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The Certificate Program in Apparel Construction and Design is a joint offering from the Theatre and Merchandising program, and gives students the opportunity to study apparel creation through the initial design phase all the way through to marketing. Along the way, students will learn about the history of apparel through the ages and how society affects consumer behavior. The certificate program offers a rich, complex 360潞 view of the ways in which apparel makes its way from one person's great idea to the closets of millions of people. 

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What Will I Learn?

A costume can transform actors into 18th century lords and ladies, man-eating plants, or teens at a 50s sock hop. Fashion designers can turn a model on a runway into a living, breathing work of art. And the everyday apparel we choose to wear sends a powerful message about how we want the world to see us and who we believe we are. But who creates the apparel and accessories we wear? The Theatre and Merchandising programs at Southern Miss have teamed up to offer a certificate program in Apparel Construction and Design, which offers students a guided tour through:

• the history of apparel
• an introduction to costuming
• the design and construction of apparel
• consumer behavior, and
• the industrial technology behind apparel production

Students will be involved in the design and creation of actual garments and will work in teams on client-based projects that will provide the experience they need to translate their classroom knowledge to real-world industry challenges and rewarding careers in marketing, purchasing, fashion design and garment design. 

Required Courses

Note: Theatre majors are required to take MER 330 and three electives. Merchandising majors are required to take THE 201 and 201L and three electives. Students enrolled in the ACDC program who are neither Theatre nor Merchandising majors are required to take THE 201 and 201L, MER 330, and two electives.

• THE 201 Introduction to Costume An introduction to theatrical costume theory with its practical application
• THE 201L Costume Laboratory 1 hr. laboratory for THE 201. (Must be taken concurrently.)
• MER 330 Textile Industrial Complex  Introduction to the characteristics, composition, and end-products of the textile supply chain including fiber, yarn and fabric producers and manufacturing, retailers and consumers. 

Electives