Sustainable Fashion Business (Ph.D.)

The department participates in the Ph.D. degree program awarded from the College of Health and Human Sciences with a specialization in Sustainable Fashion Business. The degree is designed to enable students to combine knowledge of fashion with an understanding of its application to a broader human perspective. The Ph.D. requires a minimum of 90 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree—including 60 hours of course work and 30 hours of dissertation research. A master’s degree is required and up to 30 hours from the student’s Master’s degree may be applied toward the course work requirement. A program of study will be individually planned to capitalize on the interests, goals, and disciplinary backgrounds of the student and faculty. A preliminary written examination and oral defense are required upon completing two-thirds of the program of study. A dissertation and oral defense of the dissertation are required.

Human Ecology Ph.D. Specialization in Sustainable Fashion Business

The PhD requires a minimum of 90 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree – including 60 hours of course work and 30 hours of dissertation research. A master’s degree is required and up to 30 hours from the student’s Master’s degree may be applied toward the course work requirement.

Core Requirements (17 Credit Hours)

EDCI 943 - Principles of College Teaching Credits: 3
FASH 600 - Soft Goods Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
FASH 680 - Sustainable Fashion and Color Credits: 4
FASH 700 - Foundations of Sustainability Credits: 3
FASH 825 - Strategic Planning for Sustainability Credits: 3
FASH 990 - Dissertation Proposal Seminar Credits: 1

Research and Statistics (39-42 Credit Hours)

Research Methods

Select one 3 credit hour graduate level research methods course from the options below:
EDCEP 816 - Research Methods in Education Credits: 3
FSHS 888 - Research Methods in FSHS I Credits: 3
SOCIO 823 - Intermediate Methods of Social Research Credits: 3
Special note: students conducting qualitative dissertation research will enroll in a minimum of 3 credit hours of qualitative methods. These hours are in addition to the required 3 hours of basic research methods. Course options include:
EDLEA 838 - Qualitative Research in Education Credits: 3
FSHS 809 - Qualitative Research Methods in Family Science Credits: 3
SOCIO 824 - Qualitative Methodology Credits: 3
Statistics

Select a minimum of two courses (6 credit hours) of graduate level statistics. Doctoral students may substitute up to 3 credit hours of statistics from a completed master’s degree. Course options include:

Educational Counseling
EDCEP 817 - Statistical Methods in Education Credits: 3
EDCEP 819 - Survey Research Credits: 3
EDCEP 917 - Experimental Design in Educational Research Credits: 3
Applied Human Sciences
FSHS 806 - Statistical Methods in Family Studies and Human Services I Credits: 3
FSHS 906 - Statistical Methods in Family Studies and Human Services II Credits: 3
Psychology
PSYCH 802 - Psychological Research Design and Analysis I Credits: 3
PSYCH 805 - Psychological Research Design and Analysis II Credits: 3
Sociology
SOCIO 825 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3
SOCIO 925 - Specialized Approaches to Sociological Research Credits: 3
Statistics
STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
STAT 705 - Regression and Analysis of Variance Credits: 3
Dissertation Research

Complete a total of 30 credit hours of dissertation research.
FASH 999 - Dissertation Research in Fashion Studies Credits: 1-12

Other Elective Graduate Courses (2-8 Credit Hours)

Select courses to fulfill remaining credit hours based upon developing an area of expertise in the field. These courses must be approved by the student’s supervisory committee.

Substitute Course Policy for Research Methods and Statistics

Ph.D. students in Fashion Studies may not substitute a research methods course taken as part of a master’s degree. Ph.D. students may substitute up to 3 credit hours of statistics from the master’s degree.

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