FSAD 4660

Textiles, Apparel, and Innovation

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Designed for students in all FSAD options. Explores the relationship between materials and design with a concentration on the use of innovative textile materials in apparel. Both aesthetic and functional issues are addressed. The course consists of a combination of lectures, discussion of readings, oral reports, a research paper, and project work. The class engages elders from the local community to solve real-life problems using design thinking methodologies.

Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 FSAD 1360 and FSAD 2370. Corequisites: None.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

• Understand technical specifications for fibrous materials.
• Select appropriate materials for specific performance requirements.
• Perform calculations regarding fiber and fabric properties and predict the properties of these materials under specific conditions.
• Learn to present project information graphically in a poster format as well as orally.
• Perform reverse engineering studies on fibrous materials and propose technical and design solutions to performance issues.

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