| The Master of Science in Merchandising under Option III requires 36
semester hours of 800 or 900 level courses. Candidates for the Option
III masters degree in Merchandising must complete at least 20 hours in
TCD courses. In addition, 18 of the 36 hours must be earned in advanced
courses open exclusively to graduate students. A written comprehensive
examination is required of Option III masters students. Students must
complete 25 hours of coursework including TXCD 875 before they are eligible
to take comprehensive exams.
Select 20 Hours minimum from the following:
Suggested courses in Textiles, Clothing and Design
TXCD 810 Socio-psychological Aspects of Clothing (3)
TXCD 811 Textile, Clothing, and Design Problems (3)
TXCD 812 Apparel and Market Analysis (3)
TXCD 813 Textile and Apparel Merchandising (3)
*TXCD 817 Textiles and Dress: Cultural Perspective (3)
*TXCD 870 Current Issues in TCD ( 3)
*TXCD 873 Design Perspectives and Issues (2)
*TXCD 874 Theory Development (1)
*TXCD 8751 Research Methods (3)
*TXCD 890 Workshop/Seminar (1-3)
*TXCD 892 Professional Study Tour (1-6)
*TXCD 896 Independent Study (1-5)
*TXCD 913 Theory and Issues in Merchandising (3)
*TXCD 9861 Seminar in TCD (1)
Supplementary suggested courses in Textiles, Clothing, and Design
TXCD 803 Apparel design by Draping (3)
TXCD 805 Advanced Textiles (3)
TXCD 806 Textile Testing and Evaluation (3)
TXCD 807 History of Costume (3)
TXCD 808 History of Textiles (3)
*TXCD 809 Care & Conservation of Textile Collections (3)
TXCD 816L Advanced Apparel Design (2)
*TXCD 818 History of Quilts (3)
*TXCD 823 Advanced Design in Multi Media (3)
*TXCD 825 Advanced Fiber Art (3)
TXCD 828 Textile Dying (3)
*TXCD 876 Artifact Analysis
All Merchandising Thesis Option III programs must include 3 hours
in statistics (recommend courses beyond Ed Psych 859)
The following are suggested courses in statistics:
EDPS 859 Statistical Methods (3)
EDPS 860 Applications of Selected Advanced Statistics (3)
EDPS 941 Intermediate Statistics: Experimental Methods (3)
EDPS 942 Intermediate Statistics: Correlational Methods (3)
BIOM 801 Statistical Methods in Research (4)
BIOM 802 Experimental Design (4)
Select 13 hours minimum from Textiles, Clothing, and Design or supporting
outside areas. The following are suggested courses outside the Department
of Textiles, Clothing, and Design:
MRKT 821 Applied Marketing Research (3)
MRKT 822 Survey of Buyer Behavior (3)
MRKT 824 Advanced Quantitative Analysis (3)
MRKT 835 Marketing Channels and Distribution (3)
MRKT 841 Marketing and Electronic Commerce (3)
MRKT 855 Marketing and Globalization (3) Management and Entrepreneurship Courses
A minimum of 36 credit hours is required in the Master of Science
Degree Option III, Merchandising Emphasis
* Denotes courses open exclusively to graduate students.
1 Denotes courses for all TCD Merchandising Option III Programs.
Note: Numbers in parenthesis ( ) are credit hours. |
For more information contact:
Textiles, Clothing & Design
234 Home Economics Building
Lincoln NE 68583-0802
e-mail: cehsgrad@unl.edu
or visit web site:
http://cehs.unl.edu phone: (402) 472-5197 |
