Clothing, Textiles and Material Culture Major [ALES]

Program Requirements (57 units)

• 3 units in ENGL
• 6 units from Social Science/Humanities (see Note 1)
• 12 units in Free Electives  

• ALES 204 - Communication Fundamentals for Professionals
• ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics
• ECON 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
• HECOL 100 - Introduction to Principles and Practice in Human Ecology
• HECOL 300 - Policy Development and Evaluation
• HECOL 408 - Intentional Professional Practice

Requirements of the Major (57 units)

• 12 units in Approved Program Electives  

• HECOL 170 - Introduction to Textiles
• HECOL 201 - Introduction to Material Culture
• HECOL 241 - Fashion Industries
• HECOL 250 - Design Studies and Practices
• HECOL 254 - Apparel Design and Construction Fundamentals
• HECOL 268 - Survey of Historic Dress in the Western World
• HECOL 270 - Applications of Textile Science
• HECOL 333 - Cross-Cultural Textiles
• HECOL 370 - Quality Assurance for Textiles and Apparel
• HECOL 441 - Conditions & Consequences of the Fashion Industry

Capstone Requirement (6 units)

• HECOL 409 - Practicum in Human Ecology

Notes

1. Social Sciences/Humanities courses are selected from Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC), Rural Sociology (R SOC), any course offered by the Faculty of Arts, Native Studies (NS, except NS 100), and Theology (CHRTC or CHRTP).