The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
FASHION MERCHANDISING

I. General Education Requirements — 41

II. Core Curriculum —10

III. Professional Courses

Course No. Title Credits

FMCT 141 Introduction to Fashion Industry— 3
FMCT 300 Historic Costumes —3
FMCT 341 Fashion Buying and Merchandising —3
FMCT 342 Advertising and Promotion —3
FMCT 361 Apparel Construction/Evaluation —3
FMCT 381 Textiles I —3
FMCT 382 Textiles II —3
FMCT 441 Visual Merchandising —3
HUEC 101 Principles of Art and Design —3
HUEC 310 Resource Management —3
HUEC 487 Supervisory Management —3
HUEC 490 Consumer Motivation —3

Total —36

Business Administration Minor

ACCT 201 Introductory Financial Accounting —3
BUAD 132 Introduction to Business —3
BUAD 302 Management & Organizational Behavior —3
BUAD 412 Business Law —3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II —3
MKTG 308 Principles of Marketing —3

Total —18

IV. Support Courses

Course Title Credits
BUED 212/213 Computer Concepts and Applications I or II —3
Electives —12

Total —15

Total Program Required Credits —120

FASHION MERCHANDISING
Recommended Program Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I —3
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology —3
HUEC 101 Principles of Art & Design —3
FMCT 141 Intro. to the Fashion Industry —3
HUEC 100 First Year Experience Seminar —1

Semester Total —13

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 102 Basic Composition II —3
MATH 109 College Algebra or higher —3
BUAD 132 Introduction to Business —3
EDHE 111 Personalized Health & Fitness —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area III —4

Semester Total —16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology —3
ENGL 203 Fund. of Contemporary Speech —3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics I I —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area I —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area III —3

Semester Total —15

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

ACCT 201 Introductory Financial Acct. —3
BUED 212/213 Comp. Concepts & Appl. I or II —3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing —3
**** *** Elective —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area I —3

Semester Total —15

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

MKTG 308 Principles of Marketing —3
HUEC 370 Professional Development —2
FMCT 341 Fashion Buying & Merch. —3
FMCT 361 Apparel Const./Evaluation —3
FMC T 381 Textiles I —3

Semester Total —14

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

FMCT 300 Historic Costumes —3
FMCT 342 Advertising & Promotion —3
FMCT 382 Textiles II —3
HUEC 399 Pre-Internship Seminar —1
**** *** Elective —6

Semester Total —16

SUMMER HOURS

HUEC 400 Internship —3

SENIOR YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

BUAD 302 Mgmt. & Organizational Behavior —3
BUAD 412 Business Law —3
HUEC 310 Resource Management —3
HUEC 409 Post-Internship Seminar —1
FMCT 441 Visual Merchandising —3

Semester Total —13

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

HUEC 464 Social Psychology of Food, Clothing & Shelter —3
HUEC 487 Supervisory Management —3
HUEC 490 Consumer Motivation —3
BUAD 304 Small Business & Management Entrepreneurship —3
**** *** Elective —3

Semester Total —15

Total Credits Required —120

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