The Merchandising concentration focuses on the development of knowledge and skills necessary to engage in the marketing and retailing of consumer goods for an identified target market. This includes coursework in consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, merchandising processes/management, merchandise buying/procurement, promotion, retailing, retail store design, and the global industry (economics, politics, and trade).
Effective Fall 2023
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AM 101 | Fashion Industries | 3 | |
| AM 110 | Apparel and Merchandising Digital Technology | 3 | |
| AM 130 | Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | 3 |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| DM 192A | First Year Seminar: Apparel and Merchandising | 1 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 | |
| AM 220 | Textiles | 3 | |
| AM 250 | Dress and Human Behavior (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| AM 270 | Merchandising Processes | 3 | |
| AM 275 | Product Development I | 3 | |
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | 3 | |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| AM 321 | Advanced Textiles | 3 | |
| AM 330 | Global Sourcing of Textiles and Apparel | 4B | 3 |
| AM 366 | Merchandising Promotion | 3 | |
| AM 371 | Merchandise Planning and Control | 4 | |
| DM 360/MKT 360 | Retailing | 3 | |
| DM 492 | Professional Practice | 2 | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 | |
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Fundamentals of Finance | |||
Upper-Division AM or DM Elective1 | |||
| Upper-Division AM or DM Elective1 | 3 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||
| Senior | |||
| AM 479 | Merchandising Policies and Strategies | 4A,4C | 3 |
| DM 487A2 | Internship: Merchandising | 12 | |
| Upper-Division AM or DM Elective1 | 6 | ||
| Electives | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
Internship Alternative Courses2,3
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AM 335 | Textiles and Apparel Supply Chains | 3 |
| AM 342 | Computer-Aided Textile Design | 3 |
| AM 363 | Historic Costume | 3 |
| AM 364 | History of Fashion Designers/Manufacturers | 3 |
| AM 373 | Apparel Design and Retail Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| AM 421 | Textiles Product Quality Assessment | 3 |
| AM 430 | International Retailing | 3 |
| AM 450 | Social-Psychological Aspects of Clothing | 3 |
| AM 460 | Historic Textiles | 3 |
| AM 466 | Retail Environment Design and Planning | 3 |
| ART 350 | Fibers II | 4 |
| ART 351 | Fibers III | 4 |
| ART 450 | Fibers IV | 4 |
| ART 451 | Fibers V | 4 |
| DM 400 | U.S. Travel-New York City | 3 |
| DM 470A | International Design and Merchandising: Apparel | 2 |
| DM 470B | International Design and Merchandising: Interior Design | 2 |
| DM 474 | Fashion Show Production and Event Planning | 3 |
| DM 482 | Travel Abroad | 1 |
| JTC 301 | Corporate and Professional Communication (GT-CO3) | 3 |
| JTC 310 | Copy Editing | 3 |
| JTC 311 | History of Media | 3 |
| JTC 316 | Multiculturalism and the Media | 3 |
| JTC 320A | Reporting: General News | 3 |
| JTC 320B | Reporting: Sports | 3 |
| JTC 320C | Reporting: Business | 3 |
| JTC 320D | Reporting: Government and Political | 3 |
| JTC 320H | Reporting: Special Topics | 3 |
| JTC 326 | Online Storytelling and Audience Engagement | 3 |
| JTC 340 | Video Editing | 3 |
| JTC 342 | Writing for Visual Media | 3 |
| JTC 350 | Public Relations | 3 |
| JTC 361 | Writing for Specialized Magazines | 3 |
| JTC 372 | Web Design and Development | 3 |
| JTC 411 | Media Ethics and Issues | 3 |
| JTC 412 | International Mass Communication | 3 |
| JTC 413 | New Media Trends and Society | 3 |
| JTC 414 | Media Effects | 3 |
| JTC 415 | Communications Law | 3 |
| JTC 471 | Research for Public Communicators | 3 |
| MGT 320 | Contemporary Management Principles/Practices | 3 |
| MGT 330 | Creativity, Innovation, and Value Creation | 3 |
| MGT 340 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 410 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 420 | New Venture Creation | 3 |
| MGT 440 | New Venture Management | 3 |
| MGT 470 | Managerial Decisions-Issues and Analysis | 3 |
| MGT 475 | International Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 366 | Services Marketing | 3 |
| SOC 301 | Development of Sociological Thought | 3 |
| SOC 302 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 330 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 342 | Work and Leisure in Society | 3 |
| SOC 362 | Social Change | 3 |
| SOC 460 | Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology | 3 |
| TH 363 | Costume Design II | 3 |
- 1
Select upper-division (300- to 400-level) AM or DM courses ending in -00 to -79.
- 2
Registration for DM 487A depends on acceptance by a cooperating company. Students not enrolled in an internship will select 12 credits from the department list of Internship Alternative Courses.
- 3
Courses used to fulfill upper-division AM or DM electives in the program cannot be used to fulfill course requirements for internship alternatives.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Minimum grade requirements for Apparel and Merchandising - Merchandising concentration are as follows: AM 101, AM 130, AM 270, DM 272, MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 124 with grades of C (2.000) or better.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 101 | Fashion Industries | X | 3 | ||
| AM 130 | Awareness and Appreciation of Design | X | 3B | 3 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
| DM 192A | First Year Seminar: Apparel and Merchandising | 1 | |||
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 | ||
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 110 | Apparel and Merchandising Digital Technology | X | 3 | ||
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 | ||
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | X | 3 | ||
| AM 220 | Textiles | 3 | |||
| AM 275 | Product Development I | 3 | |||
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | X | 3 | ||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 250 | Dress and Human Behavior (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| AM 270 | Merchandising Processes | X | 3 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 330 | Global Sourcing of Textiles and Apparel | X | 4B | 3 | |
| AM 366 | Merchandising Promotion | X | 3 | ||
| AM 371 | Merchandise Planning and Control | X | 4 | ||
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | X | 3 | ||
| Upper-Division AM/DM Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 321 | Advanced Textiles | X | 3 | ||
| DM 360/MKT 360 | Retailing | X | 3 | ||
| DM 492 | Professional Practice | X | 2 | ||
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Fundamentals of Finance | |||||
Upper-Division AM/DM Elective | |||||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AM 479 | Merchandising Policies and Strategies | X | 4A,4C | 3 | |
| Upper-Division AM/DM Electives | 6 | ||||
| Electives | 4 | ||||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| DM 487A | Internship: Merchandising | X | 12 | ||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 12 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||