FMD at Virginia Tech

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 FMD coursework.

• FMD 2204Introduction to Textilesopens 5 courses (3 directly)
• FMD 2214Apparel Textiles Laboratoryopens 5 courses (2 directly)
• FMD 3104Fashion Retailing Conceptsopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• FMD 2224Fashion Presentation Techniquesopens 4 courses (1 directly)
• FMD 2264Apparel Product Developmentopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• FMD 3204Introduction to Textile Evaluationopens 2 courses (2 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 FMD 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 23 FMD and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 18 more FMD 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 FMD. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at FMD 4234

  1. FMD 2214Apparel Textiles Laboratory
  2. FMD 2204Introduction to Textiles
  3. FMD 3204Introduction to Textile Evaluation
  4. FMD 4234Apparel Quality Evaluation

• 4 courses deep, ending at FMD 4014

  1. AHRM 1014Design and Art for Consumers
  2. FMD 2224Fashion Presentation Techniques
  3. FMD 2264Apparel Product Development

• 3 courses deep, ending at FMD 4024

  1. FMD 3224Apparel Assembly
  2. FMD 3234Pattern Drafting for Apparel
  3. FMD 4024Portfolio

• 3 courses deep, ending at FMD 4124

  1. FMD 1224Introduction to the Fashion Industry
  2. FMD 3104Fashion Retailing Concepts
  3. FMD 4124Clothing Behavior Patterns

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for FMD yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under FMD yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

FMD does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Virginia Tech campus feed.