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

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. In addition to the requirements listed below, students must meet all general graduation requirements as listed in the Undergraduate Academic Policies  section in this Bulletin. A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for completion.

• FCS 100 - Family and Consumer Sciences Seminar
• FCS 150 - Apparel Construction and Analysis
• FCS 201 - Visual Merchandising
• FCS 265 - Fashion Fundamentals
• FCS 281 - Introduction to Nutrition
• FCS 285 - Fashion Forecasting
• FCS 291 - Individual and Family Development Writing Reinforcement -
• FCS 330 - Consumer Economics
• FCS 350 - Textiles
• FCS 360 - Retail Buying
• FCS 402 - Dynamics of Family Relationships Writing Reinforcement -
• FCS 435 - Professional and Career Development
• FCS 451 - Retail Planning
• FCS elective (2 credit hours)
• 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 Writing Reinforcement -
• FCS 402 - Dynamics of Family Relationships Writing Reinforcement -

Bachelor of Art Requirements

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Art degree must successfully complete the second-year sequence of a world language.