Fashion Merchandising and Design

Undergraduate Programs

Option in Fashion Merchandising (120 units)

Take all of the following courses:

CAFF 321 Family and Consumer Resource Management (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper division standing.
CHEM 100 Chemistry and Today's World (4)
Prerequisites: One GE Foundation course (GE categories A1, A2, A3 or B2).
ECON 300 Fundamentals of Economics (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.
FCSE 299 Intro to Family and Consumer Sciences (1)
Prerequisites: None.
FCSE 499 Professionalism and Leadership in FCS (2)
Prerequisites: FCSE 299, CAFF 321, 12 units of upper division course work in Family and Consumer Sciences.
FMD 155 Introduction to the Fashion Industry (3)
Prerequisites: None.
FMD 251 Fashion Strategies for Consumers (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.
FMD 253 Introductory Textiles (3)
Prerequisites: None.
FMD 255 Fashion Industry Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 155.
FMD 258 Fashion Merchandising and Design Practicum (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 154 or 252, 155, 251.
FMD 296 Computer Applications for Professionals (3)
Prerequisites: Family and Consumer Sciences Education majors: ETEC 444; Fashion Merchandising majors and Fashion Merchandising minors: A grade of "C" or better in in FMD 155, Computer Proficiency Exam passage; Textiles and Clothing majors or Textiles minors: a grade of "C" or better in FMD 152 and 155, Computer Proficiency Exam passage. Non-Fashion Merchandising majors and non-Fashion Merchandising minors and non-Textiles and Clothing majors and non-Textiles minors or non-Family and Consumer Sciences Education majors: Computer Proficiency Exam Passage.
FMD 350 Fashion Forecasting (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 258 and FMD 296.
FMD 351 Fashion Promotion and Sales (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 155 and 296.
FMD 353 Intermediate Textiles (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in CHEM 100, FMD 253, and FMD 296.
FMD 355 Fashion Buying (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 155, Computer Proficiency Exam passage.
FMD 451 The Fashion Customer (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 351.
FMD 455 International Fashion Retailing(3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 351; senior standing.
FMD 457 Global Sourcing for the Fashion Industry (3)
Prerequisites: Open only to Fashion Merchandising majors, Textiles and Clothing majors, and Textiles minors. For Fashion Merchandising majors: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 355, ECON 300 and senior standing; for Textiles and Clothing majors and Textiles minors: ECON 300 and Senior standing.
FMD 492E Internship in Fashion Merchandising (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 451, 455, or 457. Student must be a major in Family and Consumer Sciences in the option of Fashion Merchandising; have senior standing, a 2.5 overall GPA or a 3.0 major GPA, approval of a faculty advisor in Fashion Merchandisng and Design.

Take three of the following courses:

FCSE 392 FCS Field Experience (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
FCSE 490 Selected Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (1-3)
Prerequisites: None.
FCSE 490B New York Fashion Study Tour (1-3)
Prerequisites: None.
FCSE 497 Directed Study (1-3)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing, consent of instructor.
FMD 356 Fashion Retail Management (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 355.
FMD advisor-approved elective.

Take one of the following courses:

FMD 154 Fundamentals of Apparel Production (3)
Prerequisites: None.
FMD 252 Analysis, Evaluation and Comparison of Ready To Wear (3)
Prerequisites: None.

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.