Apparel Merchandising Concentration - Apparel Studies (BS)
The Apparel Merchandising concentration focuses on developing professional skills, such as communication, analytical thinking, teamwork, and ethical behavior, essential to both the apparel industry and beyond. These skills help sustain graduates as they apply management and marketing theory and business principles to the global fashion industry.
Requirements for a Concentration in Apparel Merchandising
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3340 | Digital Retailing Strategies | 3 |
| ADM 3361 | Apparel Merchandising Technology | 3 |
| ADM 3391 | Retail Buying I | 3 |
| ADM 4391 | Retail Buying II | 3 |
| ADM 4393 | Case Studies in Apparel and Retailing | 3 |
| Choose 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Pre-Professional Internship | ||
| Apparel Industry Field Study and Apparel Field Study | ||
Any upper-level ADM course not 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 | |
12 additional hours of upper level business courses with a grade of C or better (BUAD or ENT minor may be completed within these hours) | ||
12 additional hours of upper level hours towards a minor in another program area (see advisor for approved minors). Grades in course dependent on the minor requirements. Minor must be complete. | ||
| General Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 61 | |