Fashion Merchandising and Design

Undergraduate Programs

Option in Textiles and Clothing (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 Family and Consumer Sciences (2)
Prerequisites: FCSE 299, CAFF 321, 12 units of upper division course work in Family and Consumer Sciences.
FMD 152 Quick Sketch for Fashion (1)
Prerequisites: None.
FMD 154 Fundamentals of Apparel Production (3)
Prerequisites: None.
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 256 Intermediate Apparel Production (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 154, 155 or 251.
FMD 257 Introduction to Apparel Flat Pattern (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 154, 155 or 251.
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 Scieneces Education majors: Computer Proficiency Exam Passage.
FMD 353 Intermediate Textiles (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in CHEM 100, FMD 253, and FMD 296.
FMD 354 Apparel Tailoring (3)
Prerequisites: FMD 256 and 257.
FMD 357 Advanced Apparel Flat Pattern (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 253 and 354.
FMD 359 Advanced Computer Applications for Fashion (2)
Prerequisites: FMD 296 and FMD 152 which must be completed with a grade of "C" or better in each. Open only to Textiles and Clothing majors.
FMD 452 Apparel Draping (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 353, 357 and 359.
FMD 454 Experimental Apparel Design (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 452.
FMD 456 Historic Perspectives of Fashion (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 251, FMD 253 and in AH 111A or HIST 131; 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 458 Fashion Product Development (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 296 and 353; senior standing. Only open to Textiles and Clothing majors and Textiles minors. Open to Fashion Merchandising majors by permit only.
FMD 459 Compterized Apparel Flat Pattern (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 357, 359.
FMD 492M Internship in Apparel Design (3)
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in FMD 452 or 454. Student must be a major in Family and Consumer Sciences in the option of Textiles and Clothing; have senior standing, a 2.5 overall GPA or a 3.0 major GPA, approval of a faculty advisor in Fashion Merchandising and Design.

Take one of the following courses:

HIST 131 Early Western Civilization (3)
Corequisite: ENGL 100.
AH 111A Foundation Art History I (3)
Prerequisites: One GE Foundation course.

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.