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 as well as 18 hours in Business.

Students enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences concentrations may be required to participate in state and/or program-mandated background checks.

As a graduation requirement of the major, a student must earn a minimum grade of C on all work attempted in the FCS major course requirements and support courses.

• FCS 150 - Apparel Construction and Analysis
• FCS 201 - Visual Merchandising
• FCS 241 - Foundations of FCS
• FCS 254 - International Retailing
• FCS 265 - Fashion Fundamentals
• FCS 281 - Introduction to Nutrition
• 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 461 - Retail Merchandising Internship
• Business electives (18 credit hours)