Meeting Day and Time:  M, W, 1-2:15

Course Description and Content

This course seeks to help the student (1) gain an understanding
of the broad economic, political, social and cultural dimensions
of the U.S. and international production, trade and
consumption of textile and apparel products; (2) gain an
overview of the competitive status of the U.S. textile and
apparel sectors and to consider the domestic complex within
the context of the global economy; (3) examine factors that
influence supply and demand in the textile and apparel sectors-
-with application for manufacturers, retailers, and consumers,
and (4) analyze major global and national trends in production,
consumption, and trade of textile/apparel products which have
had a significant impact on both the U.S. and international
textile complex.  This course, intended for those who have had
previous courses related to the fashion business, seeks to
develop the student's knowledge and understanding of the
different dimensions of the soft goods chain on both the U.S.
and international level.

Required Texts and Readings

Dickerson, K.D.  (1999).  Textiles and Apparel in the Global
Economy.  New York:  Macmillan Publishing Company (3rd
Edition)

Outline Course Requirements

(1) There will be three exams worth 100 points each. (2) Each
student must do article reviews pertaining to class project and
current events in global trade issues of textiles and apparel.
(3) Each student will be expected to select an international
company to research and a product to import or export to/from
the U.S.  This will be a combined final project with the
semester article reviews.

Other Comments

Prerequisites:  AMID203, Bus M300, and Econ E202