Aug 10, 2022

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Retail Merchandising and Management, B.S.

Introduction

The Retail Merchandising and Management program is designed to prepare graduates for leadership roles in corporate, regional or store-level management positions in the retail industry and support areas. Students explore the functional areas of retailing, including marketing, promotions, human resources, accounting, buying, merchandising, sourcing and logistics. They also sharpen their skills in analytical reasoning, critical thinking, problem-solving, oral and written communications. A minor in Business Administration can also be earned within the program requirements. A highlight of the program is the senior-level retail practicum or co-op/internship in which students work in management-level positions in retailing. Numerous opportunities are available for travel and study abroad experiences to enhance the educational programming.

Graduates of this program are prepared for entry-level managerial positions in merchandise buying, planning and management; store management and operations; training; human resources and e-commerce. Although specific job titles vary by organization, graduates of the program have been recruited to fill such positions as business analyst, executive team lead, sourcing specialist, department manager, assistant store manager, manager trainee, assistant buyer, pricing analyst, unit development leader, retail operations manager and visual merchandising/space management planner.

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree

Total for graduation	120 credits
General Education	40 credits
Professional Studies	40-41 credits
Concentration	39-40 credits

Program Requirements

Racial and Ethnic Studies (6 credits*)

Three credits must be selected from RES-A.

Course Selective-1 :
Course Selective-2 :
*Students can select courses that count for more than one requirement within General Education (GE), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), and Global Perspectives (GLP).

Global Perspective (6 credits*)

Complete a program of university-approved work or study abroad or 6 credits of global perspective approved courses.

Course Selective-1 :
Course Selective-2 :
*Students can select courses that count for more than one requirement within General Education (GE), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), and Global Perspectives (GLP).

General Education (40 credits)

Communication Skills (9 credits)

ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-111 Freshman English–Honors I (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-112 Freshman English–Honors II (3 cr.) or
ENGL-113 Honors Seminar I (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10 credits)

At least one MATH course is required. MATH 123 required for Buying concentration. MATH 120 , MATH 121 , or MATH 123 required for Store Operations Management Concentration. STAT 130 recommended prerequisite for BUMKG 479 .

Course Selective-1 : MATH-XXX
Course Selective-2 : Natural Science with a Lab

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

Courses must be from two different areas including art history, creative arts, foreign language and culture, history, literature, music appreciation, performing arts and philosophy.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

ECON-210 Principles of Economics I (3 cr.)
GEOG-104 World Geography (3 cr.) (Required for Buying Concentration)

Note(s):

Other concentrations choose 3 additional credits from areas including anthropology, geography, political science, psychology and sociology.

Cross-disciplinary Issues (3 credits)

Courses must be selected from the list of approved cross-disciplinary issues courses. ICT 103 required for Buying concentration.

Course Selective-1 :

Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)

Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.

Course Selective-1 :

Selectives (3 credits)

Courses/credits may be selected from any category to meet the 40-credit requirement.

Course Selective-1 :

Professional Studies (40-41 credits)

Students must complete 500 hours of approved and verified retail work experience. Overall 2.0 GPA required for graduation. Required and Selective courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit. BURTL-449 Cooperative Education Experience cannot be taken during last session/term before graduation.

BURTL-105 Introduction to Retail Merchandising & Management (1 cr.)
BUACT-206 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
BURTL-127 Basic Merchandising (3 cr.)
BUMGT-304 Principles of Management (3 cr.)
BURTL-329 Retail Promotions (3 cr.)
BUMKG-330 Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
BURTL-390 Merchandise Planning and Control (4 cr.)
BURTL-425 Current Retail Strategies for a Differential Advantage (2 cr.)
BUSCM-338 Principles of Logistics (3 cr.)
ECON-215 Principles of Economics II (3 cr.)

Writing Selective (3 credits)

Select one course:

ENGL-320 Professional and Technical Communication (3 cr.)

Senior Capstone Selective (3-4 credits)

Select both practicum courses or the co-op experience.

BURTL-450 Retail Practicum I (2 cr.) and
BURTL-451 Retail Practicum II (2 cr.)
BURTL-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1-8 cr.)

Advanced Marketing Selective (3 credits)

Select one course:

BUMKG-350 Digital Marketing Strategy and Practice (3 cr.)
BUMKG-385 Target Marketing (3 cr.)
BUMKG-479 Marketing Research (3 cr.)

International Selective (3 credits)

Select one course:

BUINB-260 International Business (3 cr.) (required for Buying Concentration)
BUINB-367 International Management (3 cr.) (required for HRM Concentration)
BUINB-485 International Marketing (3 cr.)
BURTL-319 International Economic Trends in Textiles and Clothing (3 cr.)

Concentrations (39-40 credits)

Buying and Product Management (39-40 credits)

APRL-167 Textiles I: Theory, Fibers and Structures (3 cr.)
APRL-272 Quality Analysis of Sewn Products (3 cr.)
BUACT-207 Introduction-Corporate and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
BUMIS-333 Management Information Systems - Decision Support Systems (3 cr.)
BURTL-212 Trend Tracking and Forecasting (3 cr.)
BURTL-395 Assortment Planning (3 cr.)
BURTL-490 Advanced Merchandise Planning Control (3 cr.)

Select one course (3 credits) from each of the following areas:

Sourcing Selective:

Electives (6-7 credits)

See adviser for list of approved courses.

Fashion Marketing (39-40 credits)

APRL-167 Textiles I: Theory, Fibers and Structures (3 cr.)
APRL-272 Quality Analysis of Sewn Products (3 cr.)
BURTL-212 Trend Tracking and Forecasting (3 cr.)
BURTL-327 Store Management (3 cr.)
BURTL-229 Visual Merchandising (3 cr.)
BURTL-417 Social/Psychological Aspects of Clothing (3 cr.)
PSYC-382 Human Resource Management (3 cr.)

Select one course (2-4 credits) from each of the following areas:

Spanish Selective:

SPAN-121 Practical Spanish I (2 cr.)
SPAN-122 Practical Spanish II (2 cr.)
SPAN-103 Elementary Spanish I (4 cr.)
SPAN-104 Elementary Spanish II (4 cr.)
SPAN-XXX Other SPAN course with approval.

Diversity Selective:

INMGT-415 Inclusivity in Leadership (3 cr.)
PSYC-372 Psychology of Sex and Gender (3 cr.)
SOC-275 Sociology of Gender Roles (3 cr.)
SOC-375 Sociology Of Minority Groups (3 cr.)
COMST-312 Intercultural Communication (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Other diversity course with approval.

Leadership Selective:

TRHRD-360 Training Systems in Business and Industry (3 cr.)
INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership (3 cr.)
INMGT-430 Employee Involvement: Work Teams (2 cr.)
MSL-101 Leadership and Personal Development (1 cr.)
MSL-102 Basic Leadership (1 cr.)
XXX-XXX Other leadership course with approval.

Electives (8-13 credits)

BUACT-207 Introduction-Corporate and Managerial Accounting is suggested for Business Minor requirement completion.

Human Resource Management (39-40 credits)

BURTL-327 Store Management (3 cr.)
INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership (3 cr.)
PSYC-379 Public Relations (2 cr.)
PSYC-382 Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
PSYC-403 Management of Employee Reward Systems (3 cr.)
PSYC-485 Recruitment & Selection of Human Resources (3 cr.)
COMST-414 Interviewing (1 cr.)
TRHRD-360 Training Systems in Business and Industry (3 cr.)

Select one course (2-4 credits) from each of the following areas:

Spanish Selective:

SPAN-121 Practical Spanish I (2 cr.)
SPAN-122 Practical Spanish II (2 cr.)
SPAN-103 Elementary Spanish I (4 cr.)
SPAN-104 Elementary Spanish II (4 cr.)
SPAN-XXX Other SPAN course with approval.

Diversity Selective:

INMGT-415 Inclusivity in Leadership (3 cr.)
PSYC-372 Psychology of Sex and Gender (3 cr.)
SOC-275 Sociology of Gender Roles (3 cr.)
SOC-375 Sociology Of Minority Groups (3 cr.)
COMST-312 Intercultural Communication (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Other diversity course with approval.

Leadership selective:

INMGT-430 Employee Involvement: Work Teams (2 cr.)
MSL-101 Leadership and Personal Development (1 cr.)
MSL-102 Basic Leadership (1 cr.)
XXX-XXX Other leadership course with approval.

Electives (8-13 credits)

BUACT-207 Introduction-Corporate and Managerial Accounting is suggested for to complete a Business Minor. An experiential course is suggested to complete a Human Resource Management Minor.

Store Operations Management (39-40 credits)

BUACT-207 Introduction-Corporate and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
BUMIS-333 Management Information Systems - Decision Support Systems (3 cr.)
BURTL-229 Visual Merchandising (3 cr.)
BURTL-327 Store Management (3 cr.)
INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership (3 cr.)
PSYC-382 Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
COMST-414 Interviewing (1 cr.)

Select one course (2-4 credits) from each of the following areas:

Spanish Selective:

SPAN-121 Practical Spanish I (2 cr.)
SPAN-122 Practical Spanish II (2 cr.)
SPAN-103 Elementary Spanish I (4 cr.)
SPAN-104 Elementary Spanish II (4 cr.)
SPAN-XXX Other SPAN course with approval.

Diversity Selective:

INMGT-415 Inclusivity in Leadership (3 cr.)
PSYC-372 Psychology of Sex and Gender (3 cr.)
SOC-275 Sociology of Gender Roles (3 cr.)
SOC-375 Sociology Of Minority Groups (3 cr.)
COMST-312 Intercultural Communication (3 cr.)
XXX-XXX Other diversity course with approval.

Leadership Selective:

TRHRD-360 Training Systems in Business and Industry (3 cr.)
INMGT-430 Employee Involvement: Work Teams (2 cr.)
MSL-101 Leadership and Personal Development (1 cr.)
MSL-102 Basic Leadership (1 cr.)
XXX-XXX Other leadership course with approval.

Problem-Solving Selective:

ENGL-247 Critical Writing (3 cr.)
LOG-250 Critical Thinking (3 cr.)
LOG-301 Introduction to Logical Thinking (3 cr.)

Electives (7-10 credits)

See adviser for list of approved courses.

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Retail Merchandising and Management, B.S.

Introduction

General Requirements Bachelor of Science Degree

Program Requirements

Racial and Ethnic Studies (6 credits*)

Global Perspective (6 credits*)

General Education (40 credits)

Communication Skills (9 credits)

Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10 credits)

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

Note(s):

Cross-disciplinary Issues (3 credits)

Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)

Selectives (3 credits)

Professional Studies (40-41 credits)

Writing Selective (3 credits)

Senior Capstone Selective (3-4 credits)

Advanced Marketing Selective (3 credits)

International Selective (3 credits)

Concentrations (39-40 credits)

Buying and Product Management (39-40 credits)

Select one course (3 credits) from each of the following areas:

Management Selective:

Problem-Solving Selective:

Product Management Selective:

Sourcing Selective:

Electives (6-7 credits)

Fashion Marketing (39-40 credits)

Select one course (2-4 credits) from each of the following areas:

Spanish Selective:

Diversity Selective:

Leadership Selective:

Electives (8-13 credits)

Human Resource Management (39-40 credits)

Select one course (2-4 credits) from each of the following areas:

Spanish Selective:

Diversity Selective:

Leadership selective:

Electives (8-13 credits)

Store Operations Management (39-40 credits)

Select one course (2-4 credits) from each of the following areas:

Spanish Selective:

Diversity Selective:

Leadership Selective:

Problem-Solving Selective:

Electives (7-10 credits)

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree