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Fashion Merchandising Concentration
Students choosing to major in fashion merchandising and design with a merchandising concentration must complete 40 hours of core curriculum courses and an additional 14 hours of merchandising specific courses. A minor in business is strongly recommended.
Fashion Merchandising and Design Major with a Merchandising Concentration - 54 hoursStudents must take the core curriculum plus additional requirements for the concentration.
Core Curriculum - 40 hoursFCS - 290: Foundations in Family and Consumer Sciences (1 cr.)
FMD - 114: Apparel Merchandising (3 cr.)
FMD - 115: Principles of Clothing Construction (3 cr.)
FMD - 212: Visual Merchandising (3 cr.)
FMD - 213: Clothing and Society (3 cr.)
FMD - 314: Retail Merchandising (4 cr.)
FMD - 315: History of Costume (3 cr.)
FMD - 318: Apparel Design Development (3 cr.)
FMD - 418: Textiles (3 cr.)
FMD - 419: Professional Practices (1 cr.)
ART - 180: Computer Literacy for Design (3 cr.)
BUS - 360: Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
BUS - 467: Advertising and Sales Promotion (3 cr.)
CS - 120: Spreadsheets (1 cr.)
ECO - 101: Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr.)
Merchandising Concentration Courses - 14 hours A minor in business is strongly recommended.
FMD - 442: Retail Buying (3 cr.)
FMD - 443: Retail Case Studies (2 cr.)
FMD - 446: Multi-Channel Retailing (3 cr.)
BUS - 303: Management and Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
BUS - 361: Consumer Behavior (3 cr.)
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The fashion merchandising and design program at Meredith combines academics with industry knowledge and experience.
Studying Fashion at Meredith College
The fashion merchandising and design program at Meredith combines academics with industry knowledge and experience.
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Alexandra Howell
Fashion Program Coordinator
216 Martin Hall
(919) 760-2897
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