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MS in Fashion and Apparel Studies
Requirements For Admission
Admission to the program is selective and competitive based on the number of applicants and limits of available faculty and facilities. Those who meet stated minimum academic requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet those requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. Prospective full-time candidates are admitted for the fall semester only. Part-time candidates may begin in the fall or spring semester. A few funded assistantships are available; applications received by February 1 will be considered for funding. Review of applicants begins on February 1.
Candidates for admission need not have majored in fashion related areas previously, but they will be expected to possess:
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Strong written and oral communication skills
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An understanding of computer systems and basic word processing and spreadsheet applications
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Knowledge of consumer behavior or social psychological aspects of clothing
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Knowledge of the global fashion industry
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Understanding of design and aesthetic concepts
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Applicants interested in a creative design focus should have had a minimum of one patternmaking course
Appropriate credit and non-credit courses are available at UD to students with deficiency in any of these areas.
Specific admission requirements are:
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A cumulative grade-point average (GPA) equivalent to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all prior undergraduate college-level course work.
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A GRE (Graduate Record Exam) score (taken within past 5 years), with a minimum combined verbal and quantitative score of 1050 and no less than 550 on the verbal GRE. Requirements for scores on the new version of the GRE are currently under review. Please refer to the University's GRE chart to compare your scores to our requirements.
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Students whose first language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) unless a prior degree was obtained from a U.S. institution. The minimum score for TOEFL should be 550 or higher (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test) or 79 on the Internet-based TOEFL to be considered for admission. TOEFL scores more than two years old cannot be validated or considered official.
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An interview with member(s) of the Fashion and Apparel Studies graduate faculty may be required.
See Graduate Admissions for additional information, particularly for application procedures and dates.
Requirements for the Degree
The master's program requires a minimum of 32 hours of graduate coursework, including 6 hours of thesis, 6 semester hours of research methods and statistics, 14 required hours of departmental courses, and 6 elective hours of additional focus area courses in the department.
Master's students are required to take the following courses:
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FASH 822 |
Global Fashion Consumer |
3 |
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FASH 825 |
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creative Problem Solving |
3 |
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FASH 800 |
Research Analysis in Fashion Studies |
3 |
Social Responsibility and Sustainability Core
Select three courses from:
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FASH 689 |
Apparel Supply Chains & Social Responsibility |
1 |
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FASH 691 |
Socially Responsible Apparel: Global Policy |
1 |
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FASH 692 |
Sustaining Global Apparel Supply Chains |
1 |
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FASH 693 |
Culture & Work in the Apparel Industry |
1 |
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FASH 694 |
Apparel Consumers and Social Responsibility |
1 |
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FASH 695 |
Bringing Social Responsibility to Apparel Corporate Culture |
1 |
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FASH 696 |
Current Initiatives for Apparel Industry Labor Compliance |
1 |
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FASH 697 |
Worker-Centric Social Responsibility for Apparel Industry |
1 |
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FASH 698 |
Redesigning Green Apparel-Design, Sourcing, Packaging |
1 |
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FASH 699 |
Producing Environmentally Responsible Apparel |
1 |
And all of the following:
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FASH 665 |
Fashion Studies Seminar (taken twice, 1 hr each) |
2 |
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EDUC 665 |
Elementary Statistics (or equivalent) |
3 |
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Research Methods (HDFS 615, EDUC 607 or equivalent) |
3 |
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Special Interest electives (600 or 800 level) - may be from inside or outside of the department |
6 |
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FASH 869 |
Thesis |
6 |
TOTAL 32
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