Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design, B.S.

General Requirements (Core IMPACTS): 42 Credit Hours

Additional Requirements: 4 Credit Hours

Field of Study Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

• FMAD 1110 - Intro to the Global Fashion Industry (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 1234 - Intro to Apparel Construction (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 2210 - Intro to Computer-Aided Design (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 2234 - Textiles (3 Credit Hours)

• Select 6 credit hours from the following: 

• ACCT 2030 - Survey of Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
• ART 1010 - Drawing: Observation (3 Credit Hours)
• ART 1020 - 2D: Design & Color Theory (3 Credit Hours)
• ART 1030 - 3D: Form & Space (3 Credit Hours)
• BUSA 1105 - Introduction to Business (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 1110 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
• COMM 2332 - Media and Society (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 1101 - Survey of Economics (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
• ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
• INDS 2430 - Interior Architecture and Design Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)
• INDS 2433 - Human Centered Design (3 Credit Hours)
• INTS 2130 - Introduction to International Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• ISBA 2530 - Advanced Business Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• MMJ 2331 - Introduction to Journalism (3 Credit Hours)
• TCGT 1530 - Global Sustainability and Innovation (3 Credit Hours)
• WGSS 2100 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3 Credit Hours)
• WGSS 2200 - Gender in Global Contexts (3 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements: 27 Credit Hours

• FMAD 3235 - Fashion History (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 3237 - Apparel Product Development (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 3440 - Fashion Entrepreneurship & Branding (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 4234 - Trend Forecasting (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 4630 - Fashion Industry Career Preparation (3 Credit Hours)
• FMAD 4790 - Internship in FMAD (12 Credit Hours)

Area of Concentration: 18 Credit Hours

Student will select one of the following areas of concentration:

• Design
• Merchandising

See below for details.

Free Elective: 15 Credit Hours

Select 15 credit hours of electives.

Total Credit Hours: 124

Areas of Concentration

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