Changing Demographics

Course Description

TMD 402F is a seminar class offered every spring with a different topic. This semester the topic is changing demographics. Speakers will examine overall U.S. and world demographic trends, focusing largely on age cohorts and race/ethnicity. Some areas that will be covered will be Baby Boomers, Generation Y, sizing for older persons, and marketing to Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and African-Americans. The seminar will also address the resulting opportunities for designers, manufacturers, and retailers of textile and apparel products.

This course is available for one credit or two credits. All students attend a lecture every week and write a summary. The two-credit option requires an in-depth research report of a related topic presented both written and oral form.