{"id":44694,"date":"2026-01-05T12:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/?page_id=44694"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:27:51","slug":"careers-and-internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/careers-and-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers and Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-textiles-fashion-merchandising-and-design\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-44687\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44687\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44686\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44686\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44701\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44701\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/beyond-the-classroom\/\">Beyond the Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44700\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/careers-and-internships\/\">Careers and Internships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44699\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44699\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-45980\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-45980\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/tmd\/about-tmd\/\">About TMD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Careers and Internships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design degree prepares you for careers in the design, development, manufacture, and merchandising of textiles, apparel, and interior furnishing. There are a wide array of companies where you can launch your career at including fashion apparel, furniture, and fabric companies; manufacturers; as well as organizations specializing in merchandising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/student-resources\/careers\/\" title=\"\">explore jobs and internships<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/about\/recruiters\/\" title=\"\">recruit and employ uri students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internship Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Internships provide you with practical hands-on work experience that supplements your coursework and gives you valuable tools toward building your career. Your TMD internship will likely happen in your junior or senior year, after you\u2019ve gained some background knowledge from coursework. For some internships there are preferred course prerequisites. For fuller details, review the TMD 461\/2 course syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internships can be can be done in the summer or during the academic year. You can even earn academic credit or intern abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/about\/tmd\/internship-process\/\" title=\"\">TMD Internship process<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Companies where TMD students have interned:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nordstrom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reebok<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ralph Lauren<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RI Design Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenyon Industries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our graduates typically&nbsp;start their careers in positions such as assistant creative or technical designers, fashion merchandisers, production coordinators, retail managers, allocation analysts, assistant buyers, and quality control specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Textile Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dyeing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Color Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forensic science&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>biomedical materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Military materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fashion Merchandising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fashion Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Merchandise Display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sourcing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allocation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retail Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apparel Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fashion Designer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employers who have hired URI TMD graduates include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kate Spade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hasbro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Dior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TJX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nike<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Louboutin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Careers and Internships The Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design degree prepares you for careers in the design, development, manufacture, and merchandising of textiles, apparel, and interior furnishing. 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