Graduate Curriculum
[353.501] Research Methods in Clothing & Textiles
This is an introductory course on the research methods for collecting and analyzing quantitative data in the clothing and textiles area. Major topics include scientific problem solving, measurement, scales, descriptive statistics, parametric statistics, and non-parametric statistics.
[353.502B] Seminar in Clothing & Textiles 1
In this class, students will review and discuss current theoretical and research developments in the area of textile chemistry, dertergency, and clothing physiology. Applications for research as well as practices of presentation are explored through seminars.
[353.503B] Seminar in Clothing & Textiles 2
Trends and issues in clothing research are discussed in this course. Students are required to read recent articles published in related journals, and criticize them in terms of problem identification and research procedure. Through these activities, students will draw conclusions and develop their own research theories. The journals to be discuss are selected from those of Korea, Japan, and America.
[353.601A] Studies in Creative Ideas for Fashion Design
For most creative fashion design, coming-up with new ideas, developing and making them possible are the very critical factors. Based on existing ability gained through previous courses, this course is for maximize the effect of application of the new ideas. Students will be requested to get the original ideas from various design areas such as industrial deign, visual design, furniture deign or so not only from the fashion design. Creating a collection of innovative garments with diverse materials and techniques which are required.
[353.603] Topics in History of Korean Costume
This course conducts an analysis of the changes in Korean costume over time as well as a comparative study of the traditional costumes of the North-East Asian Countries China, Korea, and Japan. Specific topics include types of costume, lifestyle, construction, fabric selection, color, pattern, and accessories.
[353.604] Topics in Construction of Korean Costume
This course studies Korean women’s costume that are worn during special rituals. We will analyze the meaning, structure, design, and colors of Korean women’s costumes since the Chosun Dynasty. Students will be encouraged to design clothing that harmonizes traditional aspects with modern fashion.
[353.605A] Somatology for Clothing
Students will study various anthropometic methods such as the Martin’s Method and how to use a 3-D scanner. They will develop mathematical, optical abilities through these methods. In addition, students will evaluate the differences in body type resulting from factors such as ethnicity, gender, age and time.
[353.608] Detergency: Theory & Testing
This in-depth study on detergency theory emphasizes the structure and properties of surfactants, and the mechanisms of soiling and soil removal. Students will evaluate detergency methods. Topics include the structure and properties of surfactants, components and characteristics of soils, soil removal mechanisms of particulate and oily soil, effect of mechanical action on the detergency, and redeposition.
[353.609] Clothing and Human Behavior
The various aspects of human behavior related to clothing are studied in this course. We will apply social and psychological theories to analyze human behavior. Specific topics include impression formation, comformity, fashion, role, self-concepts, personality, body image, and social status.
[353.614A] Physical Properties of Textile System
Students will conduct an investigation of the physical properties of textile fibers in relation to their end-uses as well as the factors that affect those properties. Fiber morphologies, mechanical properties, moisture sorption, thermal properties, and viscoelastic properties of textile fibers are discussed in this course.
[M1461.003200] Fiber and Polymer Chemistry
This course offers an in-depth coverage of fiber chemistry and fiber-forming polymers, including chemical structure and properties of polymers, polymerization, and the application of functional properties to textile materials.
[353.623] Special Topics in Fashion Marketing
This is an advanced course on fashion marketing. Fashion fundamentals are applied to current social environments, and we will deduct according marketing strategies. Students are required to identify current problems and issues of the Korean fashion industry, and make marketing suggestions using this theoretical information.
[353.625] New Synthetic Fibers for Clothing
This course provides an introduction to the chemical compositions, structures, and polymerization mechanisms of fiber-forming polymers. Students will consider the interrelationship between polymer structure and end-use properties of textiles fibers. Topics include chemistry of natural and synthetic polymers, classification and properties of fiber-forming polymers, and micro-structure and properties of textile fibers.
[353.627A] Special Topics in Clothing Physiology
We will study current issues related to clothing physiology, which includes comfort, microclimate inside clothing, and body temperature regulation.
[353.702] Cultural Aspects of Clothing
We will take a socio-cultural approach towards ethnic dress. Topics include the cultural patterns of technology, aesthetics, ritual, morality, and symbolism. Students will conduct an overall examination on the external and internal influences that affect forms of dress as a cultural product.
[353.703] Functional Apparel Design
Students will research on various body shapes of people with special needs such as the physically handicapped, pregnant women, workers and the elderly from an ergonomic perspective. From there, clothing that are hygienic and aesthetically pleasing will be constructed.
[353.715] Principles of Dyeing
This course concentrates on the physicochemical principles of dyeing. Topics include the classification of dyes, kinetics of dyeing, and diffusion of dyes into fibers.
[353.721] Topics in Fashion Industry
We will examine the domestic and global perspectives of apparel industries. This course offers a comprehensive study on the production and distribution of clothing products in apparel industries. Students will increase their understanding of micro and macro environments including economic, social, and psychological influences on the apparel industry.
[353.724] Advanced Fashion Marketing
The core of this course consists of current issues related to fashion marketing. Issues such as segmentation, brand strategy, evaluative criteria, pricing, aesthetics, and consumer involvement are possible areas of discussion.
[353.725] Advanced Research Methods in Clothing and Textiles
This course offers studies on advanced research methodologies and statistical analysis in researching clothing and textiles. Students will become skilled cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, MDS, LISREL, and conjoint analysis.
[353.726A] Special Topics in Fashion Retailing
Fashion retailing provides study issues related with the principles, methods, and techniques used in buying and selling fashion goods and services. Students are encouraged to increase their understanding of current issues related to apparel retail. The ultimate objective of this study lies in building competitive strategies that can be used in global retail.
[353.732] History of Eastern Clothing
This course examines how costumes of China and India, the birthplace of ancient civilization, have evolved in relation to its natural and social environments. It will also cover how the cultural exchanges among Korea, China, and Japan have influenced their costumes cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Students will apply the knowledge of historic costumes to their own costume designs in the Oriental style..
[353.734A] Thermal Physiology and Lab.
The course develops one’s ability to evaluate the thermal environment such as outdoor and indoor climate, working environment, sleeping environment, Ondol, bathing environment, and exercise environment. We will study body temperature regulation mechanism at different conditions.
[353.736] Theory of Fashion and Color
Color theories are fundamental in designing. This course on color theories deal with topics such as the coloring system, coloring intuition, coloring effect, coloring contrast, and coloring psychology. Other elemental principles such as formation, texture, unity, proportion, balance, and emphasis are also possible study topics. Students will endeavor to apply the aforementioned basic elements in their design work.
[353.737] Clothing Ergonomics
To train students so that they will be able to understand and analyse the relationship between human, clothing and the environment from an ergonomic perspective. Research will be carried out from two perspectives: 1. characteristics of the human shape and mechanism 2.psychological. Through these fundamental theories, students will then be able to produce clothing that has reflected upon the wearer’s effectiveness, sensitivity and sense of security.
[353.738A] Theories of Formative Features of Fashion Design
This course offers an in-depth study of the perceptional process of clothing design. A psychological approach will be used to examine topics such as comfort and creativity of a design. Creating a collection of innovative garments using diverse materials and techniques is a requirement of this course. The development and evolvement of formative features of fashion design will be examined historically, and interpret the reason with the perspectives of cultural phenomenon and aesthetic values for design.
[353.741] Instrumental Evaluation of Functional Textiles
Designing and planning the evaluation of high-tech functional textiles, and understanding the disciplines of the instruments and their use.
[353.803] Reading and Research
Developing thesis under the guidance of thesis directors respectively.
[M1461.000300] Personal Protective Clothing and Experimental Equipment Analysis
Personal protective clothing (PPC) offers safety and increased performance to wearers and each PPC should be designed by considering various working conditions. To maximize the efficacy of protective clothing is one of the most important objectives in specialized apparel. This course is a basic step for the research on PPC, and students will learn principles of various experimental equipment and how to use them, and eventually acquire skills and knowledge in human wear trials for PPC.
[M1461.000400] Fashion Media and Criticism
Today the importance of media has been gradually increasing with the acceleration of ICT. This course examines the vicissitudes of fashion media, analyzes the characteristics of fashion media which is mainly utilized in modern society – such as newspapers, fashion magazines, TV, digital media, etc., and then tries to establish an effective utilization strategy of the fashion media. In addition, by analyzing fashion articles appearing in various media, students will cultivate the critical perspective on fashion.
[M1461.000500] Practice for Designing Fashion Goods
Through planning and designing their own fashion products that meet the needs of fashion companies, students will develop their capabilities of planning and designing fashion items. The ultimate goal of this course is to commercialize the developed prototype.
[M1461.001100] Fashion Aesthetics
In this class, students are required to grasp the essence of beauty in fashion through an understanding of the basic concepts of aesthetics. They will review fashion in conjunction with such topics as art, body, gender, culture, and contempo- rary styles, and recognize the importance of inner meaning of fashion as well as the external form of fashion with respect to the aesthetic aspects.
[M1461.001200] Fashion and Art
This course conducts an analysis of the characteristics and relevance between art forms and clothing styles from ancient times to contemporary era, and helps students understand the cultural commonality between art and clothing. Also, by studying the flow of the zeitgeist of contemporary art since the impressionism, they will grasp the meaning of art in contemporary society and examine the relationship between fashion and art.
[M1461.001300] Topics in Fashion Aesthetics
This course tries to do a variety of philosophical approaches to find an answer to the question, “Why do human beings wear clothes?” To explore the essence of fashion, students look at fashion from the perspective of ontology, epistemology, value theory, logic, etc., and grasp the meaning of the fashion in human life.
[M2174.001400] Development of Fashion CAD System
Various CAD (Computer-Aided Design) systems are widely used in fashion industry due to the advancement of computer and automation technologies. This lecture aims at providing the student with the ability to plan and develop dedicated CAD systems by introducing the basics of computer programming methods.
[M2174.001100] Men’s Tailoring
It is an advanced course after tailoring courses to understanding a project proposal, a development, a manufacturing and QC(quality control) about men’s wear. The student will be studying and practicing processes as follows; Investigating body shape, Designing in creative, Pattern making for body shape, Understanding materials(fabric, lining and interfacing), Cutting and Sewing. Furthermore, the student will be improving clothes completion and problem-solving ability through making Standard Technical Package on the side of technical design.
[M1461.001600] Digital Three-Dimensional Anthropometry
Modern 3D whole body scanners facilitated the use of 3D human body data in various research fields. 3D body data plays an important role in the definition of garment sizing system and the pattern design. This lecture aims at providing the students with the basic knowledge required for developing their own body measurement or pattern design system by introducing the principle of 3D scanners, 3D computer graphics, and various 3D data analysis methods.
[M1461.001700] Healthcare Textile Materials
Students are offered an overview of medical and healthcare applications of fibrous materials, with focus in personal hygiene, filtration, wound care, and antimicrobial applications. The performance requirements of healthcare products and the evaluation methods will be discussed.
[M0000.021900] Seminar in Retail Environment 2
This seminar is designed to give an overview of the global retail industry as to support graduate students of College of Human Ecology’s for their research and professional career development in the retail area. The class will discuss the macro environmental issues of retail industry, and direct and indirect influences of the retail system on the constructing daily lives of global consumers and their well being
[M0000.022000] Seminar in Retail Environment 1
Retailing is the last stage in the supply chain of fashion products, which provides a critical competitive strength to successful marketers. This course is designed to give an overview of the various aspects of retailing from the macro environmental factors to the consumer responses to retail strategies. In addition to the lecture, many class activities will be implemented including special speeches of industry experts who will be invited to share their experiences with classes. The goal of the course is to provide in-depth knowledge and vision to students on retailing and its changing future.
[M0000.022000] Seminar in Clothing and Textiles
In this class, students will review and discuss current theoretical and practical trends in the research field of clothing science. The relevant topics include but are not limited to the following sub-areas: functional product development, clothing ergonomics, anthropometrics, fashion technology, and clothing physiology. Research projects and oral presentations will be practiced through seminar.
[M0000.029200] Artificial Intelligence in Fashion Industry
Artificial intelligence is expanding its application in various industries. This lecture aims at providing an overview of the basic technology and application fields of artificial intelligence including artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and fuzzy theories as well as the skills necessary to build applications for apparel science and fashion industry in various programming environments.
[M1461.002400] Development of Apparel CAD Software
Information technologies such as garment draping simulation, digital textile printing, and interactive mobile websites are expanding their applications in the fashion industry. This lecture aims to examining the current status and prospects of technologies applied to recently developed various fashion design software, and to acquire the skills necessary to develop new software based on them.
[M1461.002500] Human Factors and Ergonomics for Wearable Product Innovation
This course involves lectures and discussions on theoretical paradigms and contemporary issues related to human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) in product design and development intended to be worn on the human body. Students will learn fundamental premises of the HF/E theories from interdisciplinary perspectives including anthropometry, biomechanics, physiology, engineering, cognitive science, psychology, and design, and discuss practical applications within the domain of wearable product innovation.
[M1461.002800] 4th Industrial Revolution and ICT Textiles
This course aims to provide students with the understanding of the 4th Industrial Revolution, smart convergence technology, creative thinking, software operation, intellectual property rights, and basic skills that are key to entrepreneurship. To this end, professors, researchers, lawyers, patent attorneys, consultants, corporate representatives, and international standards experts will be invited to lecture and discuss.
[M1461.003000] Topics in Fashion Design
The changes in the technological, industrial, and consumer environment are rapidly changing the physical attributes and values of fashion design as well as social and psychological attributes and values. The lecture aims to explore the effects of various technologies on fashion design processes and expressions as well as changes in the way they appeal to users, lead the creativity and innovation of fashion design now as well as in the coming future, and increase the capacity and ability to drive changes in industry and consumption.
[M1461.003100] ICT Textile Industry Internship
Technical seminars and special lectures will be offered by experts with field experience. Field tours will be provided student with the opportunity to combine theory and practice. This class aims to produce high-quality R&D professionals with the ability to adapt to the industry through the combination of theory and practical experience
