Curriculum

Accelerated B.S. to M.S. in Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design

Specializations

The ABM program offers three TMD specializations: Fashion Merchandising, Textile Science, and Historic Textiles and Fashion. There are three TMD specializations at the graduate level: historic textiles and fashion (including cultural studies and conservation), fashion business, and textile science. Students must complete the requirements for the non-thesis option in one of the three specializations.

The total number of credits required for an ABM is 33 credits.

Curriculum

  • Up to one-third of these credits (i.e., up to 11 credits) can count for both undergraduate and ABM credits, but these courses must be at the 400/500 level.
  • Up to one-third of these credits (i.e., up to 11 credits) can include those 400-level courses in other disciplines that count for graduate credit.
  • If non-TMD courses are applied to the ABM program of study, half of the total credits for the ABM degree must be in TMD.
  • Only courses taken at URI can double count towards this ABM program.
  • All ABM students will complete an industry-oriented Capstone project through the Independent Study course (TMD 540) (Capstone projects can include industry-sponsored projects or an industry-focused case study).