COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A senior level seminar course. Students investigate a specialized topic or topics related to the
fashion industry. Research, discussion, and weekly readings will culminate in a final paper and
presentation. Themes vary each semester.
This course is designed to provide an exploration of contemporary issues that designers,
merchandisers, product developers, and consumers confront as they create, wear, and discard
fashion. The course emphasizes, but is not limited to, topics such as sustainability, globalization,
and ethics. The objective of the course is to develop a dialogue on practices in fashion with a
sense of sustainability, ethics and socially responsible manufacturing practices.
This assignment shows how one is enlightened about the harmful chemicals found in one’s daily products after watching the Toxic Beauty documentary. One now plans to carefully assess the ingredients in one’s products for better health precautions.
