Athena Title: | Chem Instr Analy Nano Poly Mat | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8480. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Polymer Science II: Physical Properties of Polymeric Materials | Course
Description: | Structure-property relationship of polymer solutions, the polymer in amorphous and crystalline states, polymer networks, and hydrogels. Major examples of polymer materials applications for commodity plastics and advanced materials (fibers, fabrics, coatings, films, biomaterials, and sustainable materials). | | Athena Title: | Polymer Science II | | Prerequisite: | [(TXMI 3520 and TXMI 4100/6100) and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L)] or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Topics in Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors | Course
Description: | Contemporary research topics in one or more disciplines
represented by areas of research in Textiles, Merchandising and
Interiors. An introduction to research areas that are
considered emerging and current related to consumer, families,
and industry. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Topics TMI | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 8900. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors Seminar | Course
Description: | Research and theory in clothing, textiles, and furnishings. Intensive reading and discussion of selected topics to be presented by advanced students, faculty, and guest speakers. | | Athena Title: | TMI Seminar | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 70 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Grad Student Seminar | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 9010. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Research | Course
Description: | Independent study and/or research under supervision of an instructor. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED RESEARCH | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | TXMI 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 27 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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