Fashion Institute of Technology ** Fashion Merchandising Management
B.S. DEGREE IN FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
CURRICULUM WORKSHEET
07/10
For Students beginning B.S. Program FALL 2009
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FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
Assistant Chairperson: Prof: Nancy Kaplan, Room B320 or call (212) 217-4800
*Bridge Courses: FM 114, FM 224, FM 244, MA 222, MG 153, SS 141, TS 111,
must be completed prior to the 6th semester
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FASHION MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 5
Major Area:
 FM 324 Business of Licensing
 FM 361 Management for Retailing
3cr.
3cr.
 FM Major Area Elective
3-4cr.
Related Area:
 MK 351 Marketing Research
3cr.
Liberal Arts:
 Foreign Language
 SS 242 Microeconomics
(Prereq:SS 141)
*(G9)
 Speech
Total
3-3.5cr.
3cr.
Related Area :
Liberal Arts:
SEMESTER 6
Major Area:
choice:
or
or
choice:
SEMESTER 7
Major Area:
choice:
Liberal Arts Requirements
EN 321
Writing for Business
EN Speech Selective
Choose one: EN 241, 242, 244,
 MG 306 Info. Systems Case
2cr.
341, or 342
Studies (Prereq: MG 153)
** MA 321
Data Analysis for Business Applications
*** SS 342
Microeconomics
 EN 321 Writing for Business
3cr.
SS Economics Elective
Choose one: SS 343 or 443
 see Foreign Language * (G8)
3.5cr.
Global Selective
Choose one: SS 354, SS 374
 MA 321 Data Analysis for
3cr.
(satisfies Gen Ed G9 - Other
Business Applications
World Civ. Req.)
(Prereq: Algebra Proficiency or MA003 and MA222)
PL 431
Philosophy: Ethics
Total
17.5 Credits
(satisfies G7 Humanities req.)
Foreign Language
(2 semesters of the same language and
Buying & Planning Specialization:
3cr.
Consecutively)
 FM 322 Fashion Inventory
Amer. History Selective
Choose one: LA 221, EN 271, 272, 335,
Management (Prereq: MG306)
HA 314
(satisfies Gen Ed G10 - Amer. History
Product Development Specialization:
3cr.
Req.)
 FM 341 Computer Aided Product
Development * (Prereq: FM 244& MG153)
*Bridge Courses: FM 244 - has a prerequisite of FM 224 & TS111
FM 224 - has a prerequisite of Math Placement and FM 116
Fashion Management Specialization
3cr.
 FM 321 Workshop in Apparel
**= MA 321 - must show algebra proficiency or have completed MA 003
Merchandising (Prereq: FM 244)
***= SS 342 - has a prerequisite of SS 141
****Amer. History Selective - (If was not taken in A.A.S.)
EN 271, 272, 274, 335, HA 314, LA 211, LA 221 (Gen Ed G10 req.)
*****Arts Selective - (If was not taken in A.A.S.)
Choose one: HA 214, EN 251, EN 262, EN 361, LA 321
(satisfies Gen Ed G6 - The Arts Req.)
3cr.
Liberal Arts Elective - Any Liberal Arts course not previously taken:
18-19.5 Credits
Courses beginning with the letters: EN, HA, PL,
SS, SC, MA, LA and Foreign Languages
 FM 325 Financial & Assortment
Planning (Prereq: for FM 422)
3cr.
Buying & Planning Specialization
 FM 423 Fashion Planning
& Allocation (Prereq: FM 322)
3cr.
Product Development Specialization:
 FM 441 Computer Aided Product
Development
(Prereq: FM 341 & MG 306)
3cr.
Fashion Management Specialization:
 FM 431 Sales Management
3cr.
or
Major Area Electives
FM 226 International Buying and Marketing
FM 321 Workshop in Apparel Merchandising
(Pre-req. FM244)
FM 323 Merchandising for E-Commerce (Pre-req. MG306)
FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising
FM 362 Dynamics of Store Operations Management
FM 363 Corporate Social Responsibility in
U.S. Fashion Retailing (Pre-req. FM 361)
(Pre-req: FM 361)
FM 431 Sales Management
FM 491 London Internship
FM 499 Independent Study in FMM
BL 343 Introduction to Business Law
Total Credits:
Liberal Arts:
SEMESTER 8
Major Area:
 MA 311 Mathematical Modeling
for Business or MA 331 Calculus
(Prereq: algebra proficiency)
 Economics Selective(Prereq: SS342)
(SS 343, 443 or 445 (Gen Ed G4 req.)
 SS Global Selective
SS 354 or SS 374 (Gen Ed G9 req.)
Total
 FM 422 Merch. Strategies
3cr.
Major Area:
Related Area:
Liberal Arts:
Total Credits:
25-26
5
36.5-37
66.5-68
3cr.
3cr.
15 Credits
3cr.
(Prereq: FM 325 and MA311 or MA331 or MA321)
 IC 498 or IC 497 Internship
Liberal Arts:
 PL 431 Philosophy Ethics *(G7)
*****  Liberal Arts Electives
*****  Liberal Arts Electives
Total
**** = Must take Amer. History and/or
Western Civ., unless taken in A.A.S.
3 or 4cr.
3cr.
3cr.
3cr.
16 Credits
BSDEGREE-Green-spring10
***** = Must take Arts Selective unless taken in A.A.S.