Fashion and Retail, B.S.

Communication Skills (9 credits)

• ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
• ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

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• ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
• ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

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• COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

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.

• MATH-123 Finite and Financial Mathematics (3 cr.)
• STAT-130 Elementary Statistics (3 cr.)
• Course Selective-1 : Natural Science w/ lab

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.​

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Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

Courses must be from two or more areas including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology and sociology.

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• ECON-210 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.) (recommended)

Cross-disciplinary Issues (3 credits)

Courses must be selected from the list of approved cross-disciplinary issues courses.

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• ICT-103 Information and Communication Technologies (3 cr.) (recommended)

Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)

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

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• DES-150 Introduction to Sustainable Design and Development (3 cr.) (recommended)

Selectives (3 credits)

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

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Fashion Design and Development (18 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. 

• APRL-180 Pattern Development (3 cr.)
• APRL-290 Specifications and Fit Development (3 cr.)
• APRL-373 Advanced Pattern Development (3 cr.)
• APRL-390 CAD for Apparel Images (3 cr.)
• APRL-454 Knit Design, Fabrication and Technology (3 cr.)
• APRL-482 Studio I: Brand Development (3 cr.)

Retail Analytics (14 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. 

• 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-425 Current Retail Strategies for a Differential Advantage (2 cr.)
• BURTL-490 Advanced Merchandise Planning Control (3 cr.)