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BFA Fashion - Merchandising

First Year - 30.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

• FSH_111: Introduction to the Fashion Business
  [Major Required Course]
• FSH_145: Consumer Motivation in Fashion
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_102: Fashion Illustration 1
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_119: Fabric and Fiber Technology
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Second Semester 18.0 Units

• FSH_250: Principles of Buying 1
  [Major Required Course]
• FSH_210: Introduction to Manufacturing
  [Major Required Course]
• FSH_213: Fashion Marketing
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_252: Visual Merchandising 1
  [Major Required Course]
• FSH_244: History of Fashion
  [Major Required Course] (BFA Non-transfer students may take LA 244. A replacement core course will be determined by the Department Director.) *To be taken in Summer.
• LA_108: Composition for the Artist
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement] *To be taken in Summer.

Second Year - 36.0 Units

Third Semester 15.0 Units

• FSH_215: Fundamentals of Management
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_112: Fashion Illustration 2
  [Major Required Course]
• (FSH_265: Clothing Construction and Quality, OR FSH_323: Fashion Forecasting)
  [Major By Advisement Course] [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_291: Designing Careers
  [Liberal Arts: Employment Communications & Practices requirement]
• FND_125: Color and Design
  [Major Required Course] *To be taken in Summer.

Fourth Semester 21.0 Units

• FSH_350: Product Development
  [Major Required Course]
• FSH_101: Fashion Design 1
  [Major Required Course]
• FSH_361: Styling
  [Major Required Course]
• (FSH_368: Accessories Merchandising, OR FSH_369: Introduction to Cosmetics & Fragrance Merchandising)
• LA_120: Art History through the 15th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• (LA_202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument, OR LA_280: Perspective Journalism)
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement] [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]
• LA_121: Art History through the 19th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]

Third Year - 36.0 Units

Fifth Semester 15.0 Units

• (FSH_357: Retail Store Management, OR FSH_269: Product Line Development)
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• (FSH_368: Accessories Merchandising, OR FSH_369: Introduction to Cosmetics & Fragrance Merchandising)
  [Major By Advisement Course] [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_347: Principles of Buying 2
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_320: Interpreting & Reporting Fashion
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_110: English Composition: Narrative Storytelling
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]

Sixth Semester 21.0 Units

• FSH_316: International Retailing/Global Marketing
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_275: Fashion Business Planning
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Quantitative Reasoning Literacy requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Cultural Ideas & Influences requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Historical Awareness requirement] *To be taken in Summer.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 1]

Fourth Year - 30.0 Units

Seventh Semester 12.0 Units

• FSH_385: Merchandising Promotional Strategies
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Eighth Semester 18.0 Units

• FSH_464: The Real World of Retailing
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• FSH_390: Fashion Merchandising Career Development
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 2]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 3] *To be taken in Summer.