Apparel Merchandising
Dr. Andrew Meyer, Division Leader
Students in the apparel merchandising program have opportunities to develop knowledge of retail functions, merchandising principles, forecasting trends, and textile selection and evaluation. Graduates are prepared for professional careers in merchandise buying, retail management, visual merchandising, planning and allocation, digital retailing, and product development.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum required hours | 124 | |
| Residence requirement | 60 | |
| Grade Point Average (GPA) - minimum of 2.00 "C" overall | ||
| General Education Requirements | 45 | |
| Chapel - two semesters | ||
| ENG 2310 | American Literary Cultures | 3 |
| HIS 1300 | The United States in Global Perspective | 3 |
| PSC 1387 | The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience | 3 |
| REL 1310 | The Christian Scriptures | 3 |
| REL 1350 | The Christian Heritage | 3 |
| Communication and Media Literacy | 3 | |
| Communication and Media Literacy Distribution List | ||
| Contemporary Social Issues | 3 | |
| Issues in Economics for Non-Business Majors | ||
| Fine Arts and Performing Arts | 2 | |
| Apparel Aesthetics | ||
| Formal Reasoning | 3 | |
| Foreign Languages and Cultures | 3 | |
| Research, Writing, & Literature | 6 | |
| Research Writing: Writing and Academic Inquiry Seminars | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Scientific Method I | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Chemistry and Society | ||
| Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Scientific Method II | 3 | |
| Consumer Nutrition | ||
| Lifetime Fitness | 3 | |
| Lifetime Fitness Distribution List | ||
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel Courses | ||
| ADM 1300 | Fashion Theory and Consumption Behavior | 3 |
| ADM 1391 | Introduction to the Apparel Industry | 3 |
| ADM 1311 | Apparel Design Construction | 3 |
| or ADM 2371 | Apparel Quality Analysis | |
| ADM 2310 | Textile Science | 3 |
| ADM 2311 | Fashion Illustration | 3 |
| ADM 3340 | Digital Retailing Strategies | 3 |
| ADM 3361 | Apparel Merchandising Technology | 3 |
| ADM 3364 | History of Dress | 3 |
| or ADM 3365 | Global Dress and Culture | |
| ADM 3391 | Retail Buying I | 3 |
| ADM 3393 | Visual Merchandising and Promotion | 3 |
| ADM 4190 | Pre-Internship Seminar for Apparel Merchandising and Apparel Design Majors | 1 |
| ADM 4312 | Textile Testing and Analysis | 3 |
| ADM 4391 | Retail Buying II | 3 |
| ADM 4392 | Apparel Merchandising Internship | 3 |
| ADM 4393 | Case Studies in Apparel and Retailing | 3 |
| ADM 3396 | International Fashion Forecasting | 3 |
| or ADM 4396 | Fashion Trend Analysis and Forecasting | |
| Select three semester hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Pre-Professional Internship | ||
| Apparel Industry Field Study and Apparel Field Study | ||
Any upper division ADM course not being used to fulfill a requirement | ||
| Required Courses in Other Fields | ||
| PRD 2101 | Professional Development | 1 |
| ACC 2301 | Survey of Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 1305 | Software Applications for Personal Productivity | 3 |
| MKT 3301 | Marketing Concepts | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
Twelve additional semester hours of "3000" or "4000" level business courses with a grade of "C" or better (a minor in Entrepreneurship or Business Administration may be completed within these hours) | ||
Twelve additional semester hours of upper division hours toward a minor in another program area (see advisor for approved minors). Grades in courses dependent on the minor requirements. Minor must be completed. | ||
| HSD Core | ||
| HSD 1104 | New Student Seminar in Human Sciences and Design | 1 |
| CFS 1315 | Development of Individual and Family Relationships | 3 |
| or CFS 4356 | The Family: A Global Perspective | |
| Electives | 4 | |
| An approved, 240-hour, on-site internship is required following the completion of all prerequisite apparel design courses. 1 | ||
| A grade of "C" or better in Human Sciences and Design courses (ADM, CFS, HSD, ID, or NUTR). | ||
| Total Hours | 79 | |
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The required, for-credit course, ADM 4392 Apparel Merchandising Internship, provides credit for the internship experience.