
Overview
The Master of Arts in Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles offered by Washington State University provides students with opportunities to pursue research through the completion of a thesis or project.
Research areas for a thesis or project include Apparel Product Development; Textile Product Development, Consumer Studies; Creative Scholarship and Design; International Trade, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Electronic Commerce.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates compete in a dynamic and expanding marketplace. The state of Washington is ranked fourth in the nation in apparel and textile industry productivity, which creates considerable opportunity for industry-related scholarship and career development (Enterprise Seattle). The AMDT masters program helps students become competitive when entering the apparel and textile industry and for those students interested in continuing on to a doctoral program a strong research foundation is created.
Graduates of the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles have many career opportunities including:
- University Faculty
- Fashion Design,
- Technical Design
- Retail Management
- Retail Buying
- Doctoral Studies
- Marketing
- Merchandising
- Product Development
- Textile Researcher
- Entrepreneur Development
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
All graduates will be able to:
- Assimilate, integrate, and evaluate scholarship in our multi-disciplinary field.
- Understand basic research design, and varied research methods.
- Develop expertise and conduct and publish research in one or more specific areas of the discipline.
- Describe the impact of current trends and forecasting in our field.
- To expand creative thinking skills.
- Make strategic and ethical decisions and develop effective solutions for organizations.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Fall January 10
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General requirements
- Prospective international students must have the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an approved institution. Usually this is a minimum of four years of study beyond grade 12.
- A grade point average equivalent to a U.S. grade of “B” or better is required.
- Prospective domestic students must have received a baccalaureate degree from a college or university, accredited by a recognized association, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00.
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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13861 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13861 USD per year during 12 months. -
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In-State
6462 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6462 USD per year during 12 months.
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