FCS - Fashion Merchandising Concentration - Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

B.A. or B.S. degree program

TRACK I (for students interesed in the corporate retail environment)
Total core hours required - 6

Core Courses in Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)		Hours
1011	Professional Orientation (1) - F	1
404V	Internship in Family and Consumer Science (3) - F, SU	3
4092	Senior Seminar (2) - SP	2

Total concentration hours required - 59-61

Concentration Courses in Accounting (AC)		Hours
2503	Financial Accounting (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses in Business Administration (BA)		Hours
3703	Management Communication (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses in Chemistry (CM)		Hours
1013	Introduction to Chemistry (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses in Economics (EC)		Hours
2503	Principles of Microeconomics (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses In Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)		Hours
1113	Clothing Construction (3) - F, SP (on demand)	3
1323	Art Applied to Everyday Life (3) - F, SP	3
2113	Textiles (3) - SP	3
3103	History of Costume (3) - F	3
3113	Fashion Buying and Merchandising (3) - SP	3
3123	Display and Promotion (3) - F	3
3143	20th Century Fashion (3) - SP	3
4113	Fashion Fundamentals (3) - F	3

Concentration Courses in Management (MG)		Hours
3503	Principles of Management (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses in Marketing (MK)		Hours
3503	Principles of Marketing (3) - F, SP, SU	3
3573	Consumer Behavior (3) - SP	3

Elective Coursework		Hours
Four hours selected from:
	Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
1113	Clothing Construction (3) - F, SP (Repeated for credit)	3
3133	Flat Pattern Design (3) - SP	3
315V	Interior Fabrications (1, 2, 3) - SP (even numbered years)	1, 2, 3
400V	Travel (1, 2, 3) - SP	1, 2, 3
	Information Technology (IT)
2043	Information System Applications (3) - F, SP, SU	3
2053	Web Application Development I (3) - F, SU	3
	Marketing (MK)
3533	Marketing Management (3) - F, SP	3
3543	Professional Selling (3) - F, SP	3
3553	Promotional Strategy (3) - F, SP	3
3573	Consumer Behavior (3) - SP	3

Note: A minor in distributive business is satisfied with this program.

TRACK II (for students seeking opportunites in the small business environment)
Total core hours required - 6

Base Courses in Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)		Hours
1011	Professional Orientation (1) - F	1
404V	Internship in Family and Consumer Science (3 hours with an entrepreneurial element) - F, SU	1, 2, 3
4092	Senior Seminar (2) - SP	2

Total concentration hours required - 55-57

Concentration Courses in Business Administration (BA)		Hours
1013		3
3703	Management Communication (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses in Chemistry (CM)		Hours
1013	Introduction to Chemistry (3) - F, SP, SU	3

Concentration Courses in Entrepreneurship (EC)		Hours
3503	The Entrepreneurial Enterprise (3) - F, SP	3
3543	Marketing and the Entrepreneurial Enterprise (3) - F	3
4403	Financial Management of the Entrepreneurial Enterprise (3) - SP	3
4453	Managing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise (3) - F, SP	3

Concentration Courses In Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)		Hours
1113	Clothing Construction (3) - F, SP (on demand)	3
1323	Art Applied to Everyday Life (3) - F, SP	3
2113	Textiles (3) - SP	3
3103	History of Costume (3) - F	3
3113	Fashion Buying and Merchandising (3) - SP	3
3123	Display and Promotion (3) - F	3
3143	20th Century Fashion (3) - SP	3
4113	Fashion Fundamentals (3) - F	3

Elective Coursework		Hours
Four hours selected from:
	Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
1113	Clothing Construction (3) - F, SP (Repeated for credit)	3
3133	Flat Pattern Design (3) - SP	3
315V	Interior Fabrications (1, 2, 3) - SP (even numbered years)	1, 2, 3
400V	Travel (1, 2, 3) - SP	1, 2, 3
	Information Technology (IT)
2043	Information System Applications (3) - F, SP, SU	3
2053	Web Application Development I (3) - F, SU	3
	Marketing (MK)
3533	Marketing Management (3) - F, SP	3
3543	Professional Selling (3) - F, SP	3
3553	Promotional Strategy (3) - F, SP	3
3573	Consumer Behavior (3) - SP	3

Note: A minor in entrepreneurship is satisfied with this program.