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Fashion Merchandising - Associate of Applied Science
Learn the skills needed to succeed in fashion sales and apparel merchandising. Students planning to transfer to a four year university should pursue the Retail Management - Associate of Arts degree. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays or in a combination of day, evening, and weekend classes.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Start a career or seek advancement as an apparel buyer, sales representative, manufacturing representative, apparel coordinator, display specialist, or department manager.
Academic Options: Transfer to a 4-year university to pursue a degree in Retailing and Consumer Sciences or a related degree.
Locations: Downtown Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Division Dean: 206-7046
Lead Faculty: 206-7206
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. * |
| Reading Requirement: complete this requirement before enrolling in general education courses |
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement |
3-6 |
| Subtotal |
3-6 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Required Core Courses |
| BUS 151 |
Mathematics of Business |
3 |
| MGT 110 |
Human Relations in Business and Industry |
3 |
| MGT 122 |
Supervision |
3 |
| or MGT 124 |
Small Business Management |
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| MGT 130 |
Improving Customer Service Quality |
3 |
| MKT 100 |
Customer Service Skills |
3 |
| MKT 111 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| MKT 125 |
Advertising |
3 |
| MKT 139 |
Retailing |
3 |
| MKT 140 |
Fashion Merchandising |
3 |
| MKT 240 |
Fashion Merchandising Planning and Control |
3 |
| CORE ELEC |
Core Elective: select 6 credits from BUS, FDC, MGT, or MKT with department faculty approval. |
6 |
| or MKT 290 |
Apparel Merchandising Internship (Recommended) |
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| Subtotal |
36 |
| Required Support Courses |
| ACC 101 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
| ART 100 |
Basic Design |
3 |
| BUS 148 |
Ethics in the Workplace |
3 |
| or MGT 230 |
Dynamics of Leadership |
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| CSA 100 |
Computer Literacy |
1 |
| FDC 126 |
Textiles |
3 |
| SPE 120 |
Business and Professional Communication |
3 |
| WRT 101 |
Writing I |
3 |
| or WRT 154 |
Career Communications |
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| ELEC |
Other Elective: select 3 credits from BUS, FDC, MGT, MKT with department faculty approval. |
3 |
| Subtotal |
22 |
| Total |
61-64 |
* NOTE: the following required courses fulfill general education requirements: Communication - WRT 101 or WRT 154, and SPE 120; Analysis & Critical Thinking - BUS 151 fulfills 3 credits of this requirement only if it was completed after Spring 2008; Humanities and Social Sciences - ART 100 and either BUS 148 or MGT 230; Computer and Information Literacy - CSA 100; Special Requirements: SPE 120.
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