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Fashion Design and Merchandising
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As part of its transition to the Department of Architecture and Interior Design, the Fashion Design and Merchandising curriculum has been redeveloped. The Undergraduate Catalog lists the FDM programs on page 393. The curricula shown here are more current than the printed information from the Undergraduate Catalog. Two curricula are shown: Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising.
Core Curriculum course requirements must also be met per university and program requirements. Some courses may be taken in multiple semesters, as indicated below. For example, FDM 121/331/431/332-3 are shown in multiple locations in the curricula. Here is the listing for these four courses:
FDM 121-3 Fashion Illustration
FDM 331-3 Historic Clothing - Western Cultures
FDM 332-3 History of Western Costume: 1860-present
FDM 431-3 Ethnic Dress
Four-Year Curriculum in Fashion Design
| Year 1 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 101 or 462-3 Careers in Fashion/Fashion Motivation | FDM 102 or 341-3 Basic Principles of Clothing Design/Fashion Product Analysis |
| FDM 111-3 Fashion Production I | FDM 112-3 Fashion Production II |
| FDM 121/331/431/332-3 | MATH 108-3 College Algebra |
| SPCM 101-3 Speech Communication | Select 3 - Core: Social Science |
| ENG 101-3 English Composition I | ENG 102-3 English Composition II |
| Year 2 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 101 or 462-3 Careers in Fashion/Fashion Motivation | FDM 102 or 341-3 Basic Principles of Clothing Design/Fashion Product Analysis |
| FDM 121/331/431/332-3 | FDM 252-3 Draping |
| FDM 211-3 Fashion Production III | FDM 272-3 Computer Aided Apparel Design |
| FDM 251-3 Flat Pattern Making & Drafting | Select 3 - Core: Science |
| AD Elective-3 | AD Elective-3 |
| Year 3 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 121/331/431/332-3 | FDM 442-3 Textile & Apparel Economics |
| FDM 241 or 242-3 Textiles/Textile Product Testing | Fine Arts -3 |
| Select -3 Core: Humanities | Select -3 Core: Science |
| Select -3 Core: Social Science | Select -3 Core: Humanities |
| Professional Elective-3 | Human Health-2 |
| Year 4 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 241 or 242-3 Textiles/Textile Product Testing | FDM 452-3 Professional Practices in Fashion Design |
| FDM 281-3 Fashion Promotional Strategies I | Select -3 Core: Multicultural |
| FDM 451-3 Mass Market Apparel Design | Professional Electives-10 |
| Select-3 Core: Interdisciplinary | |
| Professional Elective-3 |
Four-Year Curriculum in Fashion Merchandising
| Year 1 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 101 or 462-3 Careers in Fashion/Fashion Motivation | FDM 102 or 341-3 Basic Principles of Clothing Design/Fashion Product Analysis |
| SPCM 101-3 Speech Communication | ENG 102-3 English Composition II |
| ENG 101-3 English Composition I | MATH 108-3 College Algebra |
| Select-3 Core: Social Science | ACCT 210 or 220-3 Accounting Principles & Control/Accounting I |
| Select-3 Core: Humanities | Select 2 - Core: Human Health |
| Year 2 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 101 or 462-3 Careers in Fashion/Fashion Motivation | FDM 102 or 341-3 Basic Principles of Clothing Design/Fashion Product Analysis |
| FDM 241 or 242-3 Textiles/Textile Product Testing | FDM 282 or 382-3 Fashion Promotional Strategies II/Fashion Merchandising Mathematics II |
| FDM 281 or 381-3 Fashion Promotional Strategies I/Fashion Merchandising Mathematics I | Fine Arts-3 |
| FDM 331/341/332-3 | Select-3 Core: Science |
| Professional Elective-3 | Select-3 Core: Humanities |
| Year 3 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| FDM 241 or 242-3 Textiles/Textile Product Testing | FDM 282 or 382-3 Fashion Promotional Strategies II/Fashion Merchandising Mathematics II |
| FDM 281 or 381-3 Fashion Promotional Strategies I/Fashion Merchandising Mathematics I | FDM 392 or 481-3 Field Study/Contemporary Issues in Fashion |
| Marketing 304-3 Marketing Management | FDM 491 or 442-3 Personnel Issues in Fashion Retailing/Textile & Apparel Economics |
| Marketing 363-3 Promotional Concepts | Select -3 Core: Multicultural |
| Select-3 Core: Science | Professional Elective-3 |
| Year 4 | |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Marketing 401-3 Retail Management | FDM 392 or 481-3 Field Study/Contemporary Issues in Fashion |
| Select-3 Core: Interdisciplinary | FDM 491 or 442-3 Personnel Issues in Fashion Retailing/Textile & Apparel Economics |
| Select-3 Core: Social Science | FDM 258 or Approved Substitute-4 |
| Select-3: Management or Psychology | Marketing Elective-3 |
| Professional Elective-3 | Professional Elective-3 |