Bonnie and L.B. Eckelkamp College of Global Business and Professional Studies
(314) 889-4518
Curriculum Guide for a Major in
FASHION MERCHANDISING
First Year (I)
FAS
101
FAS
108
FAS
106
COM 101
ENG
101
INT
105
INT
199
Fash. Merch.at Fontbonne Univ.
Fundamentals of Sewing Tech.
Essentials of Fashion
or COM 102 (GER)
Composition I (GER)
Culture and the Common Good (MC I)
Information Navigation & Eval. (GER)
Sophomore Year (I)
FAS
200
Apparel Construction (P)
FAS
201
Career Seminar I
FAS
202
Textiles
CIS
110
Microcomputer Appl. Spreadsheets
(GER)
MKT
210
Principles of Marketing
PHY, BIO,
or CHM (GER)
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
15
4
1
3
3
3
3-4
17-18
First Year (II)
FAS
105
FAS
107
ENG
102
MTH
105
PSY
GOV
100,
101
Dress and Culture
The Fashion Industry
Composition II (GER)
College Algebra
or MTH 115 Statistics (GER)
200, SOC 100, 115, or 265 (GER) (Bridges)
US & MO Constitutions (GER)
Sophomore Year (II)
FAS
205 Apparel Production and Evaluation (P)
FAS
206 Fashion Brand Management (P)
PHL
Philosophy 110 or 260 (GER)
ENG
201 Business Writing (WI I)
ACT
210 Financial Accounting (P)
_
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
4
3
3
3
3
16
MAJOR APPROVAL REQUIRED DURING SECOND SEMESTER SOPHOMORE YEAR.
TRANSFER STUDENTS APPLY AFTER 45 CREDITS OR AT BEGINNING OF SECOND SEMESTER AT FONTBONNE. RELATED WORK
EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL BY BEGINNING OF JUNIOR YEAR.
Junior Year (I)
FAS
305
Advanced Apparel Product
Development (P)
FAS
309
F.M. Strategies I: Store Planning &
Visual Merchandising (P)
FAS
459
Internship Preparation Seminar (P)
FAS
308
History of Costume (P)
MGT
210
Management Principles
4
4
2
3
3
16
Junior Year (II)
FAS
310 F.M. Strategies II: Promotion in the
Merchandising Environment (P)
FINE ARTS
Art/Music/Theatre (GER)
ENG
Literature (GER)
MGT 330 Mgmt. & Bus. Ethics (GER) (MC II)
Minor/Elective Course
4
3
3
3
3
16
Summer Junior or Senior Year
FAS
460
Fashion Merchandising Internship
Summer or Fall (P)
Senior Year (I)
FAS
405
Principles of Fashion Merchandising
& Management (P)
FAS
460
Fashion Merchandising Internship
HST
History (GER)
REL
Religion 100 or 225 (F)
3
4-7
3
3
13-16
Senior Year (II)
FAS
307 Fash. Behavior & Forecasting (WI II) (P)
FAS
406 Merchandise Buying: Planning & Control (P)
MGT 360 Entrepreneurship (P)
Minor/Elective Course
Minor/Elective Course
3
3
3
3
3
15
To be eligible for Major Approval in Fashion Merchandising, a student must maintain a cumulative
2.5 GPA for FAS courses and their prerequisites. This must be maintained to remain in the program.
(GER) indicates General Education Requirement. Please refer to the Gen. Ed. Requirements sheet for
details.
(F) indicates Fontbonne University Graduation
Requirement
(P) indicates that a prerequisite is required for the course. Please refer to the University catalog for more information.
Reviewed/Revised 04/2015
Bonnie
and
Studies
(314) 889-4518
L.B.
Eckelkamp
College
of
Global
Business
and
Professional
Curriculum Guide for a Major in FASHION MERCHANDISING
Courses Required in the Major: (56 credits)
FAS 101 Fashion Merchandising at Fontbonne University
(1 credit)
FAS 105 Dress and Culture (3 credits)
FAS 106 Essentials of Fashion (3 credits)
FAS 107 The Fashion Industry (3 credits)
FAS 108 Fundamentals of Sewing Technologies (1 credit)
FAS 200 Apparel Construction
(PreReq: FAS 108 or instructor consent) (4 credits)
FAS 201 Career Seminar (1 credit)
FAS 202 Textiles (3 credits)
FAS 205 Apparel Production and Evaluation
(PreReq: FAS 107; FAS 200; FAS 202) (4 credits)
FAS 206 Fashion Brand Management
(PreReq: FAS 107) (3 credits)
FAS 305 Advanced Product Development
(PreReq: FAS 205) (4 credits)
FAS 307 Fashion Behavior and Forecasting (PreReq: FAS
107; MKT 210/BUS 233; PSY 100/SOC 100 or instructor
consent) (3 credits)
FAS 308 History of Costume (3 credits)
FAS 309 Fashion Merchandising Strategies I: Visual
Merchandising and Store Planning
(PreReq: FAS 105; FAS 106; FAS 107) (4 credits)
FAS 310 Fashion Merchandising Strategies II: Promotion
In the Merchandising Environment (PreReq: FAS 107;
FAS 309; MKT 210/ BUS 233) (4 credits)
FAS 405 Principles of Fashion Merchandising and
Management (PreReq: FAS 107; MKT 210/BUS 233; Junior or
Senior Status in FM or instructor consent) (3 credits)
FAS 406 Merchandise Buying: Planning & Control
(PreReq: FAS 405; Junior or Senior FM status or instructor
consent ) (3 credits)
FAS 459 Internship Preparation Seminar
(PreReq: Major Approval; FAS 201) (2 credits)
FAS 460 Internship in Fashion Merchandising
(PreReq: FAS 459; Senior Status or instructor consent)
(4-7 credits)
Courses Required in Other Disciplines: (27-28 credits)
ACT 210/BUS 205 Financial Accounting (3 credits)
CIS 110 Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheets (3 credits)
COM 101 Communication in Everyday Life (3 credits) OR
COM 102 Public Speaking (3 credits)
ENG 201 Business Writing (PreReq: ENG 101 or eqv.) (WI I)
(3 credits)
MKT 210/BUS 233 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
MGT 210/BUS 230 Management Principles (3 credits)
MGT 330/BUS 315 Management and Business Ethics (3 credits)
(WI II, MC II)
MGT 360/BUS 362 Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
MTH 105 College Algebra (PreReq: MTH 095 or eqv.)(4 credits) OR
MTH 115 Introduction to Statistics (PreReq: MTH 095 or eqv.)
(3 credits)
Mission Core: (6 credits)
INT105 Culture & the Common Good (MC I) (3 credits)
(3 hours met through BUS 315 in Courses Required in Other
Disciplines)
Foundations: (minimum of 17 credits)
ENG 101 Composition I (3 credits)
ENG 102 Composition II (PreReq: ENG 101) (3 credits)
GOV 101 U.S. & MO Constitutions (1 credit)
INT199 Information Navigation and Evaluation
*Foundations Requirements also met above with CIS 110, COM 101
OR COM 102, ENG 201, and MTH 105 OR MTH 115
Pillars: (18 credits)
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 200 Developmental Psychology
SOC 100 Survey of Sociology
SOC 115 Social Problems
SOC 265 Diversity Studies
Select five courses from these six Pillars (maximum one course from
each Pillar); see “purple sheet” for specific course listings:
History
Philosophy
Literature
Fine Arts
Life Science
Physical Science
Bridges Requirement: (3 credits)
Met with FAS 105
Writing Intensive Requirement
Met with ENG 201 (WI I) and FAS 307 (WI II)
Other Graduation Requirements:
Religion or Theology course (3 credits)
This curriculum guide meets the 42 credit hour general education
requirement. See “purple sheet” for details.
Reviewed/Revised 04/2015