FDM at Iowa State University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate FDM coursework.

• FDM 2450Aesthetics and Brand Imageopens 3 courses (2.5 directly)
• FDM 2250Patternmaking I: Drafting and Flat Patternopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• ECON 1020Principles of Macroeconomicsopens 2 courses (0.5 directly)
• FDM 3720Sourcing and Global Issuesopens 1 course (1 directly)
• STAT 1040Introduction to Statisticsopens 1 course (0.5 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate FDM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 37 FDM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 24 more FDM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in FDM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at FDM 4310

  1. ECON 1010Principles of Microeconomics
  2. ECON 1020Principles of Macroeconomics
  3. FDM 3720Sourcing and Global Issues
  4. FDM 4310Apparel Production Management

• 3 courses deep, ending at FDM 3100

  1. FDM 1210Apparel Assembly Processes
  2. FDM 2250Patternmaking I: Drafting and Flat Pattern
  3. FDM 3100Computer Aided Apparel Patternnmaking

• 3 courses deep, ending at FDM 3770

  1. FDM 1310Fashion Products and Markets
  2. FDM 2450Aesthetics and Brand Image
  3. FDM 3770Visual Presentation and Promotions

• 3 courses deep, ending at FDM 4670

  1. STAT 1010Principles of Statistics
  2. STAT 1040Introduction to Statistics
  3. FDM 4670Consumer Studies in Apparel and Fashion Products

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for FDM yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under FDM yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

FDM does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Iowa State campus feed.