University of Wisconsin

As many of you will already know, the clothing industry in America is one of the largest "constant industries" to work in. Each and every year, tens of billions of dollars are spent by consumers on clothing related goods - even more on soft consumables such as fabrics and drapes.

If you're looking to get in on a piece of the action (and why wouldn't you want to!), a fashion design and development degree from the University of Wisconsin could be all you need to get the wheels rolling.

B.S. Degree in Fashion from University of Wisconsin

There is a single fashion course available to students at University of Wisconsin, and it falls underneath the umbrella topic of Bachelor of Science.

Don't be fooled however. You won't be learning about chemistry or physics in this course. Instead, the apparel design and development major allows you to specialise in all things fashion - with a taste of textile production on the side (to fulfil the requirements of a science degree).

In the first year, you'll study core and compulsory courses. These include subjects such as:

• Professional apparel core.
• Business core.
• General education papers (unrelated course papers).

Assuming that you pass all of these courses with acceptable grades, you'll be able to progress to the next year - which is comprised of specialist papers in subjects of your choice.

This is where you are really able to branch off and complete papers which you believe will help drive you towards your chosen career. Think carefully at this point about which papers you want to take - because there are a lot of options:

• Textile design.
• Computer-aided design.
• Apparel product management.
• Historic costume.
• Quality evaluation (fashion related).

This is just the beginning of a long list of specialisation possibilities. Of course, the other thing to keep in mind is that whilst you can choose a single topic and run with similar papers throughout the year - you're also able to diversify your studies. In this respect, you'll be able to cover a number of different topics - thereby increasing your overall knowledge base, and enhancing your employment opportunities in the future.