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http://dx.doi.org/10.12940/jfb.2015.19.1.1

A Curricula Comparison Study of Undergraduate Fashion-related Majors between the Universities in Korea and those in the United States  

Kim, Sora (Dept. of Fashion Design, College of Design, Dongduk Women’s University)
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Journal of Fashion Business / v.19, no.1, 2015 , pp. 1-16 More about this Journal
Abstract
Universities in Korea are already saturated with fashion-related majors, and graduates are having difficulties getting jobs. For this reason, Korean universities should educate students with a competitive curriculum. The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the curricula of fashion-related majors at universities in Korea and the United States (U.S.) in order to help develop fashion-related curricula at the universities in Korea. The curricula of the 52 majors in 47 Korean universities and the 62 majors in 62 U.S. universities were analyzed. Data was analyzed using MS Excel 2010 and R 3.0.1.; the statistical significance was determined at ${\alpha}$=0.05. There were five main differences between fashion-related majors in Korean universities and those in the U.S. universities: 1) The subjects of the U.S. were more diverse and more business-oriented than those of Korea, but the universities of Korea had more design subjects. 2) The U.S. more often utilized computer technology, than Korea, in the field of fashion design. 3) The U.S. offered more theoretical courses, than Korea, in the field of fashion materials. 4) In the clothing construction field, the U.S. offered more apparel design and technical design than Korea. 5) The U.S. mainly educated on retailing and buying subjects while Korea mainly educated on fashion marketing subjects within the fashion business field.
Keywords
curricula comparison; fashion-related majors; universities in Korea; universities in the U.S.;
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