FASHION MERCHANDISING [B.S.]
Catalog Year 2014 – 2015
Required Fashion Merchandising Courses [FDM]
10010
10020
10050
10030
20030
20263
25011
30083
30260
30262
35011
35270
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40270
40291
45012
45192
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First Year
Fashion Fundamentals
3 US 10097 Dest. Kent State: First Year Experience
1
Fashion Visuals
3 ENG 11011 College Writing I
3
Introduction to Fashion Technology
3 Social Science CORE [Domestic Diversity]
3
Humanities and Fine Arts CORE [Global Diversity]
3
Humanities and Fine Arts CORE
3
Humanities and Fine Arts CORE
3
Basic Science CORE
3
Additional CORE
3
9
22
Second Year
Fashion Fabrics I [Fall Semester]
3 ENG 21011 College Writing II
3
Fashion Apparel Analysis
3 MATH 10041 Introductory Statistics
4
Fashion Retail Industry
3 ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics
3
Fashion Branding
3 MKTG 25010 Principles of Marketing
3
Basic Science CORE [Lab]
4
Additional CORE
3
12
20
Third Year
Professional Seminar
3 General Electives OR Minor Coursework
9
Product Development in Fashion Industry
3 [Number of credits required depends on meeting
Fashion Merchandise Planning and Buying
3 minimum total of 120 credit hours to graduate; see
Fashion Forecasting
3 “Special Cognate Area Requirement” note below.]
Computer Applications in Retailing
3
FDM Elective [Select from list]
3
18
9
Fourth Year
Fashion Marketing
3 General Electives OR Minor Coursework
12
Seminar in Fashion Merchandising [WIC]
3 [Number of credits required depends on meeting
Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy
3 minimum total of 120 credit hours to graduate; see
Internship in Fashion Merchandising [ELR]
3 “Special Cognate Area Requirement” note below.]
FDM Elective [Select from list]
3
FDM Elective [Select from list]
3
18
12
Fashion Merchandising Total Credit Hours: 57
Kent Core and Cognate Area Total Credit Hours: 63
Fashion Merchandising [B.S.] Requirements
 Minimum 120 Total Credit Hours to graduate
 Minimum 2.50 GPA required to complete internship
 Minimum 2.50 GPA required overall to graduate
 Minimum 2.50 GPA required in major to graduate
FDM Elective Course Options
Required Kent Core & Cognate Area Courses
[Select from the following list]
[Note: Not all courses are available every term]
20013
20050
30013
30050
History of Costume
Fashion Technology Applications
Fashion and Pop Culture
Fashion Technology: Computer
Integrated Textile Design [C.I.T.D.]
35010
Contemporary Fashion Designers [WIC]
35012
Sustainability in Fashion
35013
Fashion Accessories
35063
Visual Merchandising and Display
35260
Merchandising for Home Furnishings
35280
Fashion Entrepreneurship
40050
Fashion Technology: TechStyle Lab
45035
Historic Textiles
45093
Variable Title Workshop – FDM
45095
Special Topics
45096
Individual Investigation
45212
Fashion Show Productions
45392
Field Experience Fashion Study Tour
Florence Study Away Program Only
35900
Florence Fashion Study Orientation
35901
Italian Fashion and Culture
45592
European Fashion Study Tour – Florence
New York Study Away Program Only
35070
The Luxury Market
35080
Fashion in the Media
45492
Field Experience Study Tour – NYC
Paris Study Away Program Only
35902
European Fashion Marketing
35903
European Fashion Marketing Seminar
Hong Kong Study Away Program Only
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1–3
1–3
1–3
3
1–3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Minimum Total Credit Hours Required: 120
Participation in the “Hong Kong Study Away Program” is
competitive. If selected to participate, courses will be
offered through Hong Kong Polytechnic University and
substitutions will be made with advisor approval. Minimum
GPA requirements for participation apply.
University Requirements
FDM Elective Notes
 US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
[Not required of transfer students with 25 credit hours]
Study Away and International Programs
 Writing Intensive Course [WIC] Requirement
[40291 Seminar in Fashion Merchandising]
 Diversity Requirement
All students must complete a two-course diversity
requirement, consisting of one course with a “domestic”
focus and one course with a “global” focus.
Course offerings will vary for the School’s Study Away and
International Programs. Course substitutions will be made
as appropriate only with School and College approval.
Published deadline for meeting minimum GPA
requirements for participation in all Study Away and
International Programs apply. The School reserves the
right to determine a student’s eligibility to participate in a
Study Away and International Program.
 Upper Division Hours Requirement
Minimum 39 upper division hours [courses numbered
30000 or 40000]
 Experiential Learning Requirement [ELR]
[45192 Internship in Fashion Merchandising]
Special Cognate Area Requirement
A minor is required – number of credit hours depends on
the minor selected. See advisor for specific details on
minor requirements.
FDM 45093 Variable Title Workshop – FDM
Maximum of 6 credit hours can be used toward FDM Electives.
Example of a Fashion Merchandising Student’s “Four-Year Plan”
The following is a typical four-year plan.
Your plan will likely vary due to course availability, scheduling restrictions, and other factors that will be unique to your situation.
First Year
2014 Fall Semester
FDM 10010 Fashion Fundamentals
FDM 10020 Fashion Visuals
ENG 11011 College Writing I
Humanities and Fine Arts CORE [Global Diversity]
Social Science CORE [Domestic Diversity]
US 10097
Dest. Kent State: First Year Experience
2015 Spring Semester
3
3
3
3
3
1
FDM 10050 Introduction to Fashion Technology
Humanities and Fine Arts CORE
Humanities and Fine Arts CORE
Basic Science CORE
Additional CORE
Total Hours: 16
2015 Summer Term
3
3
3
3
3
Total Hours: 15
Total Hours [If Applicable]:_______
Second Year
2015 Fall Semester
FDM 10030 Fashion Fabrics I
FDM 20263 Fashion Retail Industry
ENG 21011 College Writing II
ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics
Basic Science CORE [Lab]
2016 Spring Semester
3
3
3
3
4
FDM 20030 Fashion Apparel Analysis
FDM 25011 Fashion Branding
MATH 10041 Introductory Statistics
MKTG 25010 Principles of Marketing
Additional CORE
Total Hours: 16
2016 Summer Term
3
3
4
3
3
Total Hours: 16
Total Hours [If Applicable]:_______
Third Year
2016 Fall Semester
FDM 30083 Professional Seminar
FDM 30262 Fashion Merchandise Planning and Buying
FDM 35011 Fashion Forecasting
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
2017 Spring Semester
3
3
3
3
FDM 30260 Product Development in Fashion Industry
FDM 35270 Computer Applications in Retailing
FDM Elective [Select from list]
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
Total Hours: 12
2017 Summer Term
3
3
3
3
3
Total Hours: 15
FDM 45192
Internship in Fashion Merchandising [ELR]
3
Total Hours: 3
Fourth Year
2017 Fall Semester
FDM 40270 Fashion Marketing
FDM 45012 Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy
FDM Elective [Select from list]
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
2018 Spring Semester
3
3
3
3
3
Total Hours: 15
FDM 40291 Seminar in Fashion Merchandising [WIC]
FDM Elective [Select from list]
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
General Elective OR Minor Coursework
2018 Summer Term
3
3
3
3
Total Hours: 12
Total Hours [If Applicable]:_______
The above “Four-Year Plan” does not take into consideration Study Away and/or International Programs or other “extraordinary academic
experiences” for which you might participate. See your academic advisor for details.
Participation in more than one Study Away and/or International Program or other “extraordinary academic experience” [i.e., double major,
additional minor, pre-graduate level coursework, etc.] may impact your ability to complete your degree within a “traditional four-year time frame.”
Meeting course prerequisite requirements, course availability, and other course sequencing factors adds levels of complexity to the traditional fouryear plan. Realistic expectations about the graduation time line are required. Summer terms and/or additional semesters may be required to meet
your degree requirements for graduation. See your academic advisor for details.
“Transfer” or “Change of Major” Students: Realistic expectations about the graduation time line are required. Acceptance of transfer
coursework, meeting course prerequisite requirements, course availability, and other course sequencing factors may impact your ability to complete
your degree within a “traditional four-year time frame” of when you first entered college or began college-level coursework. Summer terms and/or
additional semesters may be required to meet your degree requirements for graduation. See your academic advisor for details.