DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR: FASHION MERCHANDISING (FM)

 

CURRICULUM                                                                                  

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS 

 

ENGL 110    Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)

 

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multicultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related content.

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 

 

One course in the curriculum must fulfill the second writing requirement, selected from courses approved for Arts and Science second writing requirement.

 

One course in the curriculum must be selected from approved Arts and Science Group B courses.

 

COMM 255     Fundamentals of Communication

              or

COMM 212    Oral Communication in Business

 

ART 129        Design in Visual Arts

    or

ART 130        Drawing I: Tools and Techniques

 

 

Two modern foreign language courses  

Students with fewer than two high school years of a particular foreign language will be placed in a 105  language course and will then take 105-106. Students with two or three years of a particular language will be placed in a 106 language course and will then take 106-107.  Students with more than three years will be placed in a 107 language course and, upon completing 107, will be advised, but not required, to take a 200-level language course. Students with four or more high school years of a foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement by taking an exemption examination and will then be advised, but not required, to take a 200-level language course. 

 

CHEM 101             General Chemistry --------------------------------------- 

CHEM 102             General Chemistry----------------------------------------

Math 114 or 115, or higher level/equivalent ---------------------------------  

ECON 151              Introduction to Microeconomics: 

                                      Prices and Markets    ----- ------------------------

PSYC 201             General Psychology     ---------------------------------

SOCI 201              Introduction to Sociology     ---------------------------  

History Course ----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

CNST 110             Seeing and Being in a Visual World ---------------

CNST 114             Fashion, Style and Culture ----------------------------

CNST 211             Apparel Product Development -----------------------

CNST 215             Fundamentals of Textiles I ----------------------------

CNST 218             Fashion Merchandising   ------------------------------

CNST 220             Fundamentals of Textiles II --------------------------    

Costume History course ---------------------------------------------------------        

CNST 325            Presentation Techniques --------------------------------

CNST 365             Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design                                       Seminar ----------------------------------------------

CNST 419            Social-Psychological Aspects of Clothing ----------

CNST 455            Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy –    

 

CORE CURRICULUM COURSE CREDITS TO TOTAL                     70-74

                                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ADDITIONAL FASHION MERCHANDISING CURRICULUM

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 

ACCT 207             Accounting I

        or

CNST 217             Accounting Practice for Merchandise  ----------------             

ACCT 160             Introduction to Business Information Systems I  ---           

ACCT 352             Law and Social Issues in Business -------------------             

BUAD 301             Introduction to Marketing  -------------------------------             

BUAD 309             Management and Organizational Behavior  --------          

BUAD 471             Advertising Management ---------------------------------

BUAD 474             Marketing Channels and Retailing ---------------------

ECON 152             Introduction to Macroeconomics  ---------------------            

CNST 222             Apparel Product Analysis              

        or

CNST 122             Apparel Product Assembly------------------------------

CNST 318             Fashion Merchandising Products  --------------------

CNST 418             Merchandise Planning  ----------------------------------

CNST 420             Assortment Planning and Buying Studio -------------

CNST 430             Topics in Fashion Marketing and Promotion --------

Additional CNST courses ---------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

ELECTIVES 

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree.  May include Military Science, Music, or Physical Education (Only two credits of activity-type Physical Education and four credits of Music ensemble and four credits of 100- and 200-level courses in Military Science/Air Force may be counted toward the degree). 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF                    120

 

 

HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: FASHION MERCHANDISING 

The recipient must complete: 

1. All requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion

    Merchandising. 

2. All the University’s generic requirements for the Honors Baccalaureate Degree. Within these requirements, the twelve (12) honors credits earned in courses in the Department of Consumer Studies or in closely related areas outside the Department must be approved by the student’s advisor. Of these, a minimum of six (6) credits must be taken in the Department of Consumer Studies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR: APPAREL DESIGN (APD)

 

CURRICULUM

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

 

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)

 

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multicultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related course content.

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

One course in the curriculum must fulfill the second writing requirement, selected from courses approved for Arts and Science second writing requirement.

 

One course in the curriculum must be selected from approved Arts and Science Group B courses.

 

COMM 255       Fundamentals of Communication

     or

COMM 312       Oral Communications in Business ------------------------

 

ART 129          Design in Visual Arts ----------------------------------------

    or

ART 130          Drawing I: Tools and Techniques

 

Modern foreign language courses

Students with fewer than two high school years of a particular foreign language will be placed in a 105 language course and will then take 105-106. Students with two or three years of a particular language will be placed in a 106 language course and will then take 106-107. Students

with more than three years will be placed in a 107 language course and, upon completing 107, will be advised, but not required, to take a 200-level language course. Students with four or more high school years of a foreign language may attempt to fulfill the requirement by taking

an exemption examination and will then be advised, but not required, to take a 200-level language course.

 

CHEM 101        General Chemistry --------------------------------------------

CHEM 102        General Chemistry -------------------------------------------

MATH 114 or 115 or higher level/equivalent -------------------------------

ECON 151        Introduction to Microeconomics:

                        Prices and Markets -------------------------------------------

PSYC 201        General Psychology ------------------------------------------

SOCI 201         Introduction to Sociology ------------------------------------

History course ----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

CNST 110        Seeing and Being in a Visual World ----------------------

CNST 114        Fashion, Style and Culture ---------------------------------

 

CNST 211        Apparel Product Development

Students have an opportunity to test out of this course and complete CNST 221. An APD student exempt from CNST 211 can substitute an elective.

    or

CNST 221        Apparel Structures

CNST 215        Fundamental of Textiles I -----------------------------------

CNST 218        Fashion Merchandising --------------------------------------

CNST 220        Fundamentals of Textiles II ---------------------------------

Costume History Course --------------------------------------------------------

CNST 325       Presentation Techniques ------------------------------------

CNST 365        Fashion Merchandising and

                        Apparel Design Seminar ------------------------------------

CNST 419        Social-Psychological Aspects of Clothing --------------

CNST 455       Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy ----------

 

CORE CURRICULUM COURSE CREDITS                        70-74

 

 

 

 

 

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3

 

 

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ADDITIONAL APPAREL DESIGN CURRICULUM

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

Nine credits selected from Art (ART),

Art History (ARTH) and/or Theatre (THEA)

 

Courses selected from

ACCT 160, 352; BUAD 301, 309, 471, 473, 474; ECON 152

 

CNST 122        Apparel Product Assembly --------------------------

CNST 221        Apparel Structures ------------------------------------

CNST 222        Apparel Product Analysis----------------------------

Additional Costume History course ------------------------------------

CNST 233        Fashion Drawing and Rendering ------------------

CNST 314        Apparel Design by Flat Pattern --------------------

CNST 324        Apparel Design by Draping -------------------------

CNST 333        Fashion Forecasting & Design  -------------------

CNST 421        Professional Portfolio Development --------------

CNST 424        Apparel Collection Development -----------------

CNST 433        Product Development and Management Studio

CNST elective ---------------------------------------------------------------

 

                                                                    

ELECTIVES

 

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree.

May include Military Science, Music, or Physical Education (only two credits of activity-type Physical Education and four credits of Music ensemble and four credits of 100- and 200-level courses in Military Science/Air Force may be counted toward the degree).

 

 

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 120

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HONORS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: APPAREL DESIGN

The recipient must complete:

1.  All requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel Design.

2.  All the University’s generic requirements for the Honor Baccalaureate Degree. Within these requirements, the twelve (12) honors credits earned in courses in the Department of Consumer Studies must be approved by the student’s advisor. Of these, a minimum of six (6) credits must be taken in the Department of Consumer Studies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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