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