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Fashion Merchandising and Design Major: Visual Merchandising and Product Development Concentrations, B.A.A., B.S.

B.S. and B.A.A. degrees

This major is only offered via Global Campus/CMU online.

The purpose of the major is to study visual merchandising and product development. The major is planned to prepare students for a variety of professional careers in the apparel, fashion and textile industry. Career possibilities are available in the production, and distribution of apparel fashion and textile products. The major includes a fashion merchandising core plus additional required courses in each of the concentrations of visual merchandising or product development. In addition to the required courses in the core, students are required to choose a concentration. Students may also complete a double concentration.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

  1. Student must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to declare a major.
  2. Student must have a minimum program GPA of 2.7 in order to graduate with this major.
  3. Student must achieve a grade of C or better in all major courses in order to graduate with this major.
  4. In order to enroll in a major course, student must have achieved a C or better in the required major prerequisite course(s).
  5. Upon receipt of the third C- or lower in a major course, student will not be allowed to complete the major.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (27 hours)

FMD 141Fashion Fundamentals

3(2-2)

FMD 155Introduction to Textiles

3(2-2)

FMD 246CAD for Fashion Design and Merchandising

3(0-4)

FMD 250History of Western Dress

3(3-0)

FMD 252Dress and Culture

3(3-0)

FMD 256Introduction to Fashion Industry

3(3-0)

FMD 258Fashion Retail Management

3(3-0)

FMD 346Advanced CAD for Apparel

3(0-4)

FMD 355QRTextile Analysis

3(2-2)

Concentrations

Select one or more of the following:

Visual Merchandising Concentration Courses (18 hours)

ART 126Introduction to the Visual Arts

3(3-0)

BIS 308Visual Business Communication and Digital Media

3(3-0)

FMD 356Visual Merchandising

3(1-3)

FMD 410Fashion Advertising and Promotion

3(3-0)

FMD 456CAD for Visual Merchandising and Presentation

3(0-4)

FMD 556Advanced Visual Merchandising

3(1-3)

Product Development Concentration Courses (15 hours)

FMD 200Apparel Quality Analysis

3(2-2)

FMD 241Fashion Design: Illustration

3(0-4)

FMD 546Experimental CAD for Fashion

3-9(Spec)

FMD 560Apparel Product Development

3(1-3)

FMD 5653D Printing and Fashion

3(1-3)

Total: 42-45 semester hours