Fashion Merchandising B.A. Program Requirements

Major Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. All students must also fulfill Liberal Arts Core and University requirements, and some of the following courses may also fulfill those requirements.

  • BILT 289 Career Exploration
  • FD 111 Fashion Apparel and Accessory Coordination
  • FD 251 Textiles
  • FD 307 Product Development I
  • FD 361 Survey of Fashion
  • FD 400 Internship or BILT Field Experience
  • FD 407 Product Development II
  • FD 414 Fashion Show Production
  • GMD 308 Web Social Media Design or VIS 224 Digital Publishing
  • MA 132 Statistical Analysis
  • MGT 123 The Business Experience
  • MGT 211 Visual Merchandising
  • MKT 230 Omnichannel Fashion Merchandising
  • MKT 282 Merchandise and Planning Analysis
  • MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
  • MKT 319 Promotion and Digital Marketing
  • MKT 360 Consumer Behavior
  • MKT 440 Fashion in the Global Marketplace
  • MKT 483 Senior Seminar in Fashion Marketing
  • VIS 111 Intro to Color and Design
  • VIS 121 Intro to Digital Tools

Fashion Merchandising Minor

Applied Arts courses are open only to declared majors and minors in the Fashion Merchandising or Fashion Design program.

Minor Requirements

  • MKT 230 Omnichannel Fashion Merchandising
  • MKT 282 Merchandise Planning and Analysis
  • FD 361 Survey of Fashion
  • 12 additional credits from the following
    • FD 111 Fashion Apparel and Accessory Coordination
    • FD 204 Methods in Fashion Construction
    • FD 251 Textiles
    • FD 307 Product Development I
    • FD 407 Product Development II
    • FD 414 Fashion Show Production
    • MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
    • MKT 211 Visual Merchandising
    • MKT 310 Event Planning