The Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design offers majors in Interior Design and Apparel and Textiles. The interior design program provides students with competent, entry-level design skills that address the aesthetic, psychological, and environmental issues impacting interior space. The Apparel Design concentration within Apparel and Textiles in prepares students for positions in the fashion and textile industries. Students gain hands-on experience in studio classes and runway shows which feature garments designed and constructed by students. The Fashion Retailing concentration within Apparel and Textiles is designed to prepare students for a variety of fashion-related careers such as merchandising, marketing, buying, product development, retail management, or e-retailing.
Faculty
Chair, Professor
- McKinney, Ellen
Associate Professor
- Koontz, Marcy L.
- Thompson, Amanda
- Tong, Michelle
Assistant Professor
- Jones, Hunter
- Maki, Kristin
- McKinney, Steven
- Wimberley, Virginia S.
Senior Instructor
- Davis, Babs
- Faulkner, Cassandra
Instructors
- Burney, Rebecca
- Crawford, Ian
- Rose, Michelle
- Sanders, Erin
- Self, Laurl
- Taylor, Brian
Assistant Professor Emeritus
- Parker, Sue
Adjunct Professor
- Reaves, Danielle
Office Staff
- Cockrell, Brynna
- Wilson, Andrea
Courses
Basic concepts in organization and evaluation of design, and its contribution to the enrichment of living.
Introduction to the interior design profession through a variety of assignments utilizing the design process, design theory, and interior graphic communication methods.