Fashion Merchandising and Design - Programs

College of Health and Human Services

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers students a Bachelor of Arts degree in six option areas of study
• Child Development and Family Studies
• Consumer Affairs
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• Family Life Education
• Fashion Merchandising
• Textiles and Clothing

Requirements for all major include a minimum of 120 units for the Bachelor of Arts degree. In addition to general education requirements (51 units), a minimum of 40 units in Family and Consumer Sciences must be completed, 24 of which must be upper division. Students transferring from another college or university will receive transfer credit in required courses if the course is equivalent to the course at this University and it is first accepted by the University.

Specific degree and certificate information as well as option requirements are listed under each option alphabetically in this Catalog.

Fashion Merchandising and Design

A B.A. in Family and Consumer Sciences: Fashion Merchandising or Textiles and Clothing enables students to pursue careers in the design, production and merchandising of textile and apparel products and to meet individual and family textile and apparel needs. Career opportunities include: buyer-retailing, manufacturer's representative, product designer-pattern maker, store operations manager, stylist-fashion director, textiles (testing and evaluation) specialist.

Course requirements for a B.A. in Family and Consumer Sciences: Fashion Merchandising or Textiles and Clothing are:

Option in Fashion Merchandising (code FCS_BA04) (120 units)

ACCT 201; CHEM 100 or 111A; CAFF 321I; ECON 100 and 101 or 300; HIST 131 or AH 111A; IS 233 or FCSE 387; MKTG 300; PSY 100; SOC 100 or 142 or ANTH 120; FCSE 296 or ART 149; FCSE 299, 486 and 499; FMD 154 or 252; 155, 251, 253, 258, 351, 353, 355, 450, 455, 456, 457; 492E or FCSE 497; plus 9 units of advisor approved electives.

Each course on the student’s program planner must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. In addition, a course which a grade lower than “C” is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in a course for which it is a prerequisite. A student receiving a grade lower than a “C” may proceed with other courses with approval of the Area Coordinator.

Minor in Fashion Merchandising (code FCS_UM02)

Eighteen units including FMD 155, 252, 455 or 457; 9 units, including at least 6 upper-division units, selected from FMD 251, 253, 351, 353, 355, 492E as approved by a Fashion Merchandising and Design faculty advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to all prerequisites listed below. Several prerequisites fulfill general education requirements.

1. FMD 351, 355; MKTG 300, senior standing or, consent of instructor are prerequisites for FMD 455.
2. ECON 100 and 101 or 300 (fulfills G.E. Category D2b) and FMD 353, senior standing, or consent of instructor are prerequisites for FMD 457.
3. FMD 155, 251 (fulfills G.E. Category E), and 154 or 252 are prerequisites for FMD 351.
4. ELM passage, ACCT 201, FMD 155, and IS 233 or FCSE 387, or consent of instructor are prerequisites for FMD 355.
5. FMD 455 or 457 is a prerequisite for FMD 492E.

The Minor in Fashion Merchandising is available to any non-Fashion Merchandising major.

Option in Textiles and Clothing (code FCS_BA05) (120 units)

CHEM 100 or 111A; ECON 100 and 101 or 300; HIST 131 or AH 111A; SOC 100 or 142 or ANTH 120; CAFF 321I; FCSE 296 or ART 149; FCSE 299, 387, 486, and 499; FMD 154, 155, 251, 253, 256, 257, 258, 352, 353, 354, 357, 450, 452; 453 or 458; 454, 456, 457; 492M or FCSE 497.

Each course on the student’s program planner must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. In addition, a course in which a grade lower than “C” is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in a course for which it is a prerequisite. A student receiving a grade lower than a “C” may proceed with other courses with approval of the Area Coordinator.

Minor in Textiles (code FCS_UM03)

Eighteen units including FMD 155, 253, 353, 453, and 457; 3 additional units selected from FMD 450 or 492E. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to all prerequisites listed below. It should be noted that several prerequisites fulfill general education requirements.

1. FMD 155, 253, and CHEM 100 or 111A (fulfills G.E. Category B1b) are prerequisites for FMD 353.
2. FMD 353 is a prerequisite for FMD 453.
3. ECON 100 and 101 or ECON 300 (fulfills G.E. Category D2b) and FMD 353, senior standing or consent of instructor are prerequisites for FMD 457.
4. Completion of GE Foundation courses, and ANTH 120 or SOC 100 or 142 (fulfills G.E. Category D2b) are prerequisites for FMD 450 (fulfills G.E. Category D2b and HD).
5. FMD 455 or 457 is a prerequisite for FMD 492E.

The Minor in Textiles is available to any non-Textiles and Clothing major.