• Identify, define, and describe relevant aspects of a design problem (goals, objectives).
• Create a technical package that incorporates technical illustration, construction details, measurement specifications, and material, trim, prints, coloration, and finish details.
• Explain how social, environmental, political, cultural, and economic systems, as well as geography relate to the planning, creation, production, merchandising, distribution, and consumption of textile, apparel, and footwear products and resulting company performance.
• Create a technical package that incorporates technical illustration, construction details, measurement specifications, and material, trim, prints, coloration, and finish details.
• Develop logical product creation strategies regarding materials, trims, construction, print, coloration, and finishes for a specific end use.
• Evaluate the prototype in terms of fit, construction, aesthetics, and marketability and make revisions to improve the design.
• Demonstrate the ability to select and specify furniture, fixtures, equipment and finish materials in interior spaces.
• Recognize and apply design thinking and visual thinking processes to understand the framework of problem solving.
• Identify, define and describe design management practice in relation to various types of businesses and business models.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Summary of Requirements
Lower Division		62
Pre-Design Core Classes (34)
DSGN 226	INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Art, Communications, Economics, Math, Statistics, and Writing (24) 1
Upper Division		73
Professional Design Core Classes (39) 2
Apparel Design Courses (34)
University General Education Requirements		25
Unrestricted Electives		20
Total credits required for graduation		180

1

21 credits from lower-division coursework satisfy University General Education Requirements

2

11 credits from upper-division coursework satisfy University General Education Requirements

APPAREL DESIGN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (180)

Design Core Curriculum

The Design core curriculum provides students with a broad overview of design thinking and processes.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year		Credits
Pre-Apparel Design 1
Students entering OSU on the Corvallis campus as their first college experience are required to participate in Innovation Nation, the College of Business Living-Learning Community (LLC). These students, as well as students who transfer in the winter term into the Apparel Design major from another college or university, will complete the following three-course sequence during their first year:
BA 160	B-ENGAGED
BA 161	INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION
BA 162	INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY
All other students will complete the following course:
BA 101	BUSINESS NOW	6
All students should also complete: 2
ART 101	*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS	3
COMM 111 or COMM 114 or COMM 218	*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
DSGN 121	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN	3
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
General Baccalaureate Core courses		20-23
	Credits	43-46
Second Year
All students should complete the following courses: 3
BA 280	BUSINESS INSIGHTS (transfer students only)
DSGN 253	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	3
DSGN 282	DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT	1
DSGN 283	CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 284	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I	1
Students who transfer from another college or university into the pre-apparel design major who have completed all lower-division design core coursework should complete the following course:
BA 381	PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	4
All second-year students should also complete:
ART 206 or ART 205 or ART 204	*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES	3
BA 260	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
DSGN 244	COLOR INNOVATION	4
DSGN 255	TEXTILES	4
DSGN 281	DRAWING AND SKETCHING	4
ECON 201	*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS	4
ST 201	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS	4
WR 222 or WR 323 or WR 327	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *TECHNICAL WRITING	3
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives		3-5
	Credits	43-45
Third Year
ART 367	*HISTORY OF DESIGN	3
BA 315	ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING	4
BA 352	MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE	4
BA 354	^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	4
BA 390 or BA 223	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
DSGN 311	FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN	1
DSGN 312	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II	1
DSGN 313	THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION	1
DSGN 341	DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION	4
MGMT 364	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	4
	Credits	30
Fourth Year
DSGN 411	NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 412	FINANCIAL PLANNING I	1
DSGN 413	FINANCIAL PLANNING II	1
DSGN 475	*GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR	4
MRKT 492	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR	4
MRKT 495	RETAIL MANAGEMENT	4
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives		11
	Credits	26
	Total Credits	142-147

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

Students entering design programs should have basic art and illustration skills. ART 115 and ART 117 are highly recommended elective courses

2

The ART, COMM, ECON, MTH, and WR classes above meet the university's baccalaureate core requirements for Mathematics, Social Processes and Institutions, Writing II, Speech, Western Culture, Literature and Arts, and Science, Technology and Society. All students must meet the other baccalaureate core requirements and the other requirements for baccalaureate degrees

3

For students who transfer into College of Business business-related programs, the Blueprint transition courses meet the same outcomes as the professional development (Blueprint) course series accounting for the student’s academic year when they transfer into the business program

Apparel Design Major (38)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
DSGN 226	INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT	4
DSGN 327	APPAREL DESIGN WITH FLAT PATTERN	4
DSGN 329	APPAREL INDUSTRY COLLABORATION	3
DSGN 330	^FASHION FORECASTING AND MARKET ANALYSIS	4
DSGN 333	HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION	4
DSGN 356	SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS	3
DSGN 357	EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LABORATORY	1
DSGN 426	DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL	3
DSGN 427	APPAREL DESIGN WITH DRAPING	4
DSGN 428	APPAREL GRADING, SIZING, AND FIT	4
DSGN 429	SENIOR APPAREL DESIGN STUDIO	4
Total Credits		38

 

Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
BA 160	B-ENGAGED	3
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
Bacc Core: Biological Science with Lab		4
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity		3
Bacc Core: PAC		1
	Credits	15
WINTER
BA 161	INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION	3
DSGN 121	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN	3
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
Bacc Core: Physical Science with Lab		4
Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination		3
	Credits	17
SPRING
ART 101	*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS	3
BA 162	INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY	3
COMM 111	*PUBLIC SPEAKING	3
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
Bacc Core: Physical or Biological Science with Lab		4
	Credits	15
Second Year
FALL
BA 260	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
DSGN 244	COLOR INNOVATION	4
DSGN 253	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	3
DSGN 255	TEXTILES	4
DSGN 282	DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT	1
	Credits	16
WINTER
DSGN 226	INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT	4
DSGN 281	DRAWING AND SKETCHING	4
DSGN 283	CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE	1
ECON 201	*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS	4
WR 222	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	3
	Credits	16
SPRING
ART 206	*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY	3
DSGN 284	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I	1
ST 201	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS	4
Electives		6
	Credits	14
Third Year
FALL
ART 367	*HISTORY OF DESIGN	3
BA 315	ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING	4
DSGN 311	FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN	1
DSGN 330	^FASHION FORECASTING AND MARKET ANALYSIS	4
DSGN 341	DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION	4
	Credits	16
WINTER
BA 390 or BA 223	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
DSGN 312	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II	1
DSGN 327	APPAREL DESIGN WITH FLAT PATTERN	4
DSGN 333	HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION	4
Electives		1
	Credits	14
SPRING
BA 352	MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE	4
DSGN 313	THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION	1
DSGN 329	APPAREL INDUSTRY COLLABORATION	3
DSGN 356	SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS	3
DSGN 357	EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LABORATORY	1
Electives		3
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
FALL
DSGN 411	NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 426	DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL	3
DSGN 427	APPAREL DESIGN WITH DRAPING	4
MRKT 495	RETAIL MANAGEMENT	4
Electives		1
	Credits	13
WINTER
DSGN 412	FINANCIAL PLANNING I	1
DSGN 428	APPAREL GRADING, SIZING, AND FIT	4
DSGN 429	SENIOR APPAREL DESIGN STUDIO	4
DSGN 475	*GLOBAL SOURCING OF TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR	4
Electives		1
	Credits	14
SPRING
BA 354	^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	4
DSGN 413	FINANCIAL PLANNING II	1
MGMT 364	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	4
MRKT 492	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR	4
Electives		2
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	180