Apparel Studies

A bachelor's degree emphasizing Apparel Studies opens the door for your career in fashion merchandising, product development, brand management, quality assurance and general clothing and textiles. Our department routinely schedules guest lecturers from the apparel and textile industries to give you professional insight into today's career fields. This supplements a dynamic academic program that includes coursework in science, marketing, social science and liberal arts, as well as human environmental sciences and specialized areas of business and art.

Undergraduate Program

• Fact Sheet
• Degree Check Sheet
• Information Video
• Career Opportunities
• Internships
• Clubs

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Apparel Studies curriculum are in careers as diverse as...

• Buyer
• Technical Designer
• Product Development
• Retail or Wholesale Manager/Representative
• Fashion Coordinator or Consultant
• Pattern or Sample Maker
• Showroom or Department Manager
• Sales Consultant
• Fashion Stylist
• Bridal Consultant
• Visual Display Artist

Our department assists in arranging professional internships in fashion merchandising and apparel quality control to prepare you for your future career.

Internships Gain vital career skills during on-the-job training as a pre-professional by taking advantage of the internship program and working for a company suited to your degree training and career goals. You can even receive college credit at the same time! Students in Apparel Studies have completed internships with.... • Walt Disney • The Gap • J.C. Penneys Company, Inc. • Wal-Mart • Dillard's

Clubs

• Fashion Merchandising Club
• Phi Upsilon Omicron

For more information about Apparel Studies or information concerning scholarships you may write us or e-mail us at hesc@uark.edu.

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