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Three TAM Students Win the Prestigious FSF Scholarships!
After a nation-wide case study competition, Audrey Skaggs, Gabriella Bennis and Sadie Harmon receive the Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholarship. They are three of the 100 students who receive this scholarship out of over 640 applications. Each of them receive the $7,500 scholarship and they will be featured on WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) as well. This…
Silk and Steel: French Fashion Women and WWI
The CONSULATE GENERAL OF FRANCE IN CHICAGO just tagged the Missouri Historic Costume & Textile Collection (MHCTC) in their Facebook post promoting the Silk & Steel French fashion exhibition at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City! The exhibit and one of our dresses was also featured in the December 2020 edition of…
TAM Awards from the 2020 ITAA Conference
Dr. Kerri McBee-Black received the Top Altmetric Score paper from 2020 International Textile and Apparel Association conference. Her paper title is, "Words Matter: A Content Analysis of the Definitions and Usage of the Terms for Apparel Marketed to People Living With Disabilities." Dr. Li Zhao and a doctoral candidate Muzhen Li's paper titled, “Neo-Fashion: A…
Welcome to TAM
Innovative Leaders in the Global Fashion Supply Chain
Where students learn both the art and science of the fashion industry!
The Department of Textile & Apparel Management, in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, is a global leader focusing on the apparel and textile supply chain. TAM’s award-winning faculty is internationally recognized. Ranked as one of the top programs of its kind, TAM prepares students for a wide variety of career options such as merchandising, buying, sourcing, product development, technical design, e-retailing, or retail operations. The curriculum focuses on leadership, the global supply chain, sustainability, creativity/innovation, and technology. Through course work, field study experiences, internships, leadership conferences, and student organizations, TAM students develop the skills they need to be a top recruit for industry positions.
Explore our Academic Programs
Bachelor of Science
TAM offers academic options that meet the wide variety of career plans available to students with degrees in Textile and Apparel Management. These options prepare TAM students for careers in the exciting textile and apparel industry. TAM students can also earn minors and certificates that enhance their degree.
Master of Science
Our MS program is an individualized plan of study. Each program varies based on student interest, background, and ability. Through coursework, internships, study tours, student organizations, and interaction with industry experts, students learn about careers in the field. Meet our TAM graduate students.
Doctor of Philosophy
Our PhD Program is one of only a few programs in the country that offers a PhD in Textile and Apparel Management. Graduate work in TAM offers students a strong faculty base, superior research expertise, comprehensive library access, computer labs, interdisciplinary and intercollegiate research opportunities.
