{"id":6046,"date":"2020-12-21T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T22:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/tatm\/?page_id=6046"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:09:35","slug":"textile-and-apparel-technology-and-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/tatm\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging Accessibility Gaps in the Fashion Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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NC State Seniors Design What’s Next in Fashion, Fiber Art, Home Textiles<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduating seniors from the Wilson College of Textiles’ fashion and textile design program launch their capstone collections.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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Wilson College of Textiles students traveled to New York City to attend the National Retail Federation Student Program.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n The IAB is comprised of global industry and government executives and exists to connect with students, advise educators, enhance the visibility of the FTM program and plan for the future.\n <\/p>\n

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Fashion and Textile Design – Fashion Design<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

A STEM education, industry connections and in-house cutting-edge facilities set our fashion design program apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Fashion and Textile Design – Textile Design<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Apply a foundational understanding of design, comprehensive fiber knowledge and a knack for understanding the consumer to develop materials for everything from apparel to car trims.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Fashion and Textile Management – Brand Management and Marketing<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

This specialized management and marketing program provides the knowledge and expertise to put you on the fast track to a job in the fashion and retail industry.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Fashion and Textile Management – Fashion Development and Product Management<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Combine your creativity and natural interest in fashion and management with a knowledge of the textile and apparel industries and a keen business sense to take apparel from a concept to the product in your customer\u2019s shopping cart.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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M.S. Textiles<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

This thesis degree program prepares you for management and leadership positions in the textile industry, research and development, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Master of Textiles<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Launch the next stage of your career with this non-thesis master\u2019s tailored to your goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Ph.D. Fiber and Polymer Science<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The multidisciplinary Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science program brings together the disciplines of mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering for the development of the independent scholars versed in the fields of polymer, fiber and textile science.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Ph.D. Textile Technology Management<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Ph.D. in Textile Technology Management program is designed to educate students for research and management careers in textile technology management in the fiber, textile, apparel, retail and related industries complex, as well as for positions in government and academia.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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