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.

  • AA 110 Apparel Quality and Analysis
  • AA 111 Fashion Apparel and Accessory Coordination
  • AA 150 Fashion Retailing
  • AA 211 Visual Merchandising
  • AA 212 Fashion Industry & Promotion
  • AA 251 Textiles
  • AA 255 Digital Presentation for Fashion
  • AA 307 Product Development I
  • AA 320 Fashion Research and Communication
  • AA 330 Omni-Channel Fashion Retailing
  • AA 361 Survey of Fashion
  • AA 382 Merchandise Planning and Analysis
  • AA 400 Internship
  • AA 407 Product Development II
  • AA 413 Fashion Event Planning
  • AA 414 Fashion Show Production
  • AA 440 Fashion in the Global Marketplace
  • AA 483 Senior Seminar in Fashion Merchandising
  • MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
  • FA 104 Color Theory

Fashion Merchandising Minor

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

Minor Requirements

  • AA 281 Fashion Retailing
  • AA 361 Survey of Fashion
  • AA 381 Buying Fashion Apparel
  • 12 additional credits from the following
    • AA 151 Textiles
    • AA 273 Visual Merchandising
    • AA 274 Fashion Industry and Its Promotion
    • AA 307 Product Development I
    • AA 320 Fashion Research and Communication
    • AA 355E Styling
    • AA 382 Merchandising Planning and Analysis
    • AA 395 Digital Presentation for Fashion
    • AA 405 Fashion in the Global Marketplace
    • AA 407 Product Development II
    • AA 410 Fashion Consulting and Culture
    • AA 412 The Great Designers
    • AA 414 Fashion Show Production
    • MKT 301 Principles of Marketing