The

 Fashion

Program

The following Departmental courses are required for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fashion Design and Retailing with a concentration in Merchandising. Additional required general education courses are listed in the Undergraduate College Catalog.

 

Departmental core course:

CONS210  Consumer Economics

 

Fashion Design and Retailing Major requirements:

FASH140  Principles of Apparel Construction

FASH141  Fashion:  Designer to Consumer

FASH153  Consumer Textiles

FASH223 History of Costume or FASH347  History of Textiles

FASH245  Research Methods for the Fashion Industry

FASH326  Fashion Merchandising:  Theory and Distribution

FASH362  World Market:  Textiles to Retailing

 

Merchandising Concentration requirements:

FASH003  Field Study in Merchandising (no credit)

FASH452  Fashion Promotion

FASH464  Fashion Merchandising: Planning, Policies, and

                   Implementation

FASH490  Internship in Merchandising (Credit—two courses)

MATH117  Introduction to Statistics or MATH200 Precalculus

 

Merchandising Concentration Electives

(restricted – choose a minimum of three):

FASH243  Advanced Apparel Construction

FASH253  Cultural Dress or FASH278  History of Furniture

FASH342  Flat Pattern Design or FASH352 Draping

FASH354  Advanced Textiles

FASH355  Fabric Structure and Design

FASH455  Case Studies in Fashion

 

Merchandising Concentration Electives

(general – choose a minimum of two):

FASH___  Additional Fashion Design and Merchandising required course

FASH___  Additional restricted elective

FASH290  Study Tour:  Fashion Design and Retailing

FASH332  Consumer Housing

FASH448  Tailoring

FASH449  Functional Clothing Design

ARTS301  Color Theory

ARTS357  Fashion Illustration

BADM220  Introduction to Financial Accounting

BADM221  Introduction to Managerial Accounting

BADM215  Legal Environment of Business

MRKT271  Marketing Principles

MRKT272  Management Principles

ENGL225  Introduction to Journalism

ENGL286  Professional Writing

PSYC258  Human Relations

PSYC277  Psychology of Work Behavior

PSYC334  Organizational Behavior

SOCI340  Sociology of Work-Occupations and Professions

SOCI342  Sociology of Organizations

COMM245  Cultural Aspects of Media Representation

COMM308  Media Criticism:  Principles and Practice

 

An affiliation with the American Inter-Continental University (www.studyabroad.aiuniv.edu) provides a study-abroad option.

Merchandising Curriculum

Framingham State College

Consumer Sciences Department

Framingham, MA 01701