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2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]
Fashion and Retail, B.S.
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Fashion and Retail, B.S. 4-year sequences:
Introduction
The Fashion and Retail program emphasizes industry current practices, internship opportunities, and career placement. Students explore real-world aspects of the fashion and retail industries including market researching, planning, designing, developing, buying, and marketing.
To meet industry needs, the program offers three concentrations: Fashion Design and Development, Fashion Marketing, and Retail Analytics. The Fashion Design and Development concentration prepares students for global textiles and fashion product industries by experiencing hands-on skill development in all ready-to-wear categories. The Fashion Marketing concentration prepares students for corporate-level retail merchandising, promotion, and marketing in the areas of fashion and home goods. The Retail Analytics concentration prepares students for corporate level retail planning and analyst positions by exploring areas such as buying, sourcing, merchandising, operations, logistics, and accounting in an omni-channel retail environment.
General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree
| Total for graduation |
120 credits |
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| General Education |
40 credits |
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| Professional Core |
26 credits |
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| Concentration I (or) |
30 credits |
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| Concentration II (or) |
30 credits |
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| Concentration III |
30 credits |
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| Minor/Specialization |
24 credits |
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Racial and Ethnic Studies (6 credits*)
Three credits must be selected from RES-A.
Global Perspective (6 credits*)
Complete 6 credits of global perspective (GLP) approved courses, including GLP-approved instructor-led study abroad courses, or complete a program of university-approved work or university-approved study abroad not led by UW-Stout instructors.
General Education Requirements (40 credits)
Communication Skills (9 credits)
Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10 credits)
Courses must be from the areas of analytic reasoning and natural sciences. At least one mathematics or statistics course and a natural science course with a lab are required.
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Courses must be from two or more areas including art history/music & theater appreciation, creative/performing arts, foreign language and culture, history, literature, and philosophy.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Courses must be from two or more areas including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology and sociology.
Cross-disciplinary Issues (3 credits)
Courses must be selected from the list of approved cross-disciplinary issues courses.
Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)
Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.
Selectives (3 credits)
Courses/credits may be selected from any category to meet the 40-credit requirement.
Professional Core (26 credits)
Professional core courses are required for all three concentrations: Fashion Design & Development, Fashion Marketing, and Retail Analytics.
Concentration I, II, and III (30 credits)
Choose one concentration from:
Concentration I: Fashion Design and Development
Concentration II: Fashion Marketing
Concentration III: Retail Analytics
Fashion Design and Development (30 credits)
The Fashion Design and Development concentration will prepare students for global textiles and fashion product industries. Students will experience hands-on skill development in all ready-to-wear categories including sportswear, knitwear, safety & technical products and special occasion.
The concentration offers coursework in critical thinking, product construction, pattern development, creative and technical designs, merchandising, costing, quality analysis, production, computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing technologies, user behaviors, and marketing distributions.
Fashion Marketing (30 credits)
The Fashion Marketing concentration prepares students for leadership roles in corporate or regional level retail planning, promotion, marketing in the global textiles and fashion product industries. Students explore the functional areas of fashion products, merchandising, and marketing in ready-to-wear and home goods categories.
The concentration offers coursework in critical thinking, textiles, quality assurance, technical design, costing, buying, marketing promotions, visual merchandising and digital marketing with software programs, user behaviors, and marketing distributions with minimal wastes.
Retail Analytics (30 credits)
The Retail Analytics concentration prepares students for leadership roles in corporate or regional level retail planning and analyst positions in the retail industry and support areas. Students explore the functional retail areas of buying, sourcing, merchandising, marketing promotions, operations, logistics, and accounting in omnichannel, internet and store-based retail organizations.
The concentration offers coursework to build critical thinking and analytical skills using industry current software programs. Graduates will be able to orchestrate global resources and materials to meet market demands with minimal wastes and costs and to increase user satisfaction and experiences.
Minor/Specialization (24 credits minimum)
Select a minor from the University approved list of minors and specializations or double concentrations.
*Career Customization: Electives (0-7 credits)
Courses/credits may be selected from APRL-355 (repeatable), art (ART), business-related courses (BUACT, BUFIN, BUINB, BULGL, BUMGT, BUMIS, BUMKG, BURTL, BUSCM), design (DES), engineering (ENGR, ET), geographic information system (GEOG), management (INMGT), science (NANO), sustainability (SUST), technology (CS, DMT, ETECH, GCOM, GEOG, ICT) to meet the 24-credit Minor specialization requirement.
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