Family and Consumer Sciences, Retail Merchandising, B.S

Family and Consumer Sciences, Retail Merchandising, B.A. & B.S.

The Retail Merchandising Concentration is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in buying and selling of merchandise, hiring and training personnel, management, and other related areas of the retail industry. Students in Retail Merchandising must complete a professional internship as well as 18 hours in Business. In addition to the requirements listed below, students must meet all general graduation requirements as listed in the Academic Programs and Policies  section in this bulletin. A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for completion.

• FCS 150 - Apparel Construction and Analysis
• FCS 201 - Visual Merchandising
• FCS 241 - Foundations of FCS
• FCS 265 - Fashion Fundamentals
• FCS 281 - Introduction to Nutrition
• FCS 285 - Fashion Forecasting
• FCS 291 - Individual and Family Development
• FCS 330 - Consumer Economics
• FCS 350 - Textiles
• FCS 360 - Retail Buying
• FCS 402 - Dynamics of Family Relationships
• FCS 435 - Professional and Career Development
• FCS 451 - Retail Planning
• FCS 498 - Retail Merchandising Internship for Majors
• Business electives (18 credit hours)

General Education and General Electives

Students must also complete the General Education Core requirements to include any specific courses listed below. Students must also complete sufficient general electives to reach 120 or more total semester hours.

• History, Social & Behavioral Sciences:

• FCS 291 - Individual and Family Development
• FCS 402 - Dynamics of Family Relationships

Bachelor of Science Requirements

Student pursuing a Bachelor of Science must complete an additional seven semester hours of mathematics and/or science course work beyond the general education requirement.