Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising

- Multi-Country

  England

• London: 
London

  France

• Paris: 
Paris

Term: Summer 
Dates: June - August (6 weeks)

Description: Direct contact with leading business professionals and designers is one of the hallmarks of this exciting program. It begins with a week in Paris, where students have the opportunity to study French industries in a wide variety of ways. Field trips have included haute couture showings (exclusive, ticketed events), tours of couture workrooms and the Paris bureau of Women's Wear Daily, and studio meetings with designers. At the FSU London Study Center, courses provide a study of British retail, textile, and apparel industries and their role in a global economy. Beginning with a historical perspective, the students study the retail industry, comparing current management techniques, merchandising, merchandise assortments, research, and technology. The textiles course surveys textiles used in historical buildings, in costumes, and in museums. It also examines current technology and research in the British textile industry. Each student completes a project and portfolio, with an emphasis on comparing U.S. and European practices.

Classroom lectures by Florida State University faculty are augmented by lectures from British professionals and fashion forecasting firms, and by exclusive field trips, such as meetings with executives from major retail corporations; tours of the costume collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum; and visits to the Textile Conservation Studio at Hampton Court Palace.

Highlights: Florida State University's International Programs offer students from throughout the United States the ideal combination of contemporary and traditional education-whether in Old World countries of Western Europe, in nations both ancient and emerging such as Vietnam and Russia, or in Latin America's rich and vibrant cultures. Students live and study in the midst of incomparable academic resources: art works, architecture, museums and libraries, institutions of government, commerce, and learning. They are taught by distinguished FSU faculty and by guest scholars from the host country. They move within another language and among students from all of Florida, the nation, and the world. They bring home an unsurpassed academic credential for career or for graduate school.

Florida State is a national leader in international education, with more than forty years of experience. The university has forged solid affiliations with host countries and sought out excellent sites and accommodations' residential and academic. Program directors are FSU faculty who mold curriculum and plan singular adventures within countries they know (and love) inside and out. Such expertise makes FSU study abroad extremely affordable. Every program features university- chaperoned excursions to other locations to enhance coursework and cultural experience. Students also have ample opportunity for personal travel during long weekends or semester breaks. FSU International Programs aim always for a beneficial balance of security, supervision, and independence.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD6,525

Experience Required: no

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Florida State University International Programs's Mission Statement: The Florida State University International Programs is committed to providing a quality international learning environment where students are challenged to be learners, leaders, achievers and contributors within a global community. In the twenty-first century students must be able to understand and perceive global change, and we are dedicated to exposing them to international cultures, lifestyles and languages.

Year Founded: 1957