Required Courses
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ATM 251 Style Principles: Body to Store
ATM 270 Digital Presentation Techniques
ATM 280 Basic Sewing Techniques
ATM 285 Buying and Merchandising Math
ATM289 NW Apparel Tour
ATM 301 Introduction to the Fashion Industry
ATM 351 Socio-cultural Aspects of Apparel
ATM 353 Apparel Manufacturing
ATM 355 Consumer Textiles
ATM 379 ATM Internship Planning
ATM 381 Fashion Show Production
ATM 389 Fashion Trend Analysis
ATM 452 History of Fashion
ATM 487 ATM Exit Assessment
ATM 489 Merchandise Buying and Planning ï‚¡
FCSG 419 Applied Research
IT 258 Spreadsheet Applications
RMT 330 Principles of Retailing
ATM490 Cooperative Education
Educational Reflection
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I began my educational journey knowing my love for the fashion industry would be the direction of my future career path but I was unsure how this was possible. After spending some time searching for an educational direction to help me achieve my career goals, The Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising major at Central Washington University proved to be the perfect fit for me. I attended CWU for two years, earning a Bachelor’s in Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising and a minor in Retail Management and Technology. This has provided me with the ideal mixture of business and fashion. I have taken classess that help me better understand the depth of retail management and the business side of it, while also learning about the fashion world and the many layers the industry has. I feel that my education puts me at an advantage in the fashion industry because of the broad spectrum of classes I had the opportunity to take.
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